Sunday, April 12
Kennesaw, Ga.
11 AM
Jax State
32-12, 16-2
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Kennesaw State
7-32, 3-15
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville St. | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| Kennesaw St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Softball Sweeps Kennesaw State
4/12/2026 1:02:00 PM | Softball
KENNESAW, Ga.—Jax State racked up 14 hits, eight with two outs in an 11-3 win in six innings at Kennesaw State on Sunday for their fourth Conference USA weekend series sweep of the season.
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The Gamecocks (31-12, 16-2 CUSA) stormed out to a 4-0 lead thanks to a pair of extra-base hits in the top of the first. Morgan Nowakowski ripped a ball to the center field wall that bounced out of the defender's glove resulting in a triple, then scored on Amber Reed's RBI single.
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Reed has now reached base successfully in 21 consecutive games. She finished the day 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored and finished the weekend series 5-for-8 with four runs scored.
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After Kailey Martin walked, Makalyn Kyser hit a ball to the right field wall that was dropped as the defender collided with the wall resulting in a two-run double. Ashley Phillips then drove home Kyser with a single to left.
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Kyser then eliminated a leadoff single in the bottom of the inning when she attempted to steal second for the third out. Freshman pitcher Makenna Moore retired the next nine batters she faced before a one-out double in the fourth.
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Moore improved to 13-1 on the season, allowing three earned on four hits with a pair of strikeouts and no walks over five innings of work. MacKinley Portillo recorded the final three outs in the sixth.
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Phillips picked up her second RBI of the game with two outs in the third on a bloop single in shallow right field to bring home Reed who singled to lead off the inning on a sharply hit ball down the third base line. A fielding error allowed Jaci Underwood to reach and Aria Davis, who was hit by a pitch, to score.
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Phillips finished 2-for-2.
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Haleigh Cushingberry then reached on a bunt single to load the bases for Emma Elrod who cleared them with a double to left field to put the Gamecocks up 9-0. Elrod's double was the fifth two-out hit of the game for Jax State and the sixth with runners in scoring position.
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Elrod finished 2-for-3 for her team-leading 17th multi-hit game.
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Maddie Mayo made it 10-0 with a two-out, pinch-hit RBI single through the left side of the infield to score Davis who led off the inning with a single to first base. Â
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The Owls (7-21, 3-15 CUSA) got on the board with a two-out, two-run homer to right in the bottom of the fourth and added a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth. Â
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Nowakowski was the fourth Gamecock with two hits, picking up a two-out single through the right side of the infield in the fifth, and Davis became the sixth with a single off the pitcher's foot in the sixth. She came around to score on a two-out error by the third baseman to bring the run-rule back into play. Â
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Jax State will continue their nine-game road trip this weekend at Missouri State starting on Friday at 6 p.m.
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The Gamecocks (31-12, 16-2 CUSA) stormed out to a 4-0 lead thanks to a pair of extra-base hits in the top of the first. Morgan Nowakowski ripped a ball to the center field wall that bounced out of the defender's glove resulting in a triple, then scored on Amber Reed's RBI single.
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Reed has now reached base successfully in 21 consecutive games. She finished the day 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored and finished the weekend series 5-for-8 with four runs scored.
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After Kailey Martin walked, Makalyn Kyser hit a ball to the right field wall that was dropped as the defender collided with the wall resulting in a two-run double. Ashley Phillips then drove home Kyser with a single to left.
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Kyser then eliminated a leadoff single in the bottom of the inning when she attempted to steal second for the third out. Freshman pitcher Makenna Moore retired the next nine batters she faced before a one-out double in the fourth.
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Moore improved to 13-1 on the season, allowing three earned on four hits with a pair of strikeouts and no walks over five innings of work. MacKinley Portillo recorded the final three outs in the sixth.
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Phillips picked up her second RBI of the game with two outs in the third on a bloop single in shallow right field to bring home Reed who singled to lead off the inning on a sharply hit ball down the third base line. A fielding error allowed Jaci Underwood to reach and Aria Davis, who was hit by a pitch, to score.
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Phillips finished 2-for-2.
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Haleigh Cushingberry then reached on a bunt single to load the bases for Emma Elrod who cleared them with a double to left field to put the Gamecocks up 9-0. Elrod's double was the fifth two-out hit of the game for Jax State and the sixth with runners in scoring position.
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Elrod finished 2-for-3 for her team-leading 17th multi-hit game.
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Maddie Mayo made it 10-0 with a two-out, pinch-hit RBI single through the left side of the infield to score Davis who led off the inning with a single to first base. Â
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The Owls (7-21, 3-15 CUSA) got on the board with a two-out, two-run homer to right in the bottom of the fourth and added a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth. Â
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Nowakowski was the fourth Gamecock with two hits, picking up a two-out single through the right side of the infield in the fifth, and Davis became the sixth with a single off the pitcher's foot in the sixth. She came around to score on a two-out error by the third baseman to bring the run-rule back into play. Â
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Jax State will continue their nine-game road trip this weekend at Missouri State starting on Friday at 6 p.m.
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Pitching:
W: Moore, Makenna (13-1)
L: Jenna Chase (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Elrod, Emma 1 ; Kyser, Makalyn 1
3B: Nowakowski, Morgan 1
RBI: Elrod, Emma 3 ; Reed, Amber 1 ; Kyser, Makalyn 2 ; Phillips, Ashley 2 ; Mayo, Maddie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nowakowski, Morgan 1 ; Reed, Amber 2 ; Martin, Kailey 1 ; Davis, Aria 3 ; Kyser, Makalyn 1 ; Phillips, Ashley 1 ; Underwood, Jaci 1 ; Cushingberry, Haleigh 1
HBP: Davis, Aria 1
Batting:
2B: Hannah Harvey 1
3B: Macie Howes 1
HR: Ana Gore 1 ; Savannah Frachiseur 1
RBI: Ana Gore 2 ; Savannah Frachiseur 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hannah Harvey 1 ; Ana Gore 1 ; Savannah Frachiseur 1
CS: Alora Bevily 1
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