Strother, White, and Jack Lead TLU to Pair of Wins

SEGUIN, Texas -- No.1 Texas Lutheran (20-4, 6-0 SCAC) continued its streak against the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) - extending their conference win streak to 47 wins by shutting out Austin College in both games on Saturday beating the 'Roos by a combined score of 14-0 in 13 innings.

The Bulldogs beat Austin College, 8-0, in six innings, highlighted by a no-hitter from sophomore Ashlyn Strother (Seabrook/Clear Falls). The sophomore struck out 14, bringing her season total to 94, and was a sixth inning error from a perfect game. The no-hitter marked the first individual and second no-hitter of Strother's collegiate career - combining with Sydney Ouellette (Corpus Christi/Gregory-Portland) for a combined five-inning no-hitter in 2020. Strother now leads the SCAC in earned-run average with a 1.01 ERA and ranks in the top five nationally in strikeouts.

As a pitching staff, Strother and Amanda White (Lockhart/Lockhart) combined to strike out 24 batters.

Freshman Kylee Jack (Richwood/Brazoswood) combined for six RBI in her six at-bats on the day, tallying four in game one and two in game six.

In game one, six Bulldogs recorded a hit with Kylee Jack leading the way with a 2-for-3, four RBI effort including a three-run walk off home run, the second of her career, to bring the game to a run-rule conclusion.

Casey Martin (Pearland/Pearland), the SCAC's batting average leader, went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored. Kelly Jurden (Brenham/Brenham) and Bailey Hudgeons (Dripping Springs/Dripping Springs) each added an RBI. 

The Bulldogs turned around to beat Austin in game two 6-0 to complete the series sweep. Amanda White stole the show striking out a career-high 10 batters in her third complete game shutout victory of the season. White only allowed four hits and a walk on the day to move to 6-1 on the season.

Kylee Jack and Brandalyn Dee (Cibolo/Steele) contributed offensively with each bringing in a pair of runs. Six Bulldogs recorded a hit and four brought in at least one run in game two.

Up next, Texas Lutheran begins a five-game road trip beginning next Friday, March 25th, as the Bulldogs travel to Georgetown to face the Southwestern Pirates in SCAC action. First pitch is scheduled for 5 PM. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

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