Sam Houston State's Bob Brock Earns His 1,000th Career Victory
Sam Houston State 3, Prairie View 0
Sam Houston State 9, Prairie View 0
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Sam Houston State’s Bob Brock became the 22nd head softball
coach in NCAA Division I history to post 1,000 career victories Wednesday as
the Bearkats swept a doubleheader at Prairie View A&M.
The SHSU softball picked up a pair of shutouts, winning 3-0 and
9-0. Brock, who has coached for 27 years at Sam Houston, Texas A&M and
Baylor, earned his 1,000th career win with the first victory and his 1,001th
with the nightcap.
All the credit goes to the great young women I’ve had the
opportunity to coach,” Brock, who is in his 10th season at Sam Houston State,
said. Brock now holds a 1,001-603-1 overall record and stands 14th nationally
among active Division I softball coaches in total victories.
Four Sam Houston players hit home runs in the doubleheader. Center
fielder Tori Benavidez hit a solo shot in the first game. Sarah Allison, Erin
Martin and Shelby Tucker each had home runs in the second contest.
For a complete recap, visit www.gobearkats.com.
Texas State 6, Houston Baptist 0
Texas State 0, Houston Baptist 6
SAN MARCOS, Texas –
The Texas State (27-15) softball program hosted its Strikeout Cancer game
tonight as it defeated visiting Houston Baptist (14-27) in the midweek
doubleheader, 6-0 and 3-0. All proceeds raised at the game will be donated to the
Central Texas Medical Center.
Game 1: Texas State
6, Houston Baptist 0
After going four innings without a run in the game, Texas
State was able to take a 1-0 lead on Houston Baptist when Jordan Masek scored
after the Husky shortstop threw the ball in the dirt in an attempted putout at
first.
Texas State was able to raise more money for CTMC when it
recorded five runs in the sixth inning. The inning began with a leadoff by
double Anna Hernandez to left center. The Bobcats then rattled off five
consecutive singles that led to five runs in the inning and a 6-0 advantage.
Texas State was able to hold the Huskies in the seventh inning as it came away
with the victory.
Game 2: Texas State
3, Houston Baptist 0
The Bobcats took a 1-0 advantage on the Huskies when
pinch runner Brittney Garcia scored from second when Selena Hernandez singled
to left center in the bottom of the third.
In the fifth inning it was sacrifice fly by S. Hernandez
that would allow Coralee Ramirez to tag up form third. Texas State’s final run
of the game was scored in the sixth inning by Haley
For
a complete recap, visit www.txstatebobcats.com.
Southeastern Louisiana 9, South Alabama
8
HAMMOND,
La. – Sophomore first baseman Tori Sheppard, senior catcher
Meghan Gomez and junior designated player Kelsey Nichols each hit home runs to
lead the Southeastern Louisiana softball team to a 9-8 win over South Alabama
in non-conference action Wednesday night at North Oak Park.
Southeastern
(10-29) scored three runs in the second, third and fourth innings for the
victory – the team’s first over USA since 2007. Senior Vicki Honeycutt (4-3)
allowed just one hit in 3.2 innings of relief to earn the win in the circle for
the Lady Lions. South Alabama (27-13) saw its three-game winning streak
snapped. The Jaguars had previously outscored Southeastern, 24-2, in two
previous wins this season.
The
Lady Lions outlasted the visiting Jaguars in a wild affair that featured nine
extra-base hits – including four home runs. Southeastern head coach Pete
Langlois was proud of his team’s effort against a talented South Alabama squad.
For
a complete recap, visit www.lionsports.net.
Nicholls State 6, Southern 2
THIBODAUX, La. – The Nicholls State
University softball team scored three runs in back-to-back innings and was led
by a three RBI-day from Brittany Ezell as the Colonels defeated Southern
University, 6-2, on Wednesday night at the Colonel Softball Complex.
With
the win, Nicholls improves to 10-25 and 5-6 at home. Southern falls to 4-27 and
has lost its last seven.
Ezell,
a redshirt junior, led the offense with a career-best outing at the plate,
driving in three runs on two hits. Ashton Bennett also had two of the Colonels’
nine hits and scored twice, while Victoria Hugghins finished with two RBIs.
Katie
Moulder (5-12) notched the win for the Colonels, tossing 3.2 innings with six
strikeouts. She gave up one unearned run on three hits. Bennett came in for 2.2
innings of relief, striking out two while giving up one hit.
For a complete recap,
visit www.geauxcolonels.com.