An article of footwear, comprising: an upper configured to receive a foot; a ground engaging sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and a plurality of ground engaging members including at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate; and a plurality of elongate support members (1545, 1550, 1555) extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the first ground engaging member, wherein each of the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) extends horizontally away from the first ground engaging member in a direction that is not aligned with any other ground engaging members; wherein at least one of the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) extends substantially radially from an approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member, wherein: the first ground engaging member has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that is substantially elongate; the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) includes three or more support members that are unevenly spaced about the first ground engaging member; and the support members (1545, 1550, 1555) have downward facing surfaces that are sloped and extend at different angles between the first ground engaging member and the bottom surface of the baseplate. an upper configured to receive a foot; a ground engaging sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper, the sole component including a baseplate having a bottom surface and a plurality of ground engaging members including at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate; and a plurality of elongate support members (1545, 1550, 1555) extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the first ground engaging member, wherein each of the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) extends horizontally away from the first ground engaging member in a direction that is not aligned with any other ground engaging members; wherein at least one of the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) extends substantially radially from an approximate center portion of the first ground engaging member, wherein: the first ground engaging member has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that is substantially elongate; the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) includes three or more support members that are unevenly spaced about the first ground engaging member; and the support members (1545, 1550, 1555) have downward facing surfaces that are sloped and extend at different angles between the first ground engaging member and the bottom surface of the baseplate. the first ground engaging member has a horizontal cross-sectional shape that is substantially elongate; the plurality of support members (1545, 1550, 1555) includes three or more support members that are unevenly spaced about the first ground engaging member; and the support members (1545, 1550, 1555) have downward facing surfaces that are sloped and extend at different angles between the first ground engaging member and the bottom surface of the baseplate.