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News > February 23
PIONEER
SOFTBALL FINISHES WITH 3-1 RECORD AT
ST. EDWARD'S TOURNAMENT
AUSTIN,
TX—After rain cancelled play in the St.
Edward's Softball Classic on Friday, Texas Woman's
University (9-6) blanked Ouachita Baptist, 15-0, and
South Carolina-Spartanburg, 9-0, late Saturday night. The Pioneers
won a 6-1 decision over tournament host St. Edward's early
Sunday morning, then lost to Lone Star Conference South
Division rival Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 4-,2 to
close out the tournament. Junior shortstop Teresa Flores
(Corpus Christi, TX/Miller H.S.) went 11 of 16 from the
plate for a .688 batting average with two doubles, one triple,
six
runs scored and three RBI in the tournament.
In
their game against Ouachita Baptist, Teresa Flores, Jami
Ingram (Richmond, BC/ Blinn College) and Courtney
Martin (Lake Dallas, TX/Lake Dallas H.S.) all tripled
in the first inning as TWU scored six runs in the first inning.
In the bottom of the second inning, Jennifer Collins (Euless,
TX/Grayson C.C.) recorded the Pioneers fourth triple
of the game and started an eight run inning, which put TWU
out in front 14-0. Nikki Boudreaux (Orange, TX/Navarro
College) scored another run in the bottom of the fourth
inning on a passed ball while Dawn England (Graham, TX/
Graham H.S.) allowed only two hits and struck out eight
batters to record her fifth victory of the season. The four
triples
by TWU in the game breaks the old school record of three
recorded against Prairie View A&M on March 11, 1997.
The
Pioneers held a slim 1-0 lead through four innings of play
against South Carolina-Spartanburg before they exploded
for four runs in the top of the fifth. Ingram doubled
with two outs and runners on second and third to score to runs. Amanda
Arnold (Lewisville, TX/The Colony H.S.) doubled in the
next at-bat to move Ingram over to third base, then Sarah White
hit a two-RBI single to make the score 5-0. TWU added four
runs in the top of the sixth to win the game 9-0 while Devin
Blew (Crowley, TX/Crowley H.S.) allowed only three hits
and struck out three to record her first victory of the season.
At
8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, TWU scored six runs on 12 hits
to beat St. Edward's University. Jennifer Collins doubled
in the bottom of the first inning to score Sascha Taylor, giving
the Pioneers a 1-0 lead. TWU added four runs in the fourth
inning, then blew the game open in the sixth when they recorded
three runs. Nikki Boudreaux used a sacrifice bunt to score Megan
Helms (Krum, TX/Krum H.S.) from third to begin the scoring.
Two batters later, Sascha Taylor (Mansfield, TX/Stephen
F. Austin) hit an RBI-single to score Amanda Chambless
(Collinsville, TX/Collinsville HS). Collins
recorded her second RBI of the game when she hit a single,
allowing Flores to cross the plate. England retired
the final three batters to record the 6-1 win. England improved
her record to 6-1, allowing one run on five
hits while striking out seven.
TWU
opened up the scoring early in their final game against Texas
A&M-Kingsville
when Collins singled, scoring Flores from
third base. The Javelinas added a run in
the bottom of the first inning, then took the lead, 2-1, in
the second when Kassie Rezza connected on a RBI-single. TAMU-K
pitcher's Meaghan King and Robyn Jensen combined to keep the
Pioneers scoreless for four innings until Stephanie Easter
(Troy, TX/Sam Houston State) reached base on an error
by the shortstop, allowing Courtney Martin to score from third
base in the top of the sixth. The Javelinas added another run
in the bottom of the sixth inning and Meaghan King retired
the all three TWU batters in the seventh to record the 4-2
win. Chambless recorded her first loss of the season,
moving her record to 2-1 after allowing four runs on three
hits.
Next
up, the Pioneers host Lone Star Conference North Division
member Cameron in a doubleheader on Tuesday, Feb.
25 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Pioneer Field.
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