Softball: Feb. 14 Scoreboard
Southland Conference
Sam Houston State 11, Buffalo 0 (5)
Sam Houston State 5, UIW 2
Nicholls 10, Gardner-Webb 6
Samford 4, Nicholls 3 (9)
McNeese State 4, Northern Iowa 1
Stephen F. Austin 7, McNeese State 6 (8)
Northern Iowa 3, Stephen F. Austin 0
Southeastern Louisiana 14, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 (5)
Houston Baptist 14, Southeastern Louisiana 0 (5)
Southern Mississippi 12, Houston Baptist 3 (5)
Northwestern State 12, Jackson State 2 (5)
No. 9/11 Baylor 11, Northwestern State 0 (6)
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5, South Dakota 5 (6)
Buffalo 10, UIW 7
Mississippi State 7, Lamar 1
Illinois 6, Lamar 5
No. 20/19 Notre Dame 4, Central Arkansas 1
Hofstra 8, Central Arkansas 0 (6)
Sam Houston State 11, Buffalo 0 (5)
Sam Houston State 5, UIW 2
ARLINTON, Texas – Sam Houston State picked up its second and third victories in a row with 5-2 win over Incarnate Word and an 11-0 run-rule win versus Buffalo on the second day of the UTA Maverick Invitational in Arlington Saturday.
Second baseball Dani Allen and shortstop Sarah Allison put the Kats on the scoreboard quickly in the bottom of the first inning. Both hit solo home runs to left field. Allison’s homer was the 26th of her career to pull her within one home run of tying Kim Damian for second place in the Sam Houston all-time records.
Hillary Adams added a third run in the opening inning with a RBI on a long fly to right field that was dropped to score Angelica Gonzales who singled.
Gonzales also scored in the third inning on a single by Jennie Kieval after Gonzales walked. Kieval and Tiffany Castillo hit back-to-back doubles in the five inning to bring in the SHSU women’s fifth run.
Freshman pitcher Jordan Franks picked up her first Bearkat victory in the circle spreading seven hits over five innings. Senior Haley Baros earned a save, retiring six of the eight batters she faced in the sixth and seventh innings.
Incarnate Word’s two runs came in the fourth inning on a two-run homer by second baseman Natalie Duran.
In the nightcap against Buffalo, Sam Houston scored five runs in the first inning and four in the season and totaled 15 hits.
Peyton Webb totaled three hits including a home run and Jessica Slater, Allen and Allison each picked up two hits apiece.
Tayler Atkinson got the win in a complete-game five-inning performance in the Kats’ second shutout of the tournament.
The Bearkats complete action in the Maverick Invitational Sunday at 10 a.m. against host Texas-Arlington.
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Nicholls 10, Gardner-Webb 6
Samford 4, Nicholls 3 (9)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After rallying to send the game into extra innings in a 4-3 nine-inning loss at Samford, the Colonels jumped all over Gardner-Webb by plating six runs in the first and went on to earn a split on Saturday by defeating the Bulldogs, 10-6, in the night cap.
Nicholls (6-3) will close out the classic on Sunday at 11 a.m. with a rematch against Murray State. The Racers defeated the Colonels on Friday, 4-3.
The Colonels were held scoreless through five innings against Samford as the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead before Nicholls scored a run in the sixth in seventh innings to send the game into extras, but Samford came through with the game-winning single in the ninth for a 4-3 walkoff win.
Danielle Phillips led Nicholls at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and broke up the shutout with a solo home run in the sixth. With the Colonels down 2-1 in the seventh, Brooke Morris led off the frame with a single and Haley Parkerson tied the game with a one-out run-scoring double.
With the international tiebreaker into play, each team started the extra inning with a runner on second. Nicholls scored right away when Phillips doubled to lead off the eighth, giving the Colonels a 3-2 lead. However, in the bottom half, Sam knotted the game back up on a sacrifice fly.
After the Colonels were retired in order in the ninth, Samford ended the game with a run-scoring single to left.
Jackie Johnson earned a no decision after tossing eight innings. She allowed three runs, including two in the first, on four hits and struck out six batters. Hannah Haydel was tagged with the loss after pitching the ninth.
