ABILENE, Texas – It was a low-scoring affair on Friday night as the Wildcats opened the three-game series against Tarleton with a 3-0 victory. It only took one inning of damage for Abilene Christian to take the lead and the team held on to hand the Texans their first WAC loss of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Sydney Kaiser led off the second inning with a walk and reached second safely on an error. Miranda Lista singled up the middle to bring Kaiser home for the first run of the night.
- With runners on first and second, two Wildcats' batters were hit by a pitch to bring another run home, taking a 2-0 lead.
- Mercedes Eichelberger drew a bases-loaded walk to earn an RBI and push the lead to 3-0.
- Sidney Holman-Mansell would fan six batters over the last five innings to complete the shutout performance.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Eichelberger extended her reached base streak to 16 games with her RBI walk in the second inning.
- Holman-Mansell pitched her 11th complete game and her third shutout of the season.
- Calie Burris notched her eighth multi-hit game of the season, going 2-4 on the night.
ON DECK:
- The Wildcats and Texans will complete their three-game series Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.
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