Softball: Feb. 7 Scoreboard
Southland Conference
Nicholls 4, Texas-Arlington 0
Nicholls 6, Alcorn State 1
McNeese State 2, Southern Mississippi 0
No. 23 South Alabama 5, McNeese State 1
Stephen F. Austin 6, Wichita State 3
Wichita State 2, Stephen F. Austin 1
Southeastern Louisiana 5, Nebraska-Omaha 1
Tennessee-Martin 6, Southeastern Louisiana 1
Lamar 10, Liberty 6
Southern Mississippi 5, Lamar 2
Central Arkansas 13, UIW 2
No. 9/9 Louisiana-Lafayette 8, Central Arkansas 0
No. 22/21 Notre Dame 8, Northwestern State 5
Cal State Fullerton 6, Northwestern State 4
No. 10/11 Baylor 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3
No. 10/11 Baylor 3, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
Texas State 15, Sam Houston State 6
Northern Illinois 8, Sam Houston State 7
Eastern Illinois 6, UIW 1
Louisiana Tech 3, Abilene Christian 0
Louisiana-Monroe 8, Abilene Christian 2
Liberty 11, Houston Baptist 3 (6)
Jackson State 7, Houston Baptist 4
Nicholls 4, Texas-Arlington 0
Nicholls 6, Alcorn State 1
HAMMOND, La. – Coming off a tough loss in their second game of opening day, the Nicholls State University softball team bounced back on Saturday by allowing one run in their two games as the Colonels defeated former Southland foe Texas-Arlington, 4-0, before knocking off Alcorn State, 6-1, on Saturday at Chappapeela Park.
With the victories, Nicholls improved to 3-1 on the year. The Colonels will wrap up play in the Lion Classic on Sunday against Tennessee-Martin. First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m.
The Colonels used eight hits to score four runs, including a solo home run by Alexis Huss and Jackie Johnson threw six shutout innings in the circle as Nicholls shutout UTA, 4-0.
Johnson surrendered just one hit on the day and struck out two. Hannah Haydel pitched the seventh to close out the game.
Huss gave Nicholls a 1-0 lead in the third when the junior transfer led off the frame with a solo shot. The Colonels then extended their advantage to 3-0 in the sixth, scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jessica Taylor and added another run on an error. The Colonels took advantage of another Maverick error in the seventh to plate one more insurance run.
It would be all the offense Nicholls needed as Johnson and Haydel combined for the Colonels’ second shutout of the season.
Huss led the team with two hits and one RBI.
Nicholls was held to just three hits against Alcorn State, but the Colonels were able to capitalize on two errors and eight walks to earn a doubleheader sweep on Saturday with a 6-1 win over the Braves.
Taylor Hastings picked up the win for the Red and Gray, allowing three hits in six innings of work. She finished with six strikeouts, two walks and her lone run was unearned.
Alcorn State spotted the Colonels two runs in the first inning after walking the first three batters. Taylor drove home the first run on a sacrifice fly and another run came in for the 2-0 lead.
A Colonel error in the second led to an RBI single by Alcorn, cutting the deficit in half at 2-1. But in the third, more errant pitching led to a bases loaded walk by Haley Stevenson. Huss then came through with a 2-run single and Laura Neil added a sac fly to give Nicholls a 6-1 lead.
Hastings would cruise through the next three innings, not allowing a hit. Freshman Ashleigh Downing pitched the seventh and retired the Braves in order for the win.
Haley Parkerson and Taylor had the other hits for the Colonels.
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McNeese State 2, Southern Mississippi 0
No. 23 South Alabama 5, McNeese State 1
MOBILE, Ala. – McNeese softball began the season with a 3-0 record, the first time in program history since 1987 with a 2-0 win over Southern Miss Saturday afternoon at the Sand Dollar Classic. The Cowgirl ended Saturday’s action with a 5-1 loss to 23rd ranked South Alabama.