The Colonels scored six runs in the first and plated two more in the third and fifth innings to hold off Gardner-Webb, 10-6.
Nicholls racked up 10 hits in the win, getting two each from Payton Gremillion, Kayla Prater and Phillips. The trio combined for eight RBIs with Prater driving in four while Gremillion and Phillips had two each.
The Colonels got on the board in the first when Prater drove in two on a single to right. Phillips then gave the Red and Gray a 4-0 lead with a 2-run double to left. Gremillion capped the inning with a two-run single.
GWU got two back in the bottom half after a 2-run home run by Scarlett Harris. But Nicholls answered with two in the third as Laura Neil homered and one run came in on a throwing error.
Leading 8-3 in the fifth, Prater pushed the advantage to 10-2 after hitting a triple down the right field line. GWU would add three more runs to make the final, but never posed a threat of a comeback.
Taylor Hastings pitched three innings for the Colonels, allowing three runs on six hits. Ashleigh Downing tossed 2.1 innings and gave up three runs as well, and Haydel pitched 1.2 innings and fanned one.
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McNeese State 4, Northern Iowa 1
Stephen F. Austin 7, McNeese State 6 (8)
HOUSTON, Texas—McNeese softball ended Saturday’s action at the Houston Hilton Invitational with a 4-1 win over Northern Iowa after falling 7-6 to Stephen F. Austin in eight innings earlier.
“I’m very proud of how our girls responded after a hard fought game against SFA,” said head coach Joanna Hardin. “We missed some opportunities to put the game away this morning bet we responded really well against UNI. Every game on our schedule this year is going to be a fight.”
McNeese (6-3) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Northern Iowa on a two run home run by Hailey Drew. The long ball is Drew’s second in as many days. She hit her first career in the 3-1 win over Houston on Friday.
Northern Iowa cut the lead 2-1 in the fourth inning on a leadoff home run by Kristen Lock.
The Cowgirls were scoreless until a RBI single by Lauren Langner gave McNeese a 3-1 lead. McNeese added an insurance run in the seventh on a RBI double by Emily Vincent for a 4-1 lead. Vincent helped her cause in the circle by got UNI’s Macey Wolfe and Samantha Nicholson to pop up for the first two outs before striking out Anna Varriano to end the game. Vincent gave up two hits, two walks and struck out four.
McNeese collected nine hits with Vincent, Langner and Tori Yanitor all picking up two apiece. Vincent also had a tripled in the first inning.
Stephen F. Austin took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the second and fifth. McNeese scored four runs on five hits in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. RBI doubles by Erika Piancastelli and Yanitor coupled with a two RBI double by Drew knocked in the Cowgirl runs.
McNeese added one more run in the sixth on Piancastelli’s second double of the game that scored Taylor Schmidt for a 5-2 lead. The Ladyjacks retook the lead (6-5) in the seventh with four runs on three hits. A single by Annie Mehringer and a double by Taylor LeFlore pushed the runs across the plate.
McNeese tied the game at six in the bottom of the seventh when Langner led the inning off with a single up the middle and advanced to third on a Marissa Taunton ground out to third. Langner scored on a Drew sacrifice fly to center, sending the game into extra innings.
With the international tiebreaker in place, LeFlore was put on second base. LeFlore went to third on a grounder to Cowgirl pitcher Rachel Smith who was in relief of Jamie Allred. Smith struggled to find the strike zone and walked the next three batters as LeFlore scored on Alisa Hamilton’s walk. Smith got out of the inning after striking out Shalie Day.
McNeese’s Dakota Matiko was place on second in the bottom of the inning. Matiko went to third on a fly out by Taylor Schmidt. The Cowgirls left the game-tying run stranded on third after Melissa Arriaga and Taylor Goree both flew out to end the game.
Piancastelli led McNeese at the plate, going 3 for 4 with two RBI. Langner was 2 for 3 and scored two runs. Drew was 2 for 4 with three RBI.
McNeese will conclude tournament play by facing DePaul at 11:30 a.m.
