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Box Score 2 TYLER, TX (03.19.13) - The UT Dallas softball team matched No. 3-ranked Texas-Tyler hit-for-hit Tuesday night, but to no avail as the Comets dropped both ends of an American Southwest Conference East Division doubleheader on the road.
UTD (now 11-6-1 overall, 2-2 ASC East) nearly pulled off the upset in the opener before falling, 2-1, and then gave up nine runs over the final three innings to lose, 10-2, in six innings in the night cap. The host Patriots improved to 19-1 overall and remained perfect at 6-0 in divisional play.
The Comets close out their 12-game road trip Saturday with an ASC East twin bill at No. 13-ranked East Texas Baptist. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. in Marshall.
GAME 1 - UTT 2, UTD 1
The Comets got a solid pitching performance from senior
Jeni Olbeter and an RBI double by Avery Mchugh, but could not maintain a spotless ASC East record.
UT-Tyler opened the scoring in the bottom of the 1st with a two-out RBI single by Ashley Endsley, scoring Heather Abshire from second base. Abshire reached on a walk and advanced to second on an infield single by Brittney Batten, both with two outs. The Patriots added another run in the 5th when Abshire plated Raven Rodriguez with a two-out single to rightfield. Rodriguez walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
UTD finally got on the scoreboard in the 6th when
Brittanie Knowles singled to left-centerfield and quickly came home on a McHugh's double off the wall. The Comets added a walk by
Rachel Riley to look to knot the game, but could not get a runner to third base. In the top of the 7th,
Megan Aragones led off with a walk, however, UTD could not get the runner around and extend the game.
Olbeter (6-4) toss a complete game, giving up two earned runs on four hits. She struck out two Patriots and issued three walks. UTD finished with five hits off Abshire with McHugh going 2-for-3.
GAME 2 - UTT 10, UTD 2 (6 innings)
The Comets grabbed one-run leads in both the 1st and 4th frames, but nine late runs by UT-Tyler lifted the Patriots to a 10-2 six-inning victory in the second game of the doubleheader.
Jordan Bratcher led off the game with an infield single, stole second, moved to third on a fielder's choice grounder by Knowles and finally scored on a Patriot fielding error on a Riley ground ball for the first run of the game. However, UTT answered in the bottom of the frame with an RBI single by Batten, scoring Rodriguez.
In the top of the 4th, it was Bratcher again on the spot as she used a single to centerfield to plate
Hannah Creech from second base, giving the Comets a 2-1 advantage. But, UTT loaded the bases with just one out in the bottom of the frame followed by a single and a walk to take its first lead of the game, 3-2. The Patriots added a two-run homer by Endsley with two outs in the 5th and plated five runs in the 6th, including a three-run walk-off home run by Abshire.
Aragones (1-1) opened the game and gave up three earned runs on a pair of hits and two walks in 3.1 innings of work.
Micah Starkey finished the contest, allowing seven unearned runs on seven hits and two walk. Bratcher and Feikis each finished the game 2-for-3.