McNeese led their half of the first inning against Southern Miss by putting their first two runners on base. Lauren Langner led the game off with a single and Emily Vincent drew a walk. An RBI by Victoria Yanitor gave the Cowgirls a 1-0 lead.
The Cowgirls took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a run by Vincent. McNeese picked up eight hits with Langner collecting two. Bryanna Castro and Dakota Matiko both had extra base hits with doubles.
Vincent picked up her second straight win of the season with the complete game victory. Vincent threw a three-hit shutout and struck out four batters to improve to 2-0.
In the final game for the Cowgirls Saturday, McNeese faced their first ranked opponent of the season in no. 23 South Alabama.
McNeese missed a chance to get a run across the plate in the top of the third after leaving the bases loaded.
The Jaguars struck first with two runs in the bottom half of the inning on two hits the tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the third for a 4-0 lead.
McNeese avoided the shutout with a run in the fifth. Langner led the inning off with another single and scored on a RBI single by Erika Piancastelli.
South Alabama got the run back in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead on a RBI single by Kaitlyn Griffith.
McNeese made things interesting in the top of the seventh. After Langner grounded out to first, both Vincent and Piancastelli drew walks. A single to left by Castro loaded the bases. South Alabama reliever Devin Brown struck out Dakota Matiko and Hailey Drew to end the game. McNeese left a total of 11 base runners stranded in the game.
Langner also led the Cowgirls at the plate in this game with two hits and scored the only Cowgirl run.
Jamie Allred took the loss after giving up seven hits, four strikeouts, on walk in six innings.
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Stephen F. Austin 6, Wichita State 3
Wichita State 2, Stephen F. Austin 1
WACO, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin softball team got big performances from a trio of freshmen on Saturday evening to down Wichita State 6-3 in the semifinals of the Getterman Classic hosted by Baylor. SFA will play No. 10 Baylor in the championship game on Sunday at noon.
The Ladyjacks (2-2) got big hits from Taylor Fraccastoro and Autumn Holloway and a nice outing in the circle from Callee Guffey to defeat the Shockers (2-2) in Saturday’s nightcap.
With the score knotted at 3-3 in the sixth inning, Holloway lined a single up the middle to bring home Fraccastoro and Annie Mehringer and give SFA the 5-3 lead. The timely hit proved to be enough as the Ladyjacks held on for the 6-3 win.
Guffey (1-1), who pitched the entire game for SFA, had a great night to pick up her first collegiate win. She allowed three runs on seven hits in 7.0 innings, walked one and fanned five on the evening.
Fraccastoro helped the Ladyjacks jump out to a 3-0 lead on the Shockers with her second home run in as many days. The catcher sent a solo shot to left-center to lead off the fourth inning. She finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored.
Heather Hollingsworth helped SFA open up the scoring in the third inning with a sacrifice RBI to bring Alisa Hamilton in from third. Lindsay Campbell, who reached base on a fielder’s choice sac bunt earlier in the inning, scored the Ladyjacks’ second run when Shalie Day doubled through the left side in the next at-bat.
Brittany Lewis led SFA with three hits on the night (3-for-4) and drove in a run in the seventh inning to pad the Ladyjacks’ lead to 6-3. In the tournament, Lewis is hitting a sizzling .583 (7-for-12) with a home run, four RBI and four walks.
In the final round robin game of the tournament, SFA and Wichita State also clashed in Waco on Saturday morning. In what turned into a pitchers’ duel featuring another freshman, the Shockers prevailed 2-1 in game one.
True freshman Makayla Sikes (0-1) pitched very well in her collegiate debut. She surrendered two runs on eight hits in a complete seven innings and struck out two.
After Wichita State scored two runs in the top half of the sixth inning, Fraccastoro came up with a pinch-hit, bases loaded RBI single to bring the score back to 2-1. The Ladyjacks’ rally would fall just short however, despite getting a runner on third with one out in the bottom of the seventh.
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Southeastern Louisiana 5, Nebraska-Omaha 1
Tennessee-Martin 6, Southeastern Louisiana 1
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana softball team split its two games on day two of the Lion Classic Saturday afternoon at Chappapeela Park.