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Stephen F. Austin 7, McNeese State 6 (8)
Northern Iowa 3, Stephen F. Austin 0
HOUSTON, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin softball team rallied from three runs down to beat Southland Conference favorite McNeese State in extra innings on the second day of the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational Saturday afternoon at Cougar Softball Stadium. The Ladyjacks were blanked 3-0 by the University of Northern Iowa in their second game of the day.
Trailing 5-2 to McNeese State on Saturday morning, SFA (3-6) scored four runs in the top half of the seventh inning to go ahead 6-5. Brittany Lewis reached on an infield single to lead off the inning and was standing on third after Shalie Day and Taylor Fraccastoro both drew walks to load the bases.
Down to their last out with three aboard, the Ladyjacks got a pair of timely two-run hits off the bats of freshman Annie Mehringer and sophomore Taylor LeFlore. Mehringer first lined a single into center to plate Lewis and Day while LeFlore doubled home Fraccastoro and Mehringer to make it 6-5.
The Cowgirls (6-3) tied the game at 6-6 with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.
In the eighth, SFA exercised great patience at the plate to push across what would eventually be the winning run. After LeFlore was placed on second to start the inning, the Ladyjacks drew three consecutive walks to send her home for a 7-6 lead. Lewis, Alisa Hamilton and Heather Hollingsworth all earned free passes while Hollingsworth was credited with the bases loaded RBI.
Junior Hannah Welch led the Ladyjack defense from inside the circle in the bottom half of the eighth, stranding a Cowgirl on third to finish off the come-from-behind victory. Welch (1-0) pitched all eight innings for SFA, earning her first win of the season.
Lewis led the Ladyjacks at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI on the day. Hollingsworth and Mehringer also had multi-hit performances in game one with Mehringer leading the way with three RBI.
Katelyn Standley and Mehringer traded back-to-back doubles to manufacture SFA's first run of the game in the second inning. Hamilton singled and scored on a Lewis RBI double in the fifth inning to help the Ladyjacks jump out to a 2-0 lead.
The Cowgirls would score four in the fifth and one in the sixth inning to take a 5-2 advantage into the eventful seventh frame.
In game two, the Ladyjack offense was silence by UNI pitcher Chelsea Ross in a 3-0 defeat. Day led SFA with two hits and freshman Makayla Sikes had another nice outing in the circle. Sikes claimed a quality start with three allowed runs in seven innings of work. She struck out five on the afternoon.
The Ladyjacks will play their final game of the three-day tournament on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. against host Houston. Freshman Callee Guffey (1-2, 5.40 ERA) is the tentative starter for SFA.
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Southeastern Louisiana 14, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 (5)
Houston Baptist 14, Southeastern Louisiana 0 (5)
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team split a pair of games on day two of the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic II Saturday afternoon at North Oak Park.
In the opener, Southeastern (3-3) scored in every inning on the way to a 14-1 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-10), providing plenty of offense for freshman pitcher Nicole Ayala (2-0), who scattered six hits and struck out five in the complete-game victory.
Freshman outfielder Kinsey Nichols led the Lady Lions at the plate in the win, tying a single-game school record with two triples on the way to a 3-for-4 performance and three RBI. Senior shortstop Megan Moore (3-for-3) and senior first basemen Teresa Lemos (2-for-3) had two RBI apiece.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff briefly took the lead in the top of the first inning. Third baseman Maria Aguilar led off the game with a solo home run over the left field fence to put UAPB up, 1-0.
SLU took the lead for good in the bottom of the first. Moore singled home the inning’s first run, while Nichols scored on a wild pitch later in the frame to put the Lady Lions up, 2-1.
Southeastern doubled its lead in the bottom of the second. Sophomore catcher JoAnna Booty drew a leadoff walk then scored on a double by Lemos. Lemos would come home later in the inning on an RBI groundout by junior outfielder Katie Lacour to push the SLU advantage to 4-1.
Any hope of a UAPB comeback was dashed in the bottom of the third, as Southeastern sent 13 batters to the plate in an eight-run frame. Heads up base running by freshman Grace DeLee scored the first run, before Booty, Lemos and senior second baseman Vanessa Eng drove in runs on consecutive at-bats.
