Tigers Open Season at Lion Classic

February 12, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Miss. Valley State	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	3
Tennessee State	0	2	7	1	X	10	6	3

Miss. Valley State at Tennessee State | February 12, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: WOODARD (1-0)	3.0	4	1	1	1	1
Loss: Rebekah Clinton (0-1)	2.0	3	6	6	5	1

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
Ane Pahulu (MVSU)	3	1	2	0	0	0
GEARLDS (TSU)	3	1	2	4	0	0

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Miss. Valley State 2

0-1

Tennessee State 10

1-0

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Miss. Valley State	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	3
Tennessee State	0	2	7	1	X	10	6	3

W: WOODARD (1-0) L: Rebekah Clin (0-1)

February 12, 2016 at 3:58 pm
North Oak Park 2 , Hammond, La.
Umpires: HP-Herbert Burt, Jr.; 1B-Darryl Brasuell; 3B-Michael Thibodeaux
Attendance: 101 Duration: 2:11 Weather: Mostly Sunny, 75

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February 12, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Tennessee State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
SE Louisiana	3	3	0	0	2	8	11	1

Tennessee State at SE Louisiana | February 12, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: Pigniolo (1-0)	5.0	1	0	0	4	3
Loss: POWELL (0-1)	2.0	8	6	6	3	1

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
GEARLDS (TSU)	1	0	1	0	1
Lacour (SLU)	3	2	2	0	0
Nichols (SLU)	3	2	2	0	0
Sather (SLU)	3	1	2	4	0

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Tennessee State 0

1-1

SE Louisiana 8

2-0

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Tennessee State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
SE Louisiana	3	3	0	0	2	8	11	1

W: Pigniolo, P. (1-0) L: POWELL (0-1)

February 12, 2016 at 6:54 pm
North Oak Park , Hammond, La.
Umpires: HP-Chase Kraft; 1B-Chris Liles; 3B-Jim Radcliffe
Attendance: 331 Duration: 1:42 Weather: CLear, 56

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February 13, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buffalo	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	7	10	0
Tennessee State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2

Buffalo at Tennessee State | February 13, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: SMITH (1-1)	6.0	3	1	1	1	7
Loss: WOODARD (1-1)	2.0	3	3	2	2	0

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
NORCIO (UB)	4	2	3	1	1	0
STEPHENS (TSU)	2	1	1	1	1	1
GLEASON (TSU)	2	0	1	0	0	0
CLARK (TSU)	2	0	1	0	0	0

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Buffalo 7

1-2

Tennessee State 1

1-2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Buffalo	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	7	10	0
Tennessee State	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2

W: SMITH (1-1) L: WOODARD (1-1)

February 13, 2016 at 10:01 am
North Oak Park 2 , Hammond, La.
Umpires: HP-Chris Liles; 1B-Jim Radcliffe; 3B-Michael Thibodeaux
Attendance: 134 Duration: 2:06 Weather: Sunny, 51

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February 13, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Nicholls State	2	1	3	3	4	13	17	0
Tennessee State	0	0	4	0	0	4	6	2

Nicholls State at Tennessee State | February 13, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: Landry (2-0)	2.1	1	0	0	0	2
Loss: POWELL (0-2)	2.0	5	3	3	2	0

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
Gianelloni (NICH)	4	2	4	3	0	0
WOODARD (TSU)	2	0	2	2	0	0

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Nicholls State 13

3-0

Tennessee State 4

1-3

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Nicholls State	2	1	3	3	4	13	17	0
Tennessee State	0	0	4	0	0	4	6	2

W: Landry, M. (2-0) L: POWELL (0-2)

February 13, 2016 at 12:38 pm
North Oak Park 2 , Hammond, La.
Umpires: HP-Darryl Brasuell; 1B-Michael Thibodeaux; 3B-Chris Liles
Attendance: 167 Duration: 2:07 Weather: Sunny, 63

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February 14, 2016	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tennessee State	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	4
SE Louisiana	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	5	6	0

Tennessee State at SE Louisiana | February 14, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: Bishop (3-0)	5.0	1	0	0	0	3
Loss: WOODARD (1-2)	6.0	6	5	4	1	0

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI
GEARLDS (TSU)	2	1	1	0
STEPHENS (TSU)	3	0	1	1
COLEGROVE (TSU)	3	0	1	0
WOODARD (TSU)	3	0	1	0
TRICE (TSU)	1	0	1	0
Truxillo (SLU)	3	2	2	2
Gutierrez (SLU)	2	0	2	2

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Tennessee State 1

1-4

SE Louisiana 5

4-1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tennessee State	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	4
SE Louisiana	0	1	0	3	0	1	X	5	6	0

W: Bishop, T. (3-0) L: WOODARD (1-2)

February 14, 2016 at 11:04 am
North Oak Park , Hammond, La.
Umpires: HP-Michael Thibodeaux; 1B-Darryl Brasuell; 3B-Jim Radcliffe
Attendance: 250 Duration: 1:29 Weather: Partly Sunny, 58

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Tigers Open Season at Lion Classic

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Miss. Valley State at Tennessee State | February 12, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: WOODARD (1-0)	3.0	4	1	1	1	1
Loss: Rebekah Clinton (0-1)	2.0	3	6	6	5	1

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
Ane Pahulu (MVSU)	3	1	2	0	0	0
GEARLDS (TSU)	3	1	2	4	0	0

Tennessee State at SE Louisiana | February 12, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: Pigniolo (1-0)	5.0	1	0	0	4	3
Loss: POWELL (0-1)	2.0	8	6	6	3	1

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
GEARLDS (TSU)	1	0	1	0	1
Lacour (SLU)	3	2	2	0	0
Nichols (SLU)	3	2	2	0	0
Sather (SLU)	3	1	2	4	0

