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Softball Sweeps TLU; Postseason in Sight
Photo: Sophomore Marla Jendrusch drives in
a run in the fourth inning of Friday's first
game.
Schreiner swept a doubleheader from TLU by 9-2
and 4-1 scores, and now hold down sole
possession of the third and final spot into the
ASC Championship Tournament - with one day
remaining in the regular season. Earlier
in the day, UMHB split its doubleheader with
Hardin-Simmons, which dropped UMHB one game
behind the Mountaineers (14-8 in ASC) in the
race for the postseason.
In the first game, SU took advantage of wildness
by Lady Bulldog pitcher Brigitte Neumann to
build an early lead. Spotted a 1-0 lead in
the top of the first, Neumann had five wild
pitches in the bottom of the first inning which
led to three Mountaineer runs. Although
TLU (6-16 in ASC) cut the deficit in half in the
third inning, SU broke the game open with four
runs in the fourth. Freshman Rachel Herzog
started the inning off with a single. She
stole second and went to third on junior Lindsay
Rutkowski's single and both runners scored on
senior Tara Gonzales' double. Gonzales
later scored on sophomore Marla Jendrusch's SAC
grounder. Senior Sarah Trevino drove home
another run to cap the scoring in the inning.
In the sixth, SU added two insurance runs on
another sacrifice groundout by Trevino and a
single by freshman Ashley Bouthout. That
was more than enough for freshman Becca Hay
(12-8) who pitched six innings, allowing just
one earned run while scattering eight hits.
In the nightcap, TLU got on the board first and
held a 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the
fourth. That's when senior Lyndsie Travis
took over. Her double off the top of the
right-center field fence plated Schreiner's
first two runs. Holding that narrow 2-1
lead going into the bottom of the sixth, Travis
again came through, this time with an opposite
field double just inside the foul line to score
another run and then came home on a wild pitch
later in the inning.
Senior Patsy Toman went the distance to earn her
13th win against just four losses this year.
She scattered five hits over seven innings and
only allowed one run.
With the wins, Schreiner extends its school
record total for wins in a season to 25.
The Mountaineers end the regular season tomorrow
at Mountaineer Field. It will be Senior
Day and the final home games for SU seniors
Gonzales, Travis, Trevino, Toman and Autumn
Vara. Hopefully, it won't be their final
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