Nichols followed with a triple to the left centerfield gap to plate two more runs. Freshman third baseman Sydney Booker doubled home Nichols and scored the inning’s final run to give SLU a 12-1 lead on an RBI single by Moore.
Southeastern closed out the scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning. Eng drew a one-out walk and scored on Nichols’ second triple of the game. The Alvin, Texas native is the third player in school history to triple twice in a game and the first since Southeastern Athletics Hall of Famer Voncia Bookman did it during the 1993 season. Nichols scored the game’s final run on a UAPB error to provide the final 14-1 margin.
In the nightcap, Houston Baptist (2-7) scored in every inning and battered three SLU pitchers for 13 hits on the way to a 14-0 victory. Lacour, who had her 15-game hitting streak snapped in the win over HBU, led SLU with two hits in the loss.
Southeastern will close out the Lion Classic II on Sunday, facing Southern Miss at 12 p.m. in the tournament finale.
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Houston Baptist 14, Southeastern Louisiana 0 (5)
Southern Mississippi 12, Houston Baptist 3 (5)
HAMMOND, La. – Sophomore utility, Alyssa Burnett, and freshman infielder, Libby Brown, combined to go 6-for-7 at the plate with seven RBIs and four runs scored to lead the charge as HBU routed host Southeastern Louisiana, 14-0, in five innings Saturday afternoon to close day two of the Lion Classic II.
Burnett went a perfect 3-for-3 for HBU (2-7), with three RBIs and two runs scored. The hits and runs both tied career highs. Brown set new career highs with three hits, four RBIs, and two runs scored. Melissa Herman and Victoria Granchelli had two-hit games apiece. Laci Belovsky evened her record at 2-2 as she allowed five hits and one walk while striking out four in the complete-game shutout.
Katie Lacour went 2-for-2 to lead Southeastern Louisiana (3-3), as three other Lady Lions had one hit. Madison Vige’, Tori Stamper, and Teresa Lemos all saw action in the circle, with Vige’ taking the loss.
HBU started things off with a three-run top of the first. Cecilia Bauer hit a one-out triple and scored on an RBI double by Burnett. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Burnett crossed home on a Herman RBI single. With HBU leading 2-0 and only one out, that was the end of the day for Vige’. A V. Granchelli RBI single made the score 3-0.
Kay Schroeder led off the top of the second with her third-career home run, and first of the season, to highlight the two-run top of the second.
HBU would score a single run in the top of the third followed by a two-run fourth to lead, 8-0. With the run-rule already in effect, the Huskies exploded for a six-run top of the fifth to break the game open. Brown and Nicole Shedd had the big hits in the inning, with both bringing in two with a single swing, while Burnett and V. Granchelli each had an RBI in the inning.
Southern Miss had a four-run first inning and went on from there to defeat HBU softball, 12-3 in five innings, Saturday morning, the first of two games for the Huskies on day two of the Lion Classic II.
Cecilia Bauer led HBU (1-7) by going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, with an RBI and a run scored. Shay Orsak went 2-for-3, while both Melissa Herman and Caitlin Gunn had a hit. Shanon O'Connor started in the circle and took the loss, as she only lasted two-thirds of an inning. Laci Belovsky tossed the final 3.2 and gave up nine hits, seven earned runs and three walks, while striking out one.
Southern Miss' (4-3) 3-4-5 batters wreaked havoc for HBU, as they combined to go 9-for-11 at the plate with six RBIs and eight runs scored. Katie Clearly, the clean-up hitter for the Golden Eagles, led the way with five RBIs. Samantha Robles started and earned the win in the circle, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out four. Jillian Johnson tossed the final inning and gave up a hit and a walk.
The Golden Eagles wasted little time getting a lead, as Clearly had a two-run triple, followed by a two-run single for Michelle Stringer in the bottom of the first. The Golden Eagles added two more runs in the bottom of the second to lead 6-0.
HBU cut the deficit in half with a three-run top of the third. Gunn led off the inning with a single, and was replaced by pinch-runner Erin Alaniz. Alaniz advanced to second on a bunt-single by Orsak. Bauer's RBI double allowed Alaniz to score and put Orsak at third, but she didn't have to stay there long, as Alyssa Burnett's sac fly allowed her to cross home and Bauer to go to third. Herman's RBI double to left-center allowed Bauer to cross home and make the score 6-3. The Golden Eagles got out of the inning with a strikeout and a groundout.
