Carson-Newman vs Shorter (Feb 18, 2026)

 
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2026 Carson-Newman Softball Statistics
Carson-Newman at Shorter (Game 2)
Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga. (Alto Park Complex)

Carson-Newman 13 (9-1)

Player  ab  rbi 
Malyiah Smith ss 
Abbi Martin cf 
Macauley Bailey 1b 
Sarah Walker dp 
Anne Marie Richards c 
   Katey Mathena c 
Grace Gregory 3b 
Addie Saunders lf 
   Lacey Keck lf 
Reese Winchester 2b 
Shelby Armstrong rf 
Emma Romeka p 
Totals   28  13  13  13 

Shorter 0 (3-11)

Player  ab  rbi 
Ashton Stevens cf 
Anna Sanders 2b 
Alex Hollingsworth c 
Rylee Gattis dp 
Lizzy Mitchell ss 
Brayleigh Leone 3b 
Katie Williams rf 
Zariah Webb 1b 
   Trinity Camp 1b 
Madi Curtis lf 
Madison Bishop p 
   Valery Baxter p 
Totals   17 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Carson-Newman....... 2(11)0 00 - 13 13  1
Shorter............. 00   0 00 -  0  2  2
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E - M. Smith; Madison Bish 2. DP - Carson-Newma 1. LOB - Carson-Newma 6; Shorter 3. 2B - A. Martin. HBP - S. Armstrong. SH - S. Armstrong. SF - A. Saunders. SB - M. Smith; G. Gregory.

Carson-Newman   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Emma Romeka W,2-0  5.0  17  18    
 
Shorter   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Madison Bishop L,1-3  1.1  12  15    
Valery Baxter   3.2  16  19    

WP - E. Romeka; Madison Bish. HBP - by Valery Baxte (S. Armstrong). Inherited runners/scored: Valery Baxte 2/2. Pitches/strikes: None.

Strikeouts - S. Walker; Ashton Steve; Katie Willia 2; Zariah Webb; Trinity Camp; Madi Curtis. Walks - A. Martin; M. Bailey; Winchester; Anna Sanders.

Umpires -
Start: 5:00 PM Time: 1:50 Attendance: 100

 
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2026 Carson-Newman Softball Statistics
Carson-Newman at Shorter (Game 2)
Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga. (Alto Park Complex)

Carson-Newman 13 (9-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Malyiah Smith ss 
Abbi Martin cf 
Macauley Bailey 1b 
Sarah Walker dp 
Anne Marie Richards c 
   Katey Mathena c 
Grace Gregory 3b 
Addie Saunders lf 
   Lacey Keck lf 
Reese Winchester 2b 
Shelby Armstrong rf 
Emma Romeka p 
Totals  28  13  13  13  15 
  

Shorter 0 (3-11)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ashton Stevens cf 
Anna Sanders 2b 
Alex Hollingsworth c 
Rylee Gattis dp 
Lizzy Mitchell ss 
Brayleigh Leone 3b 
Katie Williams rf 
Zariah Webb 1b 
   Trinity Camp 1b 
Madi Curtis lf 
Madison Bishop p 
   Valery Baxter p 
Totals  17  15 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Carson-Newman....... 2(11)0 00 - 13 13  1
Shorter............. 00   0 00 -  0  2  2
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E - M. Smith; Madison Bish 2. DP - Carson-Newma 1. LOB - Carson-Newma 6; Shorter 3. 2B - A. Martin. HBP - S. Armstrong. SH - S. Armstrong. SF - A. Saunders. SB - M. Smith; G. Gregory.

Carson-Newman   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Emma Romeka W,2-0  5.0  17  18    
  
Shorter   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Madison Bishop L,1-3  1.1  12  15    
Valery Baxter   3.2  16  19    

Win - E. Romeka (2-0). Loss - Madison Bish (1-3). Save - None. WP - E. Romeka; Madison Bish. HBP - by Valery Baxte (S. Armstrong). Inherited runners/scored: Valery Baxte 2/2. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires -
Start: 5:00 PM Time: 1:50 Attendance: 100

 
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2026 Carson-Newman Softball Statistics
Carson-Newman at Shorter (Game 2) - Composite Box Score
Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga. (Alto Park Complex)

Carson-Newman   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
M. Smith ss 
A. Martin cf 
M. Bailey 1b 
S. Walker dp 
A. Richards c 
K. Mathena c 
G. Gregory 3b 
A. Saunders lf 
L. Keck lf 
Winchester 2b 
S. Armstrong rf 
E. Romeka p 
Totals   28  13  13  13  15 