Southeastern (2-1) opened the day with a 5-1 victory over Nebraska-Omaha (1-2). Junior Taylor Bishop (1-0) pitched SLU to victory, holding UNO to one hit in a complete-game effort. Junior Katie Lacour led the Lady Lions at the plate, finishing 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In the nightcap, Southeastern fell to Tennessee-Martin (3-1), 6-1. Senior Vanessa Eng drove in SLU’s lone run, while Lacour extended her hitting streak to 14 games.
Southeastern jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Lacour led off the inning with a single, moved to second on a single by freshman Shelby Stewart and scored on a Nebraska-Omaha throwing error.
SLU padded its lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Eng and senior Teresa Lemos reached on consecutive errors, then freshman Kinsey Nichols drew a walk to load the bases with one out. Lacour then laced a single through the left side to score Eng, while freshman Grace DeLee would score as well on a Nebraska-Omaha error. Later in the inning, junior Amanda Livaudais’ sacrifice fly scored Nichols to push the SLU lead to 4-0.
Bishop took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. With one out, Nicole Warren hit a solo home run inside the left foul line to cut the lead to 4-1.
Southeastern got the run back in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore Mychal Truxillo singled and scored later in the inning on a RBI single by Lemos. Nebraska-Omaha would get no closer, as Bishop held the Mavericks scoreless over the final two innings.
UTM jumped on senior Spencer Adkinson in the top of the first inning. Carly Gonzales led off the game with a home run to give the Skyhawks a 1-0 lead. UTM added another run in the top of the second to take a 2-0 advantage.
Adkinson pitched around trouble over the next two innings, before UTM added to its lead in the top of the fifth. A double steal and an RBI single by Jodie Duncan put the Skyhawks ahead, 4-0. UTM added two more runs in the top of the sixth on a two-run home run by Kenzi Tate.
After stranding five runners in the first five innings, SLU finally scored in the bottom of the sixth inning. Senior Megan Moore beat out an infield single to lead off the inning. Freshman Peyton Stokes-Sutton came in to run for Moore and later scored on a Eng single. However, Southeastern would get no closer, as UTM pitcher Elizabeth Wiegand struck out the side in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Southeastern will be back in action on Sunday, closing the tournament with a 10 a.m. game versus UT Arlington.
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Lamar 10, Liberty 6
Southern Mississippi 5, Lamar 2
GULF SHORES, Ala. – For the second day in a row, the Lamar University softball team split a pair of games at the Sand Dollar Classic.
Lamar (2-2) opened the day with a 10-6 win over Liberty before dropping a 5-2 decision to Southern Miss.
In the opener against Liberty, Lamar raced out to a 10-0 lead before Liberty made things interesting with six runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Laura Napoli picked up the win for Lamar, allowing six hits and one earned run while striking out three over seven innings. Napoli worked the first five innings before giving way to Annika Seedborg to start the sixth inning. Napoli came back in after Seedborg faced five batters in the sixth inning without recording an out.
Shannon Sain led the Lamar offense against Liberty with two hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Casey Cromwell had two hits and two RBIs, while Sable Hankins and Stephanie Meeuwsen each had two hits and an RBI. As a team, Lamar finished with 12 hits.
“Any time you have double digits in hits, it’s a good game,” Lamar coach Holly Bruder said. “Laura pitched a great game as well.”
Against Southern Miss, Brynn Baca had two of Lamar’s seven hits, but the Lady Cardinals had trouble stringing hits together. Lamar pitcher Lauren Dannelley (1-1) took the loss, allowing seven hits and five runs, two earned. Four of the seven hits by Southern Miss were of the infield variety.
“It’s a game we should have won,” Bruder said. “It was a game that got away from us.
Lamar closes out play at the Sand Dollar Classic when it takes on Eastern Kentucky at 10 a.m. Sunday.
