ABILENE – Abilene Christian attempts to take its tournament momentum on the road for six games over three days in Commerce, beginning Saturday.
The Wildcats take on Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota on Saturday at 9 and 11:30 a.m. On Sunday, the Cats meet UNO at 9 a.m. and Texas A&M-Commerce at 2 p.m. ACU finishes the trip with an 11 a.m. doubleheader against TAMU-C on Monday.
ACU is 4-6 on the season and rides a two-game win streak into the trip. The Wildcats run-ruled New Mexico, 8-0, and scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh for a 10-6 win over Houston Christian.
Kaydee Bennett is batting .500 in 28 at-bats this season to lead the Wildcats. She already has three triples on the season to go with two doubles and a home run for a .893 slugging percentage.
Sammie Shelander,
Avery Miloch and
Riley White also have one home run this season. White leads the team with seven RBIs.
Talia Nielsen is 2-1 on the season with a 1.50 earned run average.
UNO is 6-5 on the season with four of their losses coming at the hands of Arizona and Arkansas.
South Dakota is 4-6 after going 4-1 at Georgia State's Tournament in Atlanta last weekend.
Commerce is 4-7 after losing its sixth consecutive game last weekend.