Abilene Christian
3-6
New Mexico
3-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Abilene Christian | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
ACU Ends Tournament with Exciting Wins
2/18/2024 7:18:00 PM | Softball
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ACU beat UNM 8-0 and HCU 10-6.
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In the opener, Ella Beeman checked the Lobos on two hits for the win.
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Olivia Marble broke up a scoreless tie in the third when her sacrifice bunt resulted in a run-scoring error. Riley White later added a sacrifice fly and Bubba Rote singled in a run for a 3-0 lead.
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Kaydee Bennett doubled in a run in the fourth for a 4-0 lead and the Wildcats ended the game with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Catrin Hoffman had a two-run double before Skylar Padgett ended the game with a two-run single.
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ACU finished with eight hits in the game with Bennett and Rote getting two each.
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Houston Christian led off the second game with a home run by ACU answered with a two-run double by Miloch in the home half.
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The Huskies went up 3-2 in the third but Rote tied the game with an RBI triple.
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HCU scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth to go ahead 6-3.
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Sammie Shelander homered and Miranda Lista came up with an RBI single to pull the Wildcats to within 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth.
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The Cats turned a double-play in the top of the seventh to add to their momentum and then took the game in the seventh.
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ACU tied the game when HCU misplayed Isabel Martinez's sacrifice bunt. A few batters later, Miloch deposited a pitch over the wall in left-center field for the game-winner.
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Miloch had six RBIs on three hits for the game to spearhead ACU's nine-hit offense. Shelander and Rote added two hits each.
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Talia Nielsen allowed one run over 3.2 innings of relief to get the win.
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The 4-6 Wildcats head to the Texas A&M-Commerce Classic next weekend. They will play Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota on Saturday and UNO and the hosts on Sunday. ACU will stay over and play a doubleheader with TAMU-C on Monday.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nielsen, Talia (2-1)
L: Janes, Katy (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Garcia, AB 1 ; Savage, Haylie 1 ; Jessup, Jackie 1
3B: Roberts, Jasie 1
HR: Savage, Haylie 1
RBI: Garcia, AB 1 ; Savage, Haylie 2 ; Roberts, Jasie 1 ; Childs, Maggie 1 ; Jessup, Jackie 1
SH: Hagler, Kaicey 1
SF: Childs, Maggie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Savage, Haylie 2 ; Roberts, Jasie 1 ; Bailey, Maddy 1 ; Jessup, Jackie 1 ; Garcia, Juls 1
SB: Garcia, Juls 1
Batting:
2B: Miloch, Avery 1
3B: Rote, Bubba 1
HR: Shelander, Sammie 1 ; Miloch, Avery 1
RBI: Shelander, Sammie 1 ; Rote, Bubba 1 ; Miloch, Avery 6 ; Lista, Miranda 1
SH: Martinez, Isabel 1 ; Marble, Olivia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bennett, Kaydee 1 ; Manney, Karli 1 ; Martinez, Isabel 1 ; Shelander, Sammie 2 ; Rote, Bubba 2 ; Miloch, Avery 1 ; Keliiholokai, Teiah 1 ; Marble, Olivia 1
SB: Bennett, Kaydee 1
HBP: Bennett, Kaydee 1 ; Padgett, Skylar 1
