Thursday, April 2
Stephenville, TX
6 p.m.
Abilene Christian
4-29, 0
0
at
8
Tarleton State
26-16, 0
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Abilene Christian
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Tarleton State
2
5
0
1
X
8
7
0
Photo by: Aly Bayliss
ACU Loses Series Opener to Texans
4/2/2026 9:16:00 PM | Softball
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The Abilene Christian softball team fell to Tarleton State 8–0 in the first of a three-game Western Athletic Conference series at the TSU Softball Complex on Thursday.
ACU managed just two hits, while the Texans, who were the preseason favorite to win the WAC, capitalized with eight runs on seven hits, including a grand slam during a five-run second inning.
Both Wildcat hits were in the lead-off spot as Elizabeth Schaefer started the 2nd with a single to left center, and Emerson Meggers kicked off the 3rd with a double down the left field line. However, ACU couldn't bring either around to score.
Starter Ella Beeman was chased in the 2nd inning after allowing four runs. Makayla Valle then entered the circle and tossed 3.0 innings, surrendering three earned runs. Valle faced 15 batters and managed to retire six on fly balls and two on groundouts.
UP NEXT
The series continues Friday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. ACU took two of three from Tarleton State last season.
ACU managed just two hits, while the Texans, who were the preseason favorite to win the WAC, capitalized with eight runs on seven hits, including a grand slam during a five-run second inning.
Both Wildcat hits were in the lead-off spot as Elizabeth Schaefer started the 2nd with a single to left center, and Emerson Meggers kicked off the 3rd with a double down the left field line. However, ACU couldn't bring either around to score.
Starter Ella Beeman was chased in the 2nd inning after allowing four runs. Makayla Valle then entered the circle and tossed 3.0 innings, surrendering three earned runs. Valle faced 15 batters and managed to retire six on fly balls and two on groundouts.
UP NEXT
The series continues Friday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. ACU took two of three from Tarleton State last season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schultz, Shelby (9-4)
L: Beeman, Ella (0-11)
Batting:
2B: Meggers, Emerson 1
Base Running:
SB: Lacina, Audrey 1
HBP: Dawson, Jadyn 1
Batting:
2B: Duke, Jaelynn 1
HR: Duke, Jaelynn 1
RBI: Schultz, Casey 1 ; Duke, Jaelynn 7
SH: Runyan, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fox, Hayden 1 ; Wilson, Mikayla 2 ; Vickers, Macie 1 ; Gilliland, Mikaila 1 ; Schultz, Casey 1 ; Duke, Jaelynn 1 ; Reed, Hannah 1
HBP: Runyan, Madison 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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