Coastal Carolina University
4-5
Drake
5-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| Drake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Coastal Softball Notches Extra-Inning Win, Falls to No. 15 Arizona
2/14/2026 6:49:00 PM | Softball
Game One – Coastal 14, Drake 13
Drake powered to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Natalee Watts crushed a grand slam to open the game.
Coastal responded with a seven-run second inning. Clara Hudgens and Libby Pippin ripped back-to-back RBI doubles, while Delaney Keith and Georgia Hood followed with back-to-back home runs. Brie Normandin capped the inning with an RBI single to put the Chants ahead 7-4.
CCU added another run in the top of the fourth when Hood blasted her second home run of the game in as many at-bats to extend the lead to 8-4.
The Bulldogs closed the gap in the bottom of the fourth, scoring on a two-run homer and an RBI single to trim the deficit to 8-7.
Drake tied the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the fifth on a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded.
The Chants regained the lead in the top of the sixth courtesy of a Normandin RBI single to take a 9-8 advantage.
The back-and-forth battle continued in the bottom of the sixth when Drake's Anniston Reith belted a three-run home run to give the Bulldogs a 12-9 lead.
Coastal answered in the top of the seventh as Pippin launched a three-run homer to tie the game at 12-12.
The contest moved into extra innings, where McKennah Metzger delivered in the clutch with Coastal's fifth home run of the game, pushing the Chants ahead 14-12 in the eighth.
Drake added one run in the bottom of the eighth, but Coastal held on to secure the 14-13 victory.
Game Two – Coastal 1, No. 15 Arizona 9
The Wildcats, looking to respond after a 6-4 loss to the Chants on Friday, erupted for five runs in the bottom of the first inning, highlighted by a wild pitch and a grand slam by Grace Jenkins.
Arizona extended its lead to 9-0 in the bottom of the second on a fielder's choice and a three-run homer by Sydney Stewart over the center-field wall.
Coastal threatened in the top of the fourth, loading the bases, but Arizona worked out of the jam to keep the score at 9-0.
Hood broke up the shutout in the top of the fifth with her fifth home run of the season, but the Wildcats claimed the 9-1 run-rule victory.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Henderson, Abby (1-2)
L: Driscoll, Peyton (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Pippin, Libby 1 ; Hudgens, Clara 1 ; Normandin, Brie 1
HR: Keith, Delaney 1 ; Pippin, Libby 1 ; Metzger, McKennah 1 ; Hood, Georgia 2
RBI: Keith, Delaney 2 ; Pippin, Libby 4 ; Hudgens, Clara 2 ; Metzger, McKennah 2 ; Normandin, Brie 2 ; Hood, Georgia 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kendall, Leah 1 ; Keith, Delaney 1 ; Pippin, Libby 2 ; Hudgens, Clara 2 ; Baxter, Moira 2 ; Metzger, McKennah 1 ; Normandin, Brie 2 ; Cash, Kaelin 1 ; Hood, Georgia 2
SB: Kendall, Leah 1 ; Keith, Delaney 1
HBP: Kendall, Leah 1 ; Baxter, Moira 1
Batting:
2B: Yoxsimer, Malea 1
HR: Watts, Natalee 1 ; Reith, Anniston 2
RBI: Watts, Natalee 4 ; Husak, Ava 1 ; Kindelspire, Kiley 1 ; Hall, Pearson 1 ; Reith, Anniston 5
SH: Rita, Frankie 1
SF: Husak, Ava 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Watts, Natalee 2 ; Aragon, Tatum 1 ; Curry, Ava 2 ; Rita, Frankie 3 ; Hall, Pearson 1 ; Gall, Cassidy 1 ; Yoxsimer, Malea 1 ; Reith, Anniston 2
SB: Gall, Cassidy 1
HBP: Kindelspire, Kiley 1