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Central Arkansas 13, UIW 2
No. 9/9 Louisiana-Lafayette 8, Central Arkansas 0
LAFAYETTE, La. – The Central Arkansas softball team was back in action on Saturday, playing a pair of games at the Louisiana Classic in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Bears opened the day with a 13-2 rout of Southland Conference opponent Incarnate Word, before falling 8-0 to host and ninth-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette.
In the day’s first game, Incarnate Word (1-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead off of an RBI single in the bottom of the first, before the Bears (2-2) responded with six runs in the top of the second.
Designated player Bailey Reynolds got the rally started with a one-out single, before first baseman Ashley Boswell and center fielder Amy Gunnells loaded the bases with back-to-back walks. Third baseman Sam Forrest then launched a grand slam to put Central Arkansas up 4-1. Following a pitching change, right fielder Briana Whisenhunt laced a double down the right field line before moving to third on a ground out. Catcher Jessie Taylor then launched a home run of her own, this one a two-run shot to left field that put the Central Arkansas lead at 6-1.
Boswell extended the lead in the top of the third, blasting her first homer of the season to left-center field.
The Bears got back on the board in the top half of the seventh, loading the bases on consecutive singles from left fielder Hannah Stirton, shortstop Hailey Parker, and Reynolds. Boswell drove in Stirton with an infield single, and Gunnells picked up a pair of RBIs with a double to left-center, making it 10-1. Forrest ripped a single up the middle to plate two more runs and force a pitching change. Following a pair of outs and a double, Stirton singled through the left side to score Forrest and put the Bears up 13-1.
Incarnate Word added a run in bottom of the seventh, but the Bears prevented an extended rally.
Boswell led the Central Arkansas offense, going 2-for-2 with three runs scored, two runs batted in, and a walk, while Forrest went three-for-five with six RBIs and two runs.
Shivaun Landeros (1-1) went the distance to get the win for Central Arkansas, allowing one earned run on six hits and a walk. She struck out two in seven innings of work. Brooke DuBois (0-1) took the loss, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks in 1.1 innings. Sarah Leal allowed three runs on three hits in an inning, while Mikaela Flores surrendered six runs on eight hits and three walks over the course of 4.1 innings. Kristin Hebert threw 0.1 innings of hitless relief.
In the second game of the day, the Bears faced off against the ninth-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (2-0), falling 8-0. Central Arkansas starter Kylee Studioso (1-1) kept ULL off of the board for three innings, but the Ragin’ Cajuns plated five runs in the top of the fourth and added three more in the fifth to end the game.
Forrest, Taylor, and Stirton were the only Bears to manage a hit off of ULL starter KJ Trahan (1-0) who struck out seven and walked four in five innings. Studioso took the loss, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits and four walks in 4.1 innings of work, while Kayla Gomness held ULL hitless over 0.2 innings of relief.
The Bears return to the field tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, facing off against Incarnate Word.
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No. 22/21 Notre Dame 8, Northwestern State 5
Cal State Fullerton 6, Northwestern State 4
Fullerton, Calif. – The Northwestern State bats came alive in day two of the SoCal Collegiate Classic as the Lady Demons racked up 19 hits and nine runs but it was not enough as the squad fell 8-5 to No. 22/21 Notre Dame and 6-4 to Cal State Fullerton at Anderson Family Field on Saturday.
Despite the losses, there were several highlights for NSU (0-4) including Micayla Sorosiak who went a combined 5-for-8 driving in five runs over the two games. The Lady Demons also found the long ball on two separate occasions, the first by Natalie Landry against the Irish (3-1) then by Sorosiak against the Titans (4-0).
The Lady Demons biggest inning of the day came in the form of a three-run sixth against Notre Dame, at the time bringing the game to within three runs. The inning was highlighted by a two-run double from Sorosiak to bring home Sarah Huey and Sidney Salmans.
NSU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Cal State Fullerton behind back-to-back doubles from Sorosiak and Kellye Kincannon. However, two innings later six consecutive Cal State players reached base highlighted by five hits as the Titans came away with a five-run half inning.