The Golden Eagles increased their lead with a two-run fourth, then later scored four in the bottom of the fifth. Robles' three-run blast put the run-rule into effect.
HBU concludes the tournament against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sunday at 10 am.
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Northwestern State 12, Jackson State 2 (5)
No. 9/11 Baylor 11, Northwestern State 0 (6)
NATCHITOCHES, La. – Northwestern State utilized a six-run second inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Kellye Kincannon to down Jackson State (2-6), 12-2 in five innings and secure its first victory of the year. NSU (1-7) split action on Day 1 of the NHDDC Lady Demon Classic, falling to No. 9 Baylor (7-0) 11-0 in the finale.
“She did really well coming out of that first game,” seventh-year head coach Donald Pickett said of Kincannon. “That three-run home run with two outs and two strikes opened the game up a little bit. We got off to a good start in that game. I think the momentum built all game long. That’s what we need to more of – come out to a fast start.”
The Kincannon dinger was her second of the season and was one of three Lady Demon home runs on the day. Against JSU, Micayla Sorosiak grabbed her second home run of the season while Brittney Jones hit her first home run.
Sorosiak scored three of the game’s runs while accounting for two walks and an RBI.
In the circle, Micaela Bouvier tossed four innings, allowing just three hits and one run while striking out six to pick up her first win of the season. Shelby Sells also pitched one inning, giving up one run while striking out one and walking another.
Northwestern State needed just eight hits to score its 12 runs. Six Lady Demons notched at least one RBI led by Kincannon’s four. Brittany Virgoe finished the game 2-for-2 with two RBIs of her own. NSU scored in all four innings it batted.
Virgoe also was hit by a pitch in the third inning – the 27th time of her career, moving closer to the program’s all-time mark of 30 set by Shante Jones (1996-99).
“It’s always good to get a win but it’s not all about the wins and losses,” Pickett said. “We were really happy how we played. We played our game and made the plays on defense. We were really happy with Micaela Bouvier coming out and setting the tone.”
Sidney Salmans’ sixth inning single was the only blemish against Baylor starter Heather Stearns who pitched six innings striking out 13 Lady Demon hitters. NSU starter Baylee Gray lasted just 1 1-3 innings giving up five earned runs and six hits.
“I want us to be able to be disciplined playing our game,” Pickett said. “It’s about process we’re trying to have. I think our kids are forcing things and trying to do way too much. Our swings were getting too big at the plate. We have to stay under control and stay within ourselves and just do the things we do instead of doing a lot more than we’re capable of doing.”
Northwestern State returns to play on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. against Jackson State and closes out the tournament at 3:00 against Baylor.
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5, South Dakota 5 (6)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Junior Stephanie Flores registered a season-high 10 strikeouts for the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team but darkness spoiled the Islanders chance to keep a late rally going as they tied with South Dakota 5-5 in seven innings. Sophomore Jessica Mendez went 2-for-3 to propel the Islanders' bats, who outhit the Coyotes (1-5-1) 9-8 today at the Islanders Invitational at Chapman Field.
Along with Mendez's pair of hits, Dani Tefft, Mackinzee Griebel, Aspen Auger, Brittney Morse, Cosette Hernandez, Lindsey Lyles and Hayley Galloway each scattered one hit apiece for the Islanders (0-8-1).
For the Coyotes, Yvon Minogue tallied three of the squad's eight hits while adding a run and a RBI. Katie Dinning went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and a run.
After a scoreless first inning, the Islanders' bats caught fire in the second and third frames with five combined hits to take a 4-0 lead. With one out, Hernandez drilled her second double of the season with a shot to right center. After a strikeout, Lyles kept the offense going with a RBI single to left field to plate Hernandez for the first run of the game. Galloway then ripped the Islanders' third hit of the frame with a single to right field to advance Lyles to second before Tefft hit an infield pop fly to end the inning.
