Abilene Christian
15-13, 6-2
Tarleton
17-9, 3-2
Walk-off win clinches series over Tarleton
3/19/2022 8:46:00 PM | Softball
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game 1
- It was the Texans who struck first on Saturday as they tallied three runs in the top of the first.
- Mercedes Eichelberger got the day started for the Wildcats with a walk to lead off the first inning and eventually came home on a sacrifice fly from Avery Miloch.
- Miranda Lista drove in two more runs in the first with a double that landed just inside the right field line, that tied the game at 3-3.
- After a leadoff single from Logan Gaspar in the second inning, two walks loaded the bases for Calie Burris who came through with a single up the middle to bring home two runs.
- Sydney Kaiser followed Burris with a sac fly to give the Wildcats a 6-3 lead.
- Tarleton put up a four-spot in the top of the third to take the 7-6 lead and forced a change in the circle with Laurén Schiek appearing in relief.
- With two outs and two on in the bottom of the fourth, Avery Miloch doubled to bring home a run. Despite a pitching change for the Texans, Miranda Lista tripled in the next at-bat to bring home two more.
- Paige Harris would then single in a pinch-hit appearance to add a fourth run in the inning and give the Wildcats a 10-7 lead.
- A wild pitch in the top of the sixth brought a runner home for Tarleton to cut the ACU lead to 10-8.
- With two outs in the top of the seventh, the Texans rallied to load the bases and a bases-clearing double gave them the lead, 11-10.
- Miranda Lista led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and got to second on a fielding error by the center fielder, she was then bunted over to third by Miranda Davila.
- A popout put the Wildcats down to their last out, but Riley White came up with a triple to right center to score Lista and tie the game at 11.
- Mercedes Eichelberger singled to right field to bring home White and earn the walk-off victory for the Wildcats.
Game 2
- Back-to-back two-out singles in the bottom of the first gave the Wildcats an early 2-0 lead.
- The Texans were able to retake the lead on one swing in the top of the third with a three-run homer from Capell.
- Avery Miloch would retake the lead for ACU on a single swing of her own with a three-run shot to left in the bottom of the fifth.
- The Texans answered in the top of the sixth with four runs to take a 7-5 lead that would hold for the win.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
- Miranda Lista notched her first multi-RBI game, driving in four runs in the first game of the day. She totaled five RBI for the day.
- Avery Miloch launched her fifth homerun of the season and had four RBI in game two. This was her third game of the season with four RBI.
- Mercedes Eichelberger extended her on-base streak to 18 games.
- Hannah Benavides earned her first collegiate win after coming on in relief in the top of the seventh of game one.
- Calie Burris drew three walks in game two and now has a team-high 17 for the year.
ON DECK:
- ACU will head on the road next weekend to face Sam Houston for their weekend series.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Benavides, Hannah (1-0)
L: Ferguson, Kennedy (4-1)
Batting:
2B: Schaefer, Katy 1 ; Capell, Georgia 2 ; Trull, Tristyn 1 ; Nunes, Paige 1
RBI: Medford, Morgan 1 ; Schaefer, Katy 1 ; Germain, Austin 1 ; Trull, Tristyn 3 ; Coe, Brittany 1 ; Nunes, Paige 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Medford, Morgan 2 ; DeSario, Amanda 1 ; Schaefer, Katy 1 ; Riggs, Bailee 1 ; Capell, Georgia 2 ; Germain, Austin 2 ; Trull, Tristyn 1 ; Coe, Brittany 1
SB: Salinas, Destiny 1
HBP: Capell, Georgia 1 ; Saintignan, Hallie 1
Batting:
2B: Miloch, Avery 1 ; Lista, Miranda 1
3B: Lista, Miranda 1 ; White, Riley 1
RBI: Eichelberger, Mercedes 1 ; Burris, Calie 2 ; Kaiser, Sydney 1 ; Miloch, Avery 2 ; Lista, Miranda 4 ; Harris, Paige 1 ; White, Riley 1
SH: Davila, Miranda "Randi" 1
SF: Kaiser, Sydney 1 ; Miloch, Avery 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Eichelberger, Mercedes 2 ; Reiling, Matti 2 ; Burris, Calie 2 ; Kaiser, Sydney 1 ; Miloch, Avery 1 ; Lista, Miranda 2 ; Gaspar, Logan 1 ; White, Riley 1
CS: Lista, Miranda 1
HBP: Burris, Calie 1