After Cal State added another run, the Lady Demons began chipping away, getting one back in the sixth on a Kincannon groundout RBI to bring home Salmans. Salmans added another run later as part of Landry’s two-run right field home run – the 11th of her career – to make things interesting in the seventh inning.
Micaela Bouvier tossed a perfect two innings of relief for starter Baylee Gray who gave up five earned runs and eight hits in four innings pitched.
Against Notre Dame, Northwestern State notched 10 hits, including three from Sorosiak, in the loss.
After putting up a combined two runs in two games the day prior, Northwestern State pushed across five combined runs over three consecutive innings from the fourth through the sixth.
Shelby Sells threw four innings for the Lady Demons giving up eight runs on nine hits while striking out one and walking two. Notre Dame’s (3-0) biggest hit came in the first inning via a Katey Haus grand slam. Haus was responsible for five RBIs on the day.
Skylar Cagle came on in relief in the fifth and threw two innings, allowing two hits and walking two while successfully keeping the Irish off the board.
Northwestern State closes out the three-day SoCal Collegiate Classic on Sunday with a double-header against Loyola Marymount. The first game will get underway at two o’clock from the Lions’ Smith Field.
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No. 10/11 Baylor 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3
No. 10/11 Baylor 3, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
WACO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team came up short in a doubleheader against No. 10/11 Baylor (4-0) today on the second day of competition in the Getterman Classic at Getterman Stadium.
Juniors Cosette Hernandez and Dani Tefft along with sophomore Jessica Mendez propelled the offense in the two games with two hits apiece while Hernandez nailed her first career double as an Islander.
Game 1: The Islanders got off to a strong start in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead. With one out, sophomore Brittney Morse reached on a fielder's choice and senior Lindsey Lyles landed on first after a throwing error by the Bears' Brooke Seneshen. With two outs and runners on the corners, Hernandez drilled an infield RBI single to third and scored Morse to put the Islanders on the board.
The Bears answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the frame after Lindsey Cargill scored on a RBI fielder's choice by Sarah Smith. Cargill reached on a single to left field before stealing second and moving to third after Linsey Hays was hit by the pitch.
The Islanders garnered the lead back in the top of the second after sophomore Mackinzee Griebel scored on a RBI single to shortstop by Tefft. Griebel reached first and advanced to third after a throwing error by Caitlin Charlton.
The Islanders maintained the lead until the Bears' bats caught fire in the bottom of the third to take a 4-2 lead. After Cargill reached on an infield single she advanced to second on an Islanders' throwing error before picking up a stolen base. Hays then followed suit with a RBI single through the middle to score Cargill and put the Bears on the board. Sarah Smith then stepped to the plate and hit a two-run home run over the left field wall to give the Bears the lead. The Islanders pulled out of the jam after consecutive fly outs.
Baylor tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth to pad its lead to 6-2. After sophomore Katie Blanar replaced junior Stephanie Flores in the Islanders' circle, Ari Hawkins scored on a RBI infield single by Kaitlyn Thumann after registering a single. Next, Thumann was caught stealing as the Islanders registered the 2-6-3 putout for the third out, but it was after Cargill swiped home for the sixth run of the game. Prior to that, Cargill reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third on Thumann's RBI single.
The Islanders then trimmed the deficit to three in the top of the fifth. Griebel led off the frame with an infield single and scored on a muffed throw by the Bears' Seneshen as Tefft advanced to second on the play. The Bears retired the next three Islanders to end the inning.
Mendez drilled an infield single in the sixth but that's all the Bears would allow as they secured the 6-3 win.
Flores (0-1) took the loss for the Islanders in three innings. The junior allowed five hits, four runs and one walk while recording one strikeout. Blanar allowed two hits, two runs and one walk while also registering one strikeout in three innings.
Tefft, Hernandez, Mendez and Griebel each chipped in one hit apiece in the loss.
