Waxahachie, TX

April 16, 2019 | Blake Cochran

The Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) softball team was swept by the #1 team in the nation, University of Science and Arts two games to zero for their last regular season series against the Drovers.

The Lady Lions kept game one close again after only allowing one earned run and two coming from the three errors SAGU committed. Casey Waterman pitched the complete game after only allowing the only earned run from USAO’s team total of eight hits. Janely Cruz and Maddie Watson each had singles while Waterman hit her seventh double of the season.

The Lady Drovers started game two where they left off winning their 43rd straight game of the season scoring four runs in the first inning. USAO compiled two home runs for three RBIs from Darci Chester and Randa Hatter for her eight of the year. Cheyenne Fults and Airiana Magdaleno both had hits to finish the series. Natalie Voss pitched the four innings during game two allowing 12 hits and six earned runs with two of their eight runs coming from errors.

The Lady Lions stay put in the top half of conference sitting in fourth place and 1.5 games behind Mid-America Christian University for third. They will travel to Oklahoma Panhandle State University for a four-game series starting on Friday with two games then games three and four being on Saturday. OPSU sits in 6th place of the Sooner Athletic Conference before this series begins.

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