Shorter   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Ashton Steve cf 
Anna Sanders 2b 
Alex Holling c 
Rylee Gattis dp 
Lizzy Mitche ss 
Brayleigh Le 3b 
Katie Willia rf 
Zariah Webb 1b 
Trinity Camp 1b 
Madi Curtis lf 
Madison Bish p 
Valery Baxte p 
Totals   17  15 

Carson-Newman   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Emma Romeka W,2-0  5.0  17  18    
 
Shorter   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Madison Bishop L,1-3  1.1  12  15    
Valery Baxter   3.2  16  19    

Umpires -
Start: 5:00 PM Time: 1:50 Attendance: 100

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Carson-Newman Softball Statistics
Carson-Newman at Shorter (Game 2)
Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga. (Alto Park Complex)

Carson-Newman starters: 33/ss M. Smith; 14/cf A. Martin; 40/1b M. Bailey; 22/dp S. Walker; 19/c A. Richards; 47/3b G. Gregory; 44/lf A. Saunders; 2/2b Winchester; 6/rf S. Armstrong; 49/p E. Romeka;

Shorter starters: 25/cf Ashton Steve; 12/2b Anna Sanders; 13/c Alex Holling; 16/dp Rylee Gattis; 8/ss Lizzy Mitche; 17/3b Brayleigh Le; 20/rf Katie Willia; 11/1b Zariah Webb; 9/lf Madi Curtis; 21/p Madison Bish;

Carson-Newman 1st - M. Smith reached on an error by p. M. Smith stole second. A. Martin doubled to left center, RBI; M. Smith scored, unearned. A. Martin advanced to third on a wild pitch. M. Bailey walked. S. Walker struck out swinging. A. Richards singled up the middle, RBI; M. Bailey advanced to second; A. Martin scored. G. Gregory popped up to 1b. A. Saunders popped up to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Shorter 1st - Ashton Steve struck out swinging. Anna Sanders grounded out to 3b. Alex Holling grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Carson-Newman 2nd - Winchester singled up the middle. S. Armstrong reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; Winchester advanced to third. M. Smith singled, bunt, RBI; S. Armstrong advanced to second; Winchester scored. A. Martin walked; M. Smith advanced to second; S. Armstrong advanced to third. M. Bailey singled to right field, 2 RBI; A. Martin advanced to third; M. Smith scored; S. Armstrong scored, unearned. S. Walker grounded out to p; M. Bailey advanced to second. A. Richards singled to left center, RBI; M. Bailey advanced to third; A. Martin scored. G. Gregory singled up the middle, RBI; A. Richards advanced to third; M. Bailey scored. Valery Baxte to p for Madison Bish. G. Gregory stole second. A. Saunders lined out to cf, SF, RBI; G. Gregory advanced to third; A. Richards scored, unearned. Winchester walked. S. Armstrong hit by pitch; Winchester advanced to second. M. Smith singled up the middle, 2 RBI; S. Armstrong advanced to second; Winchester scored, unearned; G. Gregory scored, unearned. A. Martin singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; M. Smith advanced to third; S. Armstrong scored, unearned. M. Bailey singled up the middle, 2 RBI; A. Martin scored, unearned; M. Smith scored, unearned. S. Walker reached on a fielder's choice; M. Bailey out at second ss to 2b. 11 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Shorter 2nd - K. Mathena to c for A. Richards. Rylee Gattis singled to pitcher. Lizzy Mitche reached on a fielder's choice; Rylee Gattis advanced to second on an error by ss. Brayleigh Le popped up to 3b. Katie Willia struck out swinging. Lizzy Mitche advanced to second; Rylee Gattis advanced to third on a wild pitch. Zariah Webb struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Carson-Newman 3rd - K. Mathena singled down the rf line. G. Gregory flied out to rf. A. Saunders reached on a fielder's choice; K. Mathena out at second ss to 2b. Winchester reached on a fielder's choice; A. Saunders out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Shorter 3rd - Madi Curtis singled to left field. Ashton Steve grounded out to 3b; Madi Curtis advanced to second. Anna Sanders walked. Alex Holling hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Anna Sanders out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Carson-Newman 4th - S. Armstrong grounded out to ss. M. Smith grounded out to ss. A. Martin grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Shorter 4th - L. Keck to lf for A. Saunders. Rylee Gattis flied out to cf. Lizzy Mitche grounded out to ss. Brayleigh Le grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Carson-Newman 5th - M. Bailey flied out to cf. S. Walker flied out to rf. K. Mathena singled to left field. G. Gregory singled to right center; K. Mathena advanced to third. L. Keck reached on a fielder's choice; G. Gregory out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Shorter 5th - Trinity Camp to 1b for Zariah Webb. Katie Willia struck out swinging. Trinity Camp struck out looking. Madi Curtis struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Carson-Newman Softball Statistics
Carson-Newman at Shorter (Game 2) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga. (Alto Park Complex)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Carson-Newman   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
M. Smith ss  0-0  2-4  2-2  2-2  2-2  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-1 
A. Martin cf  0-0  2-3  2-2  2-2  3-3  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Bailey 1b  0-0  2-3  2-2  2-2  2-2  1-1  0-1  1-1  1-1 
S. Walker dp  0-0  0-4  0-2  0-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-2 
A. Richards c  0-0  2-2  2-2  2-2  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  2-2 
K. Mathena c  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
G. Gregory 3b  0-0  2-4  1-2  2-4  2-4  1-1  0-0  0-0  1-1 
A. Saunders lf  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-2  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1 
L. Keck lf  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Winchester 2b  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
S. Armstrong rf  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
E. Romeka p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  34  28  13  0-0  13-28  9-14  10-19  15-23  5-10  3-5  2-2  6-8 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Carson-Newman   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
E. Romeka  18  17  0-0  2-17  0-6  0-4  2-5 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Shorter   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Ashton Steve cf  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Anna Sanders 2b  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Alex Holling c  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Rylee Gattis dp  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Lizzy Mitche ss  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Brayleigh Le 3b  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Katie Willia rf  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Zariah Webb 1b  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Trinity Camp 1b  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Madi Curtis lf  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Madison Bish p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Valery Baxte p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  18  17  0-0  2-17  0-4  0-6  2-6  0-4  2-5  0-0  0-0 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Shorter   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Madison Bish  15  12  1-3  6-9  6-10  0-1  2-2 
Valery Baxte  19  16  1-4  5-12  4-9  5-9  1-3 

