RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas softball team dropped both games of a double-header to #1 East Texas Baptist at the UTD Softball Field Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers (24-2) rallied in the seventh to defeat the Comets (12-11) 6-3 in the opener before taking game two 11-0 in five innings.

Game 1
Freshman shortstop Sarah Olenick singled up the middle and later scored on a single that dropped down the right field line by Claire Pollack to give UTD a 1-0 lead in the first. Sophomore first baseman Cadence Hernandez led the second off a homer over the right field fence to give the Comets a 2-0 advantage. 

Mikayla Hoffman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth to make the game 3-0.

Sophomore Allison Koch (3-4) took a two-hit shutout into the seventh. ETBU loaded the bases to start the frame, then lined out and struck out. Makayla Menchue and Mary Frances Ellis drew back-to-back walks to make the game 3-2. Shortstop Tristen Maddox followed with a grand slam to give the Tigers the 6-3 victory.

Hannah Benvides (3-1) earned the win in relief, allowing one hit, one walk and two strikeouts. Koch gave up four hits, six runs and four walks while striking out four.

Game 2
ETBU set the tone in the nightcap with three runs on six hits in the top of the first. They scored five more runs in the second, including a three-run homer to left center by Tauryn Cummings and a solo shot from Ava Rodriguez. 

Cummings hit a two-run line drive shot over the center field fence to go up 10-0 on the fourth. The Tigers added one more in the inning for the 11-0 win.

ETBU outhit UTD 14-3.

Larkin Daniels (4-0) earned the three-hit shutout victory, allowing three walks with six strikeouts. Madelyn Denn (6-4) was tagged with the loss.

UT Dallas Notes
- The Comets outhit the Tigers 7-4 in the opener.
- Pollack had three hits on the day, going 2-for-3 in game one. She now has a nine-game hitting streak.
- Hernandez recorded the solo home run and scored twice in the opener. 
- Catcher Gracelyn Taylor had doubles in both games.
- Freshman Brooke Bouldin struck out one with three walks in 1.2 scoreless innings in game two.

East Texas Baptist Notes
- Cummings was 3-for-3 with three runs, six RBI and two home runs in game two.
- Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with the solo homer in the second game.
- Madalyn Melton drove in two runs in game two.
- Emma Bell was 4-for-6 on the day, with three runs scored, a double and a RBI.

Up Next
UTD will travel to Belton, Texas to face Mary Hardin-Baylor in a double-header on Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m.

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