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SU Rallies for
4 Runs in 8th to Win, 8-7; Takes Two More Games
on Day #2
Schreiner Softball kept up its winning ways with
a 6-0 win over Ozarks in the morning and a
thrilling 8-7 come-from-behind win over
Mississippi in the afternoon game on day #2 of
the ASC First Pitch Tournament. Schreiner
(7-2) finished the two day tournament with a 3-1
record against ASC East opponents.
In the first game of the day, SU senior Patsy
Toman (3-1) pitched a complete game four hit
shutout as the Mountaineers were never
threatened. Schreiner scored two runs in
the first inning and never looked back.
They added two more in the fourth and another
two runs in the sixth to complete the scoring.
Seniors Sarah Trevino and Lyndsie Travis,
sophomore Marla Jendrusch and freshman Rachel
Herzog all had three hits in the dominating
performance over Ozarks (0-5).
In the second game vs. Mississippi (6-2), it was
the Choctaws who got the early lead. MC
scored twice in the first and got another run in
the second to go up 3-0 vs. freshman Becca Hay
(4-1), but SU scored four times in the bottom of
the second to take the lead. Mississippi
tied the game in the fourth and the two teams
went to extra innings.
That's when the game got really interesting.
After an erroneous umpire ruling created
confusion and forced the inning to start over,
Mississippi used that confusion to score three
times. In the bottom of the eighth though,
Schreiner regrouped, scored three runs
themselves and had the bases loaded. MC
walked in the winning run allowing SU to take
three of four games vs. the always rugged ASC
East competition. Travis and Jendrusch
continued their hot hitting with three more hits
in the second game to pace the SU attack.
The 7-2 record is far-and-away the best start
for Schreiner in many years. After the
team was picked in the preseason polls (by
fellow conference coaches) to finish 7th out of
8 ASC West teams, the Mountaineers seem intent
to make a statement this year and are off to a
great start proving that. The competition
doesn't get easier as SU begins ASC West play
next weekend before heading to Arizona during
spring break to play several top national small
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