UT Arlington Ousts No. 1 Stephen F. Austin from Southland Tournament
SAN MARCOS, Texas - The
No. 3 seed UT Arlington knocked out the No. 1 seed and regular season
co-champion Stephen F. Austin, 2-0 in the 2010 Southland Conference Softball
Tournament in San Marcos, Texas.
UTA
sophomore Courtney Enockson's two-run shot to right field was the deciding
factor as the Mavs eliminated the Ladyjacks. Stephen F. Austin's season comes
to an end after recording its best win total against conference opponents (20)
and its first regular season championship.
Mav's
right-hander Teri Lyles, the Southland freshman of the year, recorded her 15th
win of the season and third consecutive SFA shutout. Lyles held the Ladyjacks
to six hits with five strikeouts.
UT
Arlington will now play Texas State who defeated the Mavs 10-1 in five innings
in game four Thursday. The winner will advance to the Southland tournament
finals against No. 4 seed McNeese State at 6 p.m.
Live
stats as well as streaming video and audio are available on SLC NOW on the
Southland Conference web site at www.southland.org.
POSTGAME QUOTES
UT Arlington Head Coach - Debbie Hedrick
(On today's win)
"I am very
proud of my kids. They came out focused and we knew that it was going to be a
challenge to beat SFA for the 4th time in the season. We hit the
ball around a little bit. Our defense played good solid defense and we stayed
focused all game long."