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Softball splits doubleheader against St. Mary’s University

The softball team won one of two games against NCAA D2 No. 21-ranked St. Mary’s University (StMU) on Feb. 25. The Saints move to 10-4 overall and remain at 2-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Rattlers are now 14-5 this season.

Head Coach Bruce Lenington commented, “I was proud of how we responded as a team after a lopsided loss. St. Mary’s is a quality program, and any win over here is a quality victory.”

History
The Saints were 0-5 against the Rattlers prior to the games.

Game one
The Saints had a tough start to the day in game one. The Rattlers totaled eight runs on eight hits, including two doubles. Cassandra Valdez started in the circle and suffered the loss after allowing four earned runs. Ariel Montgomery pitched in relief and gave up three earned runs on three hits. Julissa Moreno had the Saints only hit, which was a double to left field. The Rattlers scored seven of the eight runs in the fifth inning to run rule the Saints.

Game two
The Saints earned the program’s first victory over the Rattlers in game two. OLLU started hot with a run in the first inning when Alyssa Flores doubled to bring in Caitlin Terrazas. The Rattlers answered in the bottom of the frame with an RBI single. The game remained tied until the fourth inning. Madison Garza hit a sacrifice fly to score Eneli Garza and Kayla Dreese doubled to score Emilia Salinas. Flores continued her momentum at the plate by bringing in Garza the following inning. The Saints won 4-2 behind a complete game from Angela Ramirez. She earned the win after striking out two batters and allowing only one earned run.

Up next
The Saints take on NAIA No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City University on the road on today.

Softball splits doubleheader against TAMUK

Thesoftball team won one of two games against NCAA D2 Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) on Feb. 19. The Saints move to 9-3 overall and remain at 2-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Javelinas are now 3-5 overall.

History
This was the first meeting between the two programs.

Game one
The Saints won a thrilling game one against the Javelinas. Kingsville started the scoring with three runs in the top of the first inning. OLLU responded with a two-run home run from Cassandra Valdez. The game saw multiple lead changes in the following innings. The Javelinas took a one-run lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. Caitlin Terrazas singled to score Valdez and tie the game. Ariel Montgomery followed with a walk-off single up the middle to bring home Kayla Dreese. The Saints won 3-2 and Angela Ramirez earned the win in the circle. Montgomery was the starting pitcher and went 2.1 innings giving up four earned runs. Ramirez pitched in relief for 4.2 innings and struck out four batters. The Saints hit three home runs and Valdez finished with four RBIs.

Game two
The second game was a close contest. Both starting pitchers didn’t allow a run in the first five innings. The Javelinas broke the scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning with one run. The Saints immediately responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame. The Saints led by one run heading into the final inning. Brylee Bilger started the inning with a solo home run to tie the game. Matisen Onofrei was hit by a pitch later in the inning to bring in a run, and the Javelinas took the lead. The Saints were unable to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning and Kingsville won 3-2. Valdez pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts but suffered the loss by allowing three earned runs. Terrazas and Madison Garza were responsible for the Saints two hits.

Up next
The Saints head to Oklahoma City to take on No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City University on Friday.