 
Howe report
 



Game number 0218CNS2

Carson-Newman 13, Shorter 0 (Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga.)

Time: 1:50      Attendance: 100  DH number: 5



Visitor batting - Carson-Newman

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

M. Smith      ss -  4  3  2  2              3                           1             2  1  1
A. Martin     cf -  3  3  2  3  1           2                1                     1
M. Bailey     1b -  3  1  2  2              4                1                     6        1
S. Walker     dp -  4                                              1
A. Richards   c  -  2  1  2  2              2                                      1
 K. Mathena   c  -  2     2  2                                                     5
G. Gregory    3b -  4  1  2  2              1                           1          1  3
A. Saunders   lf -  2                       1        1
 L. Keck      lf -  1
Winchester    2b -  2  2  1  1                               1                     1  1     1
S. Armstrong  rf -  1  2                          1     1
E. Romeka     p  -  0                                                                 1
Totals......     - 28 13 13 14  1  0  0    13  0  1  1  1    3  0  1    2  0  0   15  7  1  1     0   0   0  0


Visitor pitching - Carson-Newman

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

E. Romeka    W    5.0  2 17 18                           1     6    1        1       1   1
Totals......      5.0  2 17 18  0  0  0    0  0  0  0    1  0  6    1  0     1   0   1   0   0


Home batting - Shorter AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC Ashton Steve cf - 2 1 2 Anna Sanders 2b - 1 1 4 Alex Holling c - 2 1 2 Rylee Gattis dp - 2 1 1 Lizzy Mitche ss - 2 6 Brayleigh Le 3b - 2 1 1 Katie Willia rf - 2 2 2 Zariah Webb 1b - 1 1 5 Trinity Camp 1b - 1 1 Madi Curtis lf - 2 1 1 1 Madison Bish p - 0 1 2 1 Valery Baxte p - 0 1 Totals...... - 17 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 15 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 Home pitching - Shorter IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO Madison Bish L 1.1 7 12 15 9 5 1 2 1 1 1 Valery Baxte 3.2 6 16 19 4 1 1 1 1 Totals...... 5.0 13 28 34 13 5 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Box Proof - Carson-Newman Box Proof - Shorter R 13 AB 28 R 0 AB 17 LOB 6 BB 3 LOB 3 BB 1 PO 15 SH 1 DP: 1 PO 15 SH 0 DP: 0 SF 1 SF 0 HBP 1 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 34 34 18 18

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Carson-Newman....... 2(11)0 00 - 13 13  1
Shorter............. 00   0 00 -  0  2  2
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Line score
 


Carson-Newman 13, Shorter 0 (Feb 18, 2026 at Rome, Ga.) (Game 2)
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Carson-Newman....... 2(11)0 00 - 13 13  1      (9-1)
Shorter............. 00   0 00 -  0  2  2      (3-11)
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Pitchers: Carson-Newman - Emma Romeka and Anne Marie Richards; Katey Mathena. Shorter -
Madison Bishop; Valery Baxter(2) and Alex Hollingsworth.
Win-Emma Romeka(2-0)  Loss-Madison Bishop(1-3)  T-1:50  A-100