Abilene Christian
9-15, 1-2
Utah Tech
9-16, 2-1
Utah Tech Rallies to Edge Cats
3/16/2024 4:39:00 PM | Softball
The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an error but the Blazers scored three in the home half for a 3-1 lead.
Utah Tech scored four more in the second for a 7-1 lead.
ACU made it 7-2 in the third on a sacrifice fly by Sydney Kaiser.
The Wildcats erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning with an RBI double by Olivia Marble, a two-run double by Catrin Hoffman, an RBI single by Sammie Shelander and a three-run home run by Elizabeth Schaefer to center field. The rally left the Cats up 9-7.
That was the end of the scoring for ACU.
UTU made it 9-8 in the fourth and scored four runs on a two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth.
ACU had 11 hits, led by Shelander and Kaiser with two each. Kaydee Bennett, Marble, Hoffman, Riley White, Rachel Cook, Schaefer and Skylar Padgett had one apiece.
Lina Russo took the loss in the circle.
The Wildcats return home next weekend for a three-game WAC set with Seattle, starting with a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Friday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Danyelle Leone (1-0)
L: Russo, Lina (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Marble, Olivia 1 ; Hoffman, Catrin 1
HR: Schaefer, Elizabeth 1
RBI: Marble, Olivia 1 ; Hoffman, Catrin 2 ; Shelander, Sammie 1 ; Kaiser, Sydney 1 ; Schaefer, Elizabeth 3
SH: Marble, Olivia 1
SF: Kaiser, Sydney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bennett, Kaydee 2 ; Marble, Olivia 1 ; Hoffman, Catrin 1 ; Shelander, Sammie 2 ; White, Riley 1 ; Schaefer, Elizabeth 1 ; Padgett, Skylar 1
HBP: Hoffman, Catrin 1
Batting:
2B: Oaklee Trapp 1
HR: Laura Lockard 1
RBI: Carly Eldredge 1 ; LB Kahahawai-Kekona 1 ; Laura Lockard 3 ; Oaklee Trapp 2 ; Baylee Howley 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Maka Sonognini 2 ; LB Kahahawai-Kekona 3 ; Laura Lockard 2 ; Drew McKown 1 ; Gabi Giroux 1 ; Oaklee Trapp 2 ; Sadie Gardner 1
SB: Maka Sonognini 1 ; LB Kahahawai-Kekona 3 ; Brooklyn Dowdle 1 ; Sadie Gardner 1
HBP: Drew McKown 1