Buffalo at Tennessee State | February 13, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: SMITH (1-1)	6.0	3	1	1	1	7
Loss: WOODARD (1-1)	2.0	3	3	2	2	0

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
NORCIO (UB)	4	2	3	1	1	0
STEPHENS (TSU)	2	1	1	1	1	1
GLEASON (TSU)	2	0	1	0	0	0
CLARK (TSU)	2	0	1	0	0	0

Nicholls State at Tennessee State | February 13, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: Landry (2-0)	2.1	1	0	0	0	2
Loss: POWELL (0-2)	2.0	5	3	3	2	0

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
Gianelloni (NICH)	4	2	4	3	0	0
WOODARD (TSU)	2	0	2	2	0	0

Tennessee State at SE Louisiana | February 14, 2016

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Win: Bishop (3-0)	5.0	1	0	0	0	3
Loss: WOODARD (1-2)	6.0	6	5	4	1	0

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI
GEARLDS (TSU)	2	1	1	0
STEPHENS (TSU)	3	0	1	1
COLEGROVE (TSU)	3	0	1	0
WOODARD (TSU)	3	0	1	0
TRICE (TSU)	1	0	1	0
Truxillo (SLU)	3	2	2	2
Gutierrez (SLU)	2	0	2	2

Lion Classic | Hammond, La.
Feb. 12-14

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Audio: Games can be heard on tsutigers.com
The Schedule:
Friday, Feb. 12
TSU vs. Mississippi Valley State - 3:30 p.m.
TSU at Southeastern Louisiana - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13
TSU vs. Buffalo - 10:00 a.m.
TSU vs. Nicholls State - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14
TSU at Southeastern Louisiana - 11:00 a.m.

2015 Tigers: Softball coach Tom Opdenbrouw begins his second season as the skipper of the Tigers after finishing 11-37 in 2015. This marks the first time in school history that TSU has played in the Southeastern Louisiana Lion Classic. It is the second consecutive year the Tigers have opened the season in Louisiana after playing in the ULL Louisiana Classic and the LSU Tiger Classic a season ago. Six players who started at least 38 games last year return, including Lindsey Burgess, Courtney Gearlds, Danica Gleason and Joselyn Yates who all played in all 48 games. TSU boasts 14 newcomers - 11 freshmen and three transfers.

Top Statistical Returners (2015 Team Standing):
Avg.: Joselynn Yates (2) - .301
Runs: Lindsey Burgess (1) - 29
Hits: Courtney Gearlds (1) - 43
Doubles: Lauren Dreitlein (3) - 7
Triples: Courtney Gearlds (1) - 4
Home Runs: Lindsey Burgess (1) - 8
RBI: Lindsey Burgess (1) - 23
Stolen Bases: Courtney Gearlds (1) - 17

Scouting Mississippi Valley State (0-0)
2015 Record: 38-17
Conference: SWAC
2015 Finish: 9-9
Series Record: 2-2
Last Time Played: 2015, Lost 7-8
Last Win: 2013, 5-4

The Devilettes return four of their five top hitters led by Ane Pahulu who batted .370 with seven doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI. Deja Talton offered support batting .252 while registering 10 doubles, seven dingers and 28 RBI. In the circle, Rebekah Clinton finished 4-3 with two saves, tossing 94.0 of the teams 299.1 innings.

Scouting Southeastern Louisiana (0-0)
2015 Record: 22-30
Conference: Southland
2015 Finish: 15-10
Series Record: 0-4
Last Time Played: 1999, Lost 6-18
Last Win: NA

Southeastern returns two of the top three hitters from last year’s squad which hit .299 as a team. Katie Lacour led the Lions with a .484 batting average, recording 89 hits in 184 at bats, while scoring 46 runs and a .527 on base percentage. Kinsey Nichols batted .340, scoring 39 times while recording three doubles, seven triples and four home runs. Providing a power threat, Amber Sather (.286), finished with six doubles, seven home runs and led the team with 43 walks for a .491 OBP. Taylor Bishop earned a 3.11 ERA, finishing 14-9 in 29 appearances, 19 starts, while tossing151.0 innings.

Scouting Buffalo (0-0)
2015 Record: 13-37
Conference: Mid-American
2015 Finish: 5-15
Series Record: First Meeting
Last Time Played: NA
Last Win: NA

Buffalo brings back six of their starting nine from 2015 return. Savanna Norcio topped the Bulls batting .343, with 25 runs, eight doubles, 17 RBI, 26 walks and a .444 OBP. Ashton Earnhardt (.299) added 17 runs, six doubles and was second on team in walks (12) for a .375 OBP. Charlotte Miller worked in 100.1 of Buffalo’s 319.1 innings, earning an 4-11 record in 30 appearances.

Scouting Nicholls State (0-0)
2015 Record: 26-22
Conference: Southland
2015 Finish: 12-14
Series Record: First Meeting
Last Time Played: NA
Last Win: NA

The Colonels return their top eight hitters from last season’s team, which batted .302. Five NSU players hit over .300, while three others finished above .275. The "elite eight" swiped 51 of the teams 58 bases. Payton Gremillion tops the list hitting .362 with 30 runs, five doubles and nine stolen bases. Brooke Morris followed with a .358 average, 33 runs and eight stolen bases. The Colonels top three pitchers return and tossed 315.0 of the teams 316.2 innings in 2015. Hannah Haydel led the staff with a 13-10 record, a 2.94 ERA, two saves and 109 strikeouts in 152.1 innings. Jackie Johnson finished 7-9 in 23 appearances, 16 starts, two saves and fanned 74 batters in 94.1 innings. Taylor Hastings added a 6-3 record and two saves in 21 app, 10 starts, and 63.2 innings of work.

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