Seneshen (1-0) sealed the win for the Bears in five innings. She held the Islanders to three hits, three unearned runs and one walk while striking out three. Heather Stearns earned the save after allowing just one hit in two innings. She also racked up three strikeouts.
Game 2: The Islanders battled the Bears and held them scoreless until costly errors in the bottom of the fifth put them on the board and propelled them to victory.
A&M-Corpus Christi started off strong as hurler Liz Carter settled in and retired eight straight Bears following a single through the left side in the bottom of the first by Cargill. Cargill then ended the streak with an infield single in the bottom of the fourth.
Carter was spot on retiring the next four batters she faced until a single down the right baseline in the bottom of the fifth and a passed ball put a Bear on second. Caitlin Charlton then reached on an Islanders' throwing error and Carter issued her first walk of the game to load the bases. Hawkins then stepped to the plate and hit a fielder's choice and the Islanders committed a throwing error to home plate which resulted in two runs for Baylor. The Islanders escaped the frame with a pop fly and a ground out.
In the top of the sixth, Tefft put herself in scoring position after drilling a single to center field and landing on second on a passed ball, but the Bears' defense pulled them out of the jam.
The Bears tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth after a two-out RBI double by Shelby Friudenberg to left center plated Jordan Strickland, who reached on a single through the middle. A fly out to Mickayla Cochran in center field capped the frame and the scoring.
Tefft, Hernandez and Mendez each added one hit apiece for the Islanders' bats.
Carter (0-3) suffered the loss for the Islanders in six innings. The sophomore allowed just one earned one, five hits and one walk.
Kendalll Potts (1-0) picked up the win for the Bears. She held the Islanders to three hits and one walk while recording six strikeouts in seven innings.
The Islanders (0-4) will conclude play tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. against Wichita State.
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Texas State 15, Sam Houston State 6
Northern Illinois 8, Sam Houston State 7
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Sarah Allison set a school record for most RBIs in one game and both Allison and Angelica Gonzales tied an SHSU mark for most home runs in a contest Saturday in a pair of losses in San Marcos for the Bearkat softball team.
On the second day of the Hampton Inn & Suites Invitational hosted by Texas State, Sam Houston fell 15-6 to the host Bobcats then lost 8-7 to Northern Illinois.
Gonzales went 5-for-7 with two doubles and two home runs in the two games. Both of home runs came in the Texas State game.
Allison’s seven RBIs in the nightcap is a new school mark. Two of the RBIs came on homers. The pair’s performances marked the 11th and 12th time Bearkat players have two a pair of home runs in a single game.
Gonzales posted four RBIs in the Texas State game with a pair of home runs and double. She hit a two-run homer in the second inning and a two-run double in the third to tie the game 4-4. She added a solo home run in the fifth inning.
Texas State broke the tie with three runs in the top of the fourth inning, two more in the fifth and six in the seven inning. The Bobcats totaled 18 hits.
Peyton Webb went 2-for-2 at the plate for the Bearkats, adding another run in the fourth inning with an RBI single.
Jordan Franks was the losing pitcher for Sam Houston.
Allison’s record-setting performance began in the first inning of the Northern Illinois game as she gave the Kats a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single. After NIU jumped out to a 4-1 lead, Allison brought in two more runs with a double to right center in the third inning.
Northern Illinois built an 8-3 lead with three runs in the top of the fourth and one more in the fifth. Allison’s solo home run to center field provided a run in the sixth.
A two-out home run by Allison to left field in the seventh inning cut the margin to one run. But NIU retired the Kats for the victory.
Tayler Atkinson was the losing pitcher in the second game for Sam Houston.
The Bearkats complete play in the tournament Sunday with a 10 a.m. against Pittsburgh.
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Central Arkansas 13, UIW 2
Eastern Illinois 6, UIW 1
LAFAYETTE, La. – After starting the season with a win Friday, the University of the Incarnate Word softball team dropped two games to Central Arkansas and Eastern Illinois on Saturday at Lamson Park in Louisiana Classic.
