No. 3 Georgia State uses five-run first inning to advance past No. 7 ULM
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Troy, Ala. – No. 3 seed Georgia State used a five-run first inning to earn a 5-2 win vs. No. 7 seed ULM in the first round of double elimination play at the 2017 Sun Belt Softball Championship.

The Panthers (34-21) advance to face No. 2 seed Texas State at Noon CT tomorrow. The Warhawks (30-27) fall into the elimination bracket and will play their first elimination game at 3 p.m. CT tomorrow at the Troy Softball Complex.

Georgia State put five runs on the board in its first at bat. Kirsten McMonigle singled home Morgan Brown before Megan Litumbe hit a two-RBI double to plate McMonigle and Ivie Drake. Remington Hasty doubled in Litumbe and and Drake before Mandy Blackwell plated Kensey Caldwell on a single.

Those were all of the runs that this year’s Newcomer of the Year award winner Kinsely Jennings needed as she scattered five hits and allowed one earned run in five innings pitched.  Jennings improved to 18-10 on the year with the win, while ULM’s Jessie Watts took the loss and fell to 3-4.

Georgia State 5, ULM 2 (May 10, 2017 at Troy, Ala.)
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ULM................. 001 010 0 -  2  6  0      (30-27)
Georgia State....... 500 000 X -  5  8  1      (34-21)
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Pitchers: ULM - Watts,Jessie; Porter,Paige(1) and Agamaite,Smantha. Georgia State -
Jennings, K.; Chance, A.(6) and Drake, Ivie.
Win-Jennings, K.(18-10)  Save-Chance, A.(2)  Loss-Watts,Jessie(3-4)  T-1:42  A-124
Weather: Clear                        
WATTS faced 6 batters in the 1st.
Jennings, K. faced 1 batter in the 6th.