RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas softball team opened a three-game series against Sul Ross State with a double-header sweep at UTD Softball Field Friday. The Comets (12-7) only gave up nine hits on the day to the Lobos (9-11), winning 2-1 and 7-1.
Game 1
Senior left fielder
Alexia Mullen led off the bottom of the first with a bunt single, moved to second on a base hit and scored the first run of the day on a
Cadence Hernandez base hit down the right field line.
SRSU tied the contest at 1-1 with two outs in the third. Kyndell Garcia drew a walk, stole second and after a dropped foul ball that should have ended the inning, Ciera Avila drove her in on a base hit up the middle.
Junior second baseman
MiKayla Hoffman led the bottom of the fourth off with a single, moved to second on a ground ball and third on an
Olivia Reed base hit to center.
Kailey Gonzales pinch ran for Reed and stole second, but the throw from the Lobo catcher was wild, allowing Hoffman to score what proved to be the winning run.
Sul Ross threatened in the sixth as catcher Adriana Hernandez drew a walk and was ran for by Janel Luna. With two outs in the inning Toni Mishnick doubled to the center field wall, but Luna was thrown out at home on by after a relay from center fielder
Cole Johnson to shortstop
Erin Ledesma and tagged out by catcher
Celeste Soliz.
Junior
McKenzie Cutbirth (8-0) picked up the victory in the circle, while Leanza Chambers (4-4) took the loss.
Game 2
The Lobos got on the board in the top of the first when Avila drove in leadoff hitter Vivien Jimenez with a double. That was the only run Sul Ross would score in the nightcap.
UTD took the lead with two runs in the second, thanks to an run-scoring grounder by
Marisa Mejia and a RBI-double from catcher
Gracelyn Taylor. They added three more runs in the third on four hits and an error. Hernandez drove in a run with a single to center in the frame.
Johnson and Hoffman hit back-to-back sol home runs in the fifth for the final runs of the game.
Freshman
Allison Koch (2-3) earned the win in the circle, while Trevino (1-5) took the loss.
UT Dallas Notes
- Cutbirth improved to 8-0 on the season, allowing just three hits, an unearned run and three walks while striking out five.
- Koch tied her season-high with five strikeouts, allowing five hits and one run over five innings.
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Taylor Nicole Marchin struck out one and allowed a hit and a walk in two scoreless innings.
- Johnson and Hoffman each hit their second home runs of the season.
- Hoffman also had a double in game two and went 3-for-6 with three runs scored on the day.
- Gonzales stole a base in both games as a pinch runner.
- Hernandez had a hit and RBI in both contests.
Sul Ross State Notes
- Chambers allowed six hits, two runs and two walks in the opener.
- Mishnick had a double and sacrifice bunt in game one and a single in the nightcap.
- Trevino allowed six hits, three earned runs and two walks over four innings in the second game.
- Jiminez went 2-for-3 with a run scored and stolen base in game two.
- Avila and Madison Hodges each hit a double in the second contest.
Up Next
The Comets and Lobos will wrap up the series at noon Saturday.