In the first game, the Cardinals (1-2) gave up three home runs, including a grand slam to conference rival Central Arkansas in a 12-3 non-conference loss.
After the Cardinals went up 1-0 after one inning with a Shelbi Swenson (Elgin/Elgin HS) run-scoring single, the Bears responded with six runs of their own in the top of the second and never looked back. Sam Forest led the Bears with a grand slam that helped her to a big 6-RBI game with three hits in five tries and two runs scored.
Cardinals' leadoff hitter, Danielle Ramirez (San Antonio/Marshall HS) had a pair of hits and an RBI, while Swenson had the only other RBI for UIW, going 2-for-3 on the day.
Shivaun Landeros took home the win for the Bears with a complete game, giving up six hits, one earned run and striking out two in her first win of the season. She did not allow an extra base hit in the game and walked one batter. Brooke DuBois (Pearland/Pearland HS) took the loss after giving up four runs in one inning and a third of work on three hits and three free passes.
In the second game of the day, the Cardinals could not get much offense going scoring only one run on six hits in the 6-1 loss to Eastern Illinois. The Cardinals (1-2) once again got on the board first, this time with some help from the Panthers' defense. Ramirez scored on an error, but that would be it for the Cardinals' scoring.
Ramirez and Monique Miller (Hewitt/Midway HS) both got two hits each to combine for four of UIW's six hits in the game.
Toenyes made up for the error on defense with her offense. She went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four runs batted in, scored two runs and walked once to lead the Panthers (1-2) to their first win of the season. Jessica Wireman got the win for the Panthers going all seven innings and giving up only one unearned run on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks.
Kristin Hebert (Humble/Atascosita HS) was handed the loss, but also went the distance for the Cardinals giving up six runs, only four earned, on 11 hits, walking two and striking out one.
The Cardinals are back in action Sunday when they face these two teams again, starting with Central Arkansas at 9 a.m., and finishing the weekend against Eastern Illinois at 11:30 a.m.
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Louisiana Tech 3, Abilene Christian 0
Louisiana-Monroe 8, Abilene Christian 2
RUSTON, La. - Abilene Christian softball dropped its second consecutive doubleheader Saturday at the Lady Techster Invitational, losing 3-0 to host Louisiana Tech and 8-2 to Louisiana Monroe.
Senior Emily Seidel started for the Wildcats (0-4) in game one against the Lady Techsters (2-2) and struck out three over 6.0 innings pitched. She escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first with a fly ball to center and retired Louisiana Tech in order in the second and third before getting into trouble in the fourth.
Right fielder Kassidy Harris led off with a single up the middle and her pinch-runner, Kristen Miles, scored one out later from second base on a single by Bianca Duran, the starting pitcher. Duran helped herself out further with a two-out, two-run home run off Seidel in the sixth.
Harris and Duran represented all of the Lady Techster's offense, going a combined 4-for-5 with three RBI.
From the circle, Duran struck out two in 6.0 innings before giving way to Pauline Tufi, who recorded her first save of 2015 behind two strikeouts.
Holly Neese recorded two of the Wildcats' three hits, with the other coming off the bat of Kristin Watkins.
ACU's best chance to score came in the fourth as Neese and Kaleigh Singleton reached second and third with no outs, but Duran came back with a strikeout, fly out and ground ball, which started a streak of 12 consecutive retired batters.
The ULM offense scored two runs in each of the first three innings and two more in the top of the seventh to complete its 8-2 victory over the Wildcats.
ACU starter and newcomer Julia Montoya was charged with four runs - two earned - through the first 2.0 innings. Seidel then pitched the final 5.0 frames and surrendered four runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
The Warhawks scored their first two runs in the first on an error and RBI single, and did the same an inning later as a two-out fielding miscue was followed by a second-straight run-scoring hit by Alexis Cacioppo, who finished the game 3-for-4 with two RBI.
ULM leadoff hitter Rochelle Roberts went 2-for-3 with two runs and RBI double in the seventh. Faith Bohack homered off Seidel with one out in the third inning to finish 2-for-3.
