The Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU) softball team extended its winning streak to six games on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) foe, the University of Houston Victoria (UHV). The Saints remain undefeated in RRAC action on the season.
Game 1 Highlights
- Lilly Rocha led the game off with a triple and scored after a sacrifice fly from Yezenia Perez.
- Grace Ross doubled and Caitlin Terrazas walked. Both would later scored on an RBI triple from Ava Hernandez, giving the Saints an early 3-0 lead.
- Kristee Salas reached on a hit by pitch to start the second inning and scored on Ross’ second double in as many innings.
- Salas picked up an RBI in the third and Emilia Salinas scored on a UHV error to give OLLU a 6-0 lead.
- UHV plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 6-2.
- A sacrifice fly from Rocha scored Salas reached on a single to lead off the inning. Salas moved to second on a passed ball and to third on a sacrifice bunt by Alyssa Garcia.
- Hernandez went the distance in the circle, allowing two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts.
Game 2 Highlights
- Rocha got things started in the first inning with a single to right field and would advance to second on a sacrifice bunt from Perez. Ross singled to score Rocha and give the Saints a 1-0 advantage.
- Caitlin Casas drew a one-out walk in the second and score on Rocha’s second single of the game.
- Ross led off the fifth with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from Terrazas. An Alyssa Flores single plated Ross to extend the OLLU lead to 2-0. Garcia doubled to left center with two Saints aboard, gibing OLLU a 5-0 lead.
- Annika Litterio dominated UHV from the circle, tossing a complete game three-hitter and striking out nine, including the side in the bottom of the seventh.
Up Next
- The Saints return home to welcome Huston-Tillotson on Tuesday, March 4. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 1:00 p.m.
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