February 24, 2020

Waxahachie, TX- Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) Softball team welcomed in Goshen College (Ind.) (GOC) on Monday afternoon. The Lady Lions (3-8, 0-0) ended their losing streak as they split two games with the Maple Leafs (4-6, 0-0). SAGU took the first game 6-5 but lost the second game 10-0.

Game 1

Top Performers

• Rosie Guadarrama ( JR/Cushing, TX ) led the Lady Lions offensively as she posted 3 RBI, 3 hits and 2 runs which was the most of any player in each category.
• Autumn Graham ( JR/Flower Mound, TX ) pitched 6.2 innings as she gave up 9 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out four batters. She got knocked around a bit but managed to come out with the win.
• Kassandra Vargas ( SO/Galena Park, TX ) got the save for the Lady Lions.
• SAGU hit .267 and committed just 1 error on the day.
• Morgan Valentino ( JR/Red Oak, TX ), Maddie Watson ( SO/Frisco, TX ), Haidyn Ransdell ( FR/Alvarado, TX ), and Sarah Sanders ( FR/Hillsboro, TX ) all had at least one hit and scored one run.

Lions Review

• Graham had a tough first inning as she hit the first batter she faced. She followed that up by giving up a single. The SAGU defense didn’t help the cause as they committed an error along the way. Graham struck out a batter and got another to ground out to end the inning, but GOC went to the bottom of the inning up 2-0.
• The Lady Lions didn’t record a hit in the bottom of the inning but threatened with two baserunners thanks to two GOC errors. SAGU still trailed 2-0 moving into the 2 ^nd inning.
• Each team went through a scoreless 2 ^nd inning, but the 3 ^rd was quite the opposite. Four hits by the Maple Leafs resulted in another 3 runs for GOC. SAGU got a single from Guadarrama and a double by Teran to get runners in scoring position. Guadarrama scored on a GOC throwing error making in 5-1 Maple Leafs after 3innings.
• Watson started off the bottom of the 4 ^th with a single and then came around to score on a Guadarrama base hit cutting the deficit to 5-2.
• The Lady Lions had a monster 6 ^th inning. Three base hits by Valentino, Ransdell, and Sanders loaded the bases to put the pressure on the Maple Leafs. The situation was tense for GOC as they gave up a double to Guadarrama which scored two and followed that up with two errors. In total SAGU posted 4 runs in the inning. The Lady Lions led 6-5 and would blank GOC in the top of the 7 ^th to win the game.

Game 2

Top Performers

• Guadarrama had both hits for the Lions in the second game.
• SAGU hit just .105 as a team.
• The Lady Lions missed a few opportunities as they left four runners on base.
• Vargas, Teran, and Alana Ortega ( FR/ Houston, TX ) all took the mound for SAGU. They combined to strike out 8 batters but surrendered 15 hits and 9 earned runs.

Lions Review

• Guadarrama started the Lady Lions off with a single in the first. Later, Cheyenne Fults ( SR/Waxahachie, TX ) was hit by a pitch. Unfortunately, SAGU couldn’t get any runs out of it.
• Vargas retired the first two batters she faced in the bottom of the 2 ^nd inning but gave up single and double which allowed GOC to post a 2-0 lead.
• Kayla Milstead ( SR/San Diego, CA ) was hit by a pitch and was in scoring position, but the Lady Lions’ bats couldn’t do any damage.
• The Lady Lions were retired in order in each of the next three innings. Their offense continued to sputter and their pitching and defense surrendered 5 more runs during that same time period. SAGU found themselves down 7-0.
• Three more singles and a triple allowed GOC to add 3 more runs in the top of the 7 ^th to take a double-digit lead as they would go on to win by that same score.

What’s Next

SAGU will begin a four-game series with a doubleheader on Friday, February 28 ^th . The first game will begin at 2:00 pm at the Waxahachie Sports Complex.

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