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SOFTBALL MOVES INTO FINAL DAY OF LSC TOURNAMENT
Pioneers Knock Off North #1 Seed Midwestern
State
with Flores’ Homer
IRVING,
Tex. – Texas
Woman’s University senior shortstop Teresa
Flores (Corpus Christi, TX) hit a solo home run
in the top of the seventh inning to give the Pioneers a 6-5
victory against Midwestern State.
The
win over the North Division top seed in Friday’s Lone Star Conference Tournament action kept
No. 2 South TWU in the winner’s bracket. The Pioneers
dropped a 5-2 decision to South No. 1 Angelo State, but do
advance to Saturday’s play in the double-elimination
tournament.
Midwestern State did hold a 4-1 edge over TWU
entering the top of the fifth inning. However, the Pioneers
tied it up on a three-run triple from senior Nikki
Boudreaux (Orange, TX) and then took the lead when
Boudreaux scored on a wild pitch. Midwestern State tied it
up with an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth after
TWU senior pitcher Dawn England (Graham, TX) held
the Lady Indians scoreless for two innings. Freshman Lindsy
Russ-Keller (Dickinson, TX) came in for relief and
retired all four batters she faced leaving Flores’ home
run unanswered.
The TWU offense did not come alive until the
seventh inning of the second game as Angelo State pitcher
Claudia Lopez had a perfect game through six. Boudreaux broke
up the no-hitter with a single to left field, and was followed
by a home run from senior Jennifer Collins (Forney,
TX).
“In the fifth inning, I told them my
goal was to get a run,” TWU head coach Dianne
Baker said. “By the seventh, I just wanted
them to break up the no-hitter and my seniors answered that
call. We just need to remember that to be a premier team,
we need to be able to go toe-to-toe with everyone we play.”
The Pioneers (39-12) will face Southeastern
Oklahoma (30-18) at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The winner will
face Angelo State (39-10) at approximately 1 p.m.
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