The Islanders tacked on a trio of runs in the bottom of the third on a pair of hits. After a fly out, Morse kept the offensive spark alive with her second double of the season with a shot to left center before Carter walked to put runners in scoring position. Mendez then nailed a single down the left field line to load the bases for Hernandez. The junior reached on a RBI fielder's choice to score Morse and load the bases for Mickayla Cochran. The senior took care of business hitting a RBI sacrifice fly to center field to plate Carter. A&M - Corpus Christi then padded its lead to 4-0 after Mendez crossed home plate on a USD fielding error on a Lyles at-bat. On the play, Hernandez swiped third before being called out at home.
South Dakota rallied back with three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to garner a 5-4 lead. Dinning hit a RBI single through the left side to score Minogue who hit a two-out double. Dinning then came across home plate on a RBI single by Matley Jones for the second run of the inning. Allie Daly then kept the two-out rally going with a single to center field to bring Jones across. Flores settled in then to pick up her sixth strikeout of the game.
Flores started the sixth frame off strong with back-to-back punch-outs before a single, a walk and a RBI single to center field scored a Coyote. USD pushed ahead with another RBI single to center field to take a 5-4 lead.
A&M - Corpus Christi battled back with a run in the bottom of the sixth to even things out at 5-5. After a leadoff groundout by Cochran, the Islanders loaded the bases after Lyles reached on a fielding error, Galloway reached on a walk and Tefft hit a chopper to left field. Auger then came in to pinch hit for Griebel and racked up her first single of her career with a shot through the left side to score Savannah Sandoval who came in to pinch run for Lyles. The Coyotes pulled out of the frame with two Islanders stranded as Morse hit a fly out to center field and Galloway was out on the throw down to home plate.
In the seventh, the Islanders loaded the bases with two outs as Mendez tallied a single, and Cochran and Lyles reached on walks, but a fly out by Galloway ended the inning and the game as darkness prevented any further play.
Flores posted a season-high 10 strikeouts in the Islanders' circle, while allowing eight hits, five runs and four walks in seven innings.
In the Coyotes' circle, Madison Frain allowed six hits, five runs, three of them earned, while walking one and striking out one in 5.1 innings. Rachel Cue relieved Frain in the sixth and allowed three hits and three walks in 1.2 innings.
The Islanders will wrap the invitational on Sunday, Feb. 15, when they host South Dakota at 11:30 a.m.
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Sam Houston State 5, UIW 2
Buffalo 10, UIW 7
ARLINGTON, Texas – The University of the Incarnate Word softball team dropped their final two games of the Maverick Invitational hosted by UT-Arlington on Saturday. They lost to Sam Houston State, 5-2 in the morning and then 10-7 to Buffalo in extra innings in the afternoon at Allan Saxe Field.
In the opener against the Bearkats (2-6), the Cardinals fell behind 4-0 in the first three innings. Dani Allen and Sarah Allison each hit solo homers in the bottom of the first inning to put them on top. The Cardinals (1-9) cut the lead in half in the fourth inning on a two-run homer by Natalie Duron (Pasadena/Pasadena Memorial HS).
The Bearkats tacked on an insurance run in the sixth inning on back-to-back doubles by Jennie Kieval and Tiffany Castillo. UIW put runners on second and third in the top of the seventh, but could not bring them in. Jordan Franks picked up the win for Sam Houston State and Haley Baros came on in relief to pitch a pair of shutout innings to grab the save. Sarah Leal (Kyle/Hays HS) was handed the loss for UIW. Lindsey Hood (San Antonio/Smithson Valley HS) went 3-for-4 with a double for the Cardinals.
In the second game, the Cardinals dropped a heart-breaker to the Bulls (4-5) in extra innings. It was a back-and-forth game that four lead changes.
The Cardinals opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Bulls responded with five runs in the top of the second on five extra-base hits, including a two-run homer by Danielle Lallos. UIW got two of the runs back in the bottom of the third inning on RBI singles by Alex Alonzo (San Antonio/Smithson Valley HS) and Alex Zepeda (Sinton/Sinton HS).
The Cardinals tied the game in the sixth inning on a single by Kristin Hebert (Humble/Atascocita HS). Hebert later came around to score the go-ahead run on an illegal pitch.
