Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) softball
It took extra innings for the Lady Lions to pull out a victory in game one. SAGU’s Rachel Ray had 11 strike outs while allowing six hits.
SAGU was the first to score in the bottom of the second inning. Rieanha Cano singled to shallow right-center, scoring Cheyenne Fults who had reached base on a walk. The Lady Lions stranded three on base in the second inning.
In the top of the fourth, a SAGU error led to Southwest scoring one run, making it tied at one-all.
In the bottom of the eighth, SAGU’s Kayla Milstead reached base on a dropped fly ball. Destinee Vindiola scored, ending the game.
Game Two (L 10-7)
University of the Southwest scored one run in the first inning. Until the top of the fifth, the score remained 1-0. In the top of the fifth, USW scored five runs on two hits and three SAGU errors.
In the bottom of the fifth, USW made four errors of their own, allowing SAGU to score six runs off of two hits. Going into the sixth inning, the game was tied 6-6.
Southwest picked up four more runs, two in the sixth and two in the seventh inning. SAGU’s Kristen Stringer scored one more run in the bottom of the seventh, but it wasn’t enough to pull out the victory.
In game two, Brittany Livingston went three for four with two RBI’s.
SAGU’s Hannah Lee pitched five and two/thirds innings, Adriana Barnes pitched two/thirds innings and Rachel Ray pitched two/thirds inning in relief.
The Lions will play the final two games of the homestand on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The first game begins at 11am and will be played at the Waxahachie Sports Complex.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.
Contact: Natalie Tristan, SAGU SID, [email protected]
