Alexandria, LA

February 18, 2019 | Blake Cochran

The Lady Lions had their second tournament of the season as they traveled to Louisiana for a four-game road trip. Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) faced William Carey and Mobile on day one then a rematch again Mobile on day two and finished out their trip against the host team LSU-Alexandria .

Day one they were held scoreless as they lost 0-4 against William Carey and 0-14 against Mobile. Rosie Guadarrama went two for three then Kayla Milstead, Morgan Valentino, and Kaitlyn Canales each had hits on the day. Casey Waterman pitched all seven innings giving up nine hits and two earned runs, she was recorded for four runs due to three errors. Game two lasted five innings as the Lady Lions lost 0-14; Janely Cruz, Adrianna Barnes , and Canales each had hits during this matchup against Mobile. Natalie Voss threw 2.1 innings giving up 12 hits and 11 earned runs then Waterman finished the game pitching to 11 batters for two hits and one earned runs while striking out four batters.

Day two started with a rematch against Mobile; Rhian Journey went two for three, and Brittany Livingston contributed a hit as a pinch hitter then Destinee Vindiola got her first hit of the season during their third game of the weekend. Waterman was recorded for the loss when she pitched five innings giving up five hits, four runs, three of them being earned and striking out five of the 21 batters. The final score ended up being zero runs to four against the Rams. Game four against LSUA the Lions scored two runs when Waterman hit a double in the fourth that scored Cheyenne Fults . Five players had hits in Milstead(2), Fults(1), Waterman(1), Cruz(1), and Canales(1) while they had more hits than LSUA but three errors would hurt them in the 2-4 loss.

The Lady Lions will travel to Bacone College on Friday, 2/22 for a 1 pm and 3 pm double-header then head to Langston University for another double-header on 2/23 for a 12 pm and 2 pm game times.

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