The Bulls were able to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning. Ashton Earnhardt led off with a single and later scored on a ground out by Lallos. UIW was unable to score in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Bulls exploded for four runs in the eighth to put the game away.
The Cardinals finished with nine hits with Hebert and Alonzo each finishing with two hits apiece. Hebert took the loss in the circle after allowing four earned runs in 6.0 innings of relief.
The Bulls pounded out 18 hits and had five players with at least two hits. Earnhardt went 4-for-5 with two runs scored while Savanna Norcio and Hayley Barrow each had three hits. Charlotte Miller picked up the win tossing 3.0 innings of relief. She allowed two hits and two earned runs.
The Cardinals are back in action next Friday against Iowa State at 3 p.m. as part of a tournament hosted by UTSA.
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Mississippi State 7, Lamar 1
Illinois 6, Lamar 5
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Valentine’s Day was not one to remember for the Lamar Lady Cardinals as they dropped two games at the February Freezer hosted by Mississippi State on Saturday.
Lamar (3-6) dropped a 7-1 decision in the afternoon before falling to Illinois by a 6-5 score in the evening.
“This weekend, it was either our pitching or our lack of hitting adjustments that lost us games,” Lamar coach Holly Bruder said. “If we don’t continue to improve through games and experience, we will continue to have our highs and lows throughout this season.”
Lamar was held to five hits against Mississippi State. The Lady Cardinals scored their only run when Ashley McDowell and Casey Cromwell hit back-to-back doubles to lead off the third inning.
Against Illinois, Jenna Holland had three hits and scored two runs. Brynn Baca had two hits for Lamar, while Marissa LeJune drove in two runs.
Sunday’s scheduled game between Lamar and Mississippi State was canceled because of cold weather.
Lamar returns to action with five games at the Texas Invitational next weekend. Lamar’s home opener is set for 3 p.m.
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No. 20/19 Notre Dame 4, Central Arkansas 1
Hofstra 8, Central Arkansas 0 (6)
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Central Arkansas softball team returned to action at the Tiger Classic on Saturday, squaring off with #20 Notre Dame before having a rematch against Hofstra. The Bears came up short in both games, falling 4-1 to the Fighting Irish and 8-0 to the Pride.
In the day’s first game, the Bears (5-5) faced their second top-20 team in as many games. The Irish (5-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, as second baseman Jenna Simon reached on a single through the left side and came around to score on three wild pitches.
Central Arkansas evened the score in the third inning, taking advantage of a two-out rally to tie the game. Right fielder Briana Whisenhunt ripped a double to left-center field and scored when second baseman Sarah Bigej singled to centerfield.
After both teams were unable to score in the fourth and fifth innings, Notre Dame retook the lead in the top of the sixth. Simon opened the frame with an infield single before advancing to second on a passed ball. First baseman Micaela Arizmendi gave the Irish the lead with a double to right-center to plate Simon.
The Bears threatened in the bottom of the frame, putting a runner in scoring position, but were unable to fine an equalizer.
The Irish opened the top of the seventh with a pair of walks and a sacrifice bunt to put runners at second and third with one out, before leftfielder Karley Wester picked up an RBI ground out and Simon got an infield single to put Notre Dame up 4-1.
Central Arkansas put a runner on in the bottom of the seventh, but a strike out and a pop up ended the threat.
Allie Rhodes (2-1) picked up the win for Notre Dame, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk in seven innings while striking out five. Kylee Studioso (4-2) suffered the loss for Central Arkansas, surrendering three earned runs on six hits and five walks in seven innings. She struck out one.
In their second game, the Bears were unable to get their offense going, as Hofstra pitcher Morgan Lashley no-hit Central Arkansas. The Pride (1-2) took advantage of five UCA errors to score in every inning but the first.
Lashley (1-1) issued two walks and hit a batter while earning the win for Hofstra. Shivaun Landeros (1-3) took the loss for Central Arkansas, allowing six runs, four of which were earned on five hits and four walks in 3.2 innings. Kayla Gomness gave up a pair of unearned runs on two walks and two hits in 2.0 innings of relief. Both UCA pitchers struck out a batter.
The Bears will wrap up their current road trip tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM, facing Mississippi Valley State in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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