Tag: Alana Benitez

Softball clinches RRAC regular season title with sweep of TAMUSA

The OLLU softball team clinched the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) regular-season title with a sweep of Texas A&M University-San Antonio (AM-SA), 11-0 and 11-3. 

The Saints won both games in five innings, and increased their win streak to 41 from Feb. 9-April 20, 2024. They own the longest win streak of any university in any division (NCAA D1, D2, D3 and NAIA).

The Saints move to 45-1 overall and 22-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference. AM-SA drops to 24-17 overall and 10-13 in conference.

In between games, the team honored Madison Garza and Eneli Garza for their individual senior day. After the games, the Saints recognized all the seniors, adding Alyssa Flores, Kayla Dreese, Alana Benitez, Cassandra Valdez, Marissa Bradley and Natalie Rodriguez.

Softball defeats Texas College, owns nation’s longest winning streak

The No. 1-ranked OLLU softball team blanked Texas College (TC) in both games during a March 9 doubleheader to extend its winning streak to 19 games, the longest in the NAIA.

The Saints improve to 23-1 on the season and 6-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). 

Samantha Valdez threw a three-hit shutout in the opener, striking out 11 in a 4-0 victory. In the second game, Alana Benitez homered, doubled and drove in five runs in a 9-0 victory.