June 25, 2026
WSSB: No. 5 Walters State defeat Pearl River, fall to No. 1 Indian River State and Seminole State
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COLUMBUS, GA – No. 5 Walters State played three games at the NFCA Leadoff Classic on Saturday, falling 16-4 to Seminole State and 15-0 to No. 1 Indian River State but finishing the day with a 12-4 win over Pearl River.
The Lady Senators moved to 9-6 on the season with the results.
GAME ONE: Seminole State 16, No. 5 Walters State 4
In game one of the day, the Lady Senators were tied at four heading to the seventh inning before the Seminole State bats caught fire.
At the plate, Abbie Young and Kendal Mason each homered. Addison Beech and Randi Delong drove in the other two runs and both had doubles.
In the circle, Alayna Ross got the start and threw 2.2 innings. Ross allowed two runs on three hits and struck out four. Makayla Ramsey replaced Ross with two outs in the third and threw the next 3.1 innings, allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits while striking out two. Emma Myatt got the final three outs in the seventh inning, allowing nine runs on seven hits.
The Lady Senators opened the scoring in the game, as Mason hit one over the fence in left to give Walters State a 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first. Seminole State struck back with two runs in the top of the second, but Young tied the game with a solo shot in the bottom half of the inning.
Following two runs in the fifth by Seminole State, Walters State tied the game in the bottom of the sixth as Beech doubled in Olivia Neese and Delong doubled with two outs to score Beech and make it 4-4.
Unfortunately, Seminole State scored 12 runs in the seventh and took the win.
GAME TWO: No. 1 Indian River State 15, No. 5 Walters State 0 (5 Innings)
In game two of the day, the top-ranked team in the country got up early and the Lady Senators were not able to recover.
At the plate, Mason and Imari Golden had Walters State’s two hits.
In the circle, Myatt got the start and threw two innings. Myatt allowed eight runs, four earned, on five hits and struck out one. After Makayla Ramsey got an out, allowing five runs on four hits, Lauren Ruehl pitched the final 1.2 innings. Ruehl allowed two runs on three hits.
GAME THREE: No. 5 Walters State 12, Pearl River 4 (5 Innings)
In game three of the day, Walters State scored six runs in the third inning and were off from there to pick up the five-inning win.
At the plate, Delong hit a grand slam and had five RBIs. Mason and Ross homered, as well, while Ruehl had three hits and two RBIs.
Ruehl got the start in the circle for the Lady Senators and threw a complete game. Ruehl gave up four runs, three earned, on five hits and struck out two.
After two scoreless innings to start, the Lady Senators got on the board in a big way in the third. Walters State loaded the bases thanks to an error and back-to-back singles by Beech and Mason, and Delong drove them all in with a grand slam. The Lady Senators added two more runs in the inning when Ruehl doubled home Ross and Young to make it 6-0.
Pearl River scored a run in the third, but Mason hit a solo home run and Ross smacked a two-run home run in the fourth to make it 9-1. The Lady Senators added three more in the fifth to make it 12-1, as Delong scored a run, Ross doubled home a run and Emma Keck singled home Ross.
Pearl River scored three in the fifth but it was too little, too late.
No. 5 Walters State split final two games at NFCA Leadoff Classic
COLUMBUS, GA – No. 5 Walters State walked off North Dakota State College of Science 5-4 to open up the day on Sunday at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, before falling 9-2 to No. 11 Gulf Coast State.
With the split, the Lady Senators moved to 10-7 overall.
GAME ONE: No. 5 Walters State 5, North Dakota State College of Science 4
In game one of the day, Randi Delong hit a sacrifice fly that scored Imari Golden in the bottom of the seventh to walk things off.
Delong hit her eighth home run of the season in the game and drove in three runs. For the season, Delong is hitting .436 with eight home runs and 28 RBIs.
Along with Delong, Golden had three hits in the game and scored two runs while Kendal Mason walked twice, doubled and drove in a run.
In the circle, Allie Jones got the start and threw 1.1 innings. Jones allowed three runs on five hits and struck out two. Alayna Ross replaced her with an out in the second and threw the final 4.2 innings. Ross allowed one run on four hits and struck out one.
The Lady Senators got on the board first in the game, as Delong smacked a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. North Dakota State College of Science got a run in the second and two in the third to take a 3-2 lead, but Walters State answered back in the bottom of the fifth as Golden scored on an error to tie the game and Mason doubled home Olivia Neese to give the Lady Senators a 4-3 advantage.
In the top of the seventh, North Dakota tied the game on a sacrifice fly and had the go-ahead runner on third with two outs. However, Ross got a strikeout to get out of the inning and keep the game tied. In the bottom of the seventh, Golden led things off with a single and moved to third on a double by Neese. After Addison Beech walked to load the bases, Delong flew out to right but scored Golden to win the game.
GAME TWO: No. 11 Gulf Coast State 9, No. 5 Walters State 2
In game two of the day, Walters State fell in their seventh game in three days.
Makayla Ramsey got the start in the circle and threw 2.2 innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits while striking out two. Lauren Ruehl replaced Ramsey with two outs in the third and pitched the final 4.1 innings. Ruehl gave up two runs, one earned, on three hits and struck out one.
At the plate, Neese had an RBI while Golden walked twice and scored twice. Kendal Mason also had a hit and two walks.
Gulf Coast scored one in the first and two in the top of the second to go up 3-0, but the Lady Senators got on the board in the bottom of the second as Golden scored on a double steal.
However, Gulf Coast scored four in the third to go up 7-1. The Lady Senators cut into the lead in the bottom of the fourth as Neese singled home Golden, but Gulf Coast scored two more in the sixth and took the win.
Up Next:
Walters State will travel to take on No. 23 Gaston College on Tuesday. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 1 pm ET.