The Wildcats scored their two runs in the first off starter Melanie Coyne, who lasted only one inning. Watkins scored from second base on a one-out double by Peyton Hedrick, and she came home two batters later on a RBI double down the left-field line by Singleton.
Hedrick led the Wildcats' offense with two hits.
Following the first inning, the Warhawks' bullpen allowed just five more base runners over the final 6.0 frames as the Wildcats left runners at the corners in the third and hit into double plays in the sixth and seventh.
ULM middle reliever Jessica Colliver earned the win behind 5.0 shutout innings with six strikeouts. Haylie Wilson then pitched a scoreless seventh to push the Warhawks' record to 3-1.
ACU completes its stay at Louisiana Tech Sunday vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. First pitch is 9:45 a.m.
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Liberty 11, Houston Baptist 3 (6)
Jackson State 7, Houston Baptist 4
GULF SHORES, Ala. – HBU fell to Liberty, 11-3 in six innings, and Jackson State, 7-4, on day two of the Sand Dollar Classic Saturday.
In game one, Liberty took a 2-0 lead with one swing in the bottom of the first, as Kelby Allen hit a one-out, two-run shot to left-center to give the home team on the scoreboard the early lead.
In the bottom of the third, Tori Zavodny homered to right field to give the Flames a 3-0 lead.
HBU scored three times in the top of the sixth to knot the game at 3-all. Shay Orsak led off the inning with a single, followed by a single by Nicole Shedd. After a groundout that moved the runners to second and third, Melissa Herman walked, loading the bases with one out. Libby Brown hit a two-run double to right-center field, cutting the deficit to one, 3-2. With runners at second and third, Cecilia Bauer reached on an error, which scored Herman from third and tied the game. The Huskies were still threatening, with two runners on, but Chandler Ball struck out consecutive Huskies to keep the game tied.
HBU’s defense had a rough bottom of the sixth, as Liberty put an eight-spot in the inning to win via run-rule, 11-3. The Huskies had four errors and two wild pitches with runners on in the inning.
Six different Huskies had a hit, while Brown had the two RBIs. Shannon O’Connor took the loss in the circle, as she went 5.0+ innings and allowed 10 hits, seven runs, and four walks with one strikeout. Emily Mueller and Erica Reyes each pitched in the sixth inning.
Crisp went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for Liberty, while Zavodny, Allen, and Mickey Loveridge each had two hits. Ball earned the win in the circle, as she allowed six hits, three runs (two earned) and one walk while striking out five.
Both HBU and Jackson State scored a run in the first inning in game two. An RBI single by Reyes scored Brown in the top of the second to give the Huskies a 2-1 lead.
The Huskies scored twice in the top of the fourth, as Herman scored on a passed ball and Michaela Granchelli scored on a Lady Tigers error, as HBU increased its lead to 4-1. But, similar to game one, the opponents followed with a big inning, with the defense partly the culprit. Jackson State ended the bottom of the fourth scoring four runs on three hits and three HBU errors, as the teams entered the fifth with the Lady Tigers having their first lead of the game, 5-4.
Jackson State added two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run single by AJ Hervey. The Huskies had a chance, with the tying run at the plate with two outs in the bottom half of the frame, but Merina Young got a strikeout to end the threat. The Huskies went down in order in the seventh.
HBU was held to just two hits in the game, as M. Granchelli and Reyes each went 1-for-2. Orsak and Reyes each had an RBI. Laci Belovsky started in the circle and lasted 4.2 innings, allowing four earned runs and four walks while striking out one. O’Connor pitched the final 1.1 and walked two.
Denisha Knight went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead Jackson State (2-3). Hervey also went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Sybil Lozano started in the circle and took the no decision, as she allowed one hit, two earned runs, and one walk. Young earned the win, giving up one hit, two runs (zero earned), and five walks with three strikeouts in 5.1 innings.
HBU (0-4) concludes the Sand Dollar Classic against Florida International Sunday at 10 am.
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