Waxahachie, TX

February 27, 2019 | Blake Cochran

The Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) softball team swept Langston University to start conference play 2/25 then split with Jarvis Christian the next day in Waxahachie . The Lady Lions are 2-0 in Sooner Athletic Conference play and 4-6 overall.

Both games against LU resulted in 6-3 wins; day one they scored all six runs in the fifth inning. Janely Cruz singled to third that scored Morgan Valentino then Cheyenne Fults grounded out to second that brought home Airiana Magdaleno . The inning continued when Casey Waterman singled and Cruz was brought home, Waterman later scored when Rosie Guadarrama doubled. They recorded eight hits in that inning scoring six runs with two left on base. Waterman recorded the win after pitching a complete game giving up 10 hits, striking out five, and allowed three earned runs. They completed this two-game series when Cruz went three for four then Journey, Waterman, Kayla Milstead , Guadarrama, and Maddie Watson each had hits. Natalie Voss got her first win of the season in a much-needed game only allowing one run during her complete game of work.

The second series started out with a huge offensive game as 11 Lions had hits scoring seven runs and a total of 13 hits. Journey (2), Cruz (2), Cheyenne Fults (1), Waterman (1), Milstead (1), Guadarrama (1), Watson (1), Valentino (1), Adriana Alonzo (1), Airiana Magdaleno (1), and Kaitlyn Canales (1) recorded hits for this win. Canales, Journey, Waterman, Guadarrama all had RBI’s while Waterman and Voss didn’t allow a run for the seven innings against Jarvis. Game two the Lady Lions were run-ruled in the fifth inning behind a 1-10 loss, Waterman had the only hit during this game.

The Lady Lions will be on the road this weekend as they travel to Schreiner University for two games on Friday then to Brownwood, TX, to face Howard Payne University Saturday for two games.

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