Herrera Tosses No-Hitter as 'Roos Sweep Brooklyn
SHERMAN, Texas – Tori Herrera struck out 13 batters, tossed her second career no-hitter, and broke her own single season Austin College record for strikeouts as the ’Roo softball team swept a doubleheader with Brooklyn College on Thursday night.
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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Brooklyn
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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Austin College
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3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Brooklyn
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Austin College
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3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | X | 13 | 13 | 1 |
SHERMAN, Texas – Tori Herrera struck out 13 batters, tossed her second career no-hitter, and broke her own single season Austin College record for strikeouts as the 'Roo softball team swept a doubleheader with Brooklyn College on Thursday night. Austin College won by scores of 9-1 and 13-0 to improve to 7-29 overall on the year.
Austin College got on the board quickly in game one, with Ashley Mayorga singling home a pair of runs and Emily Low bringing home another with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 after the first inning. Brooklyn would get one run back in the second, but four runs in the third, highlighted by a two-run home by Cassidy McDaris, blew the game open for the 'Roos. Austin College would add two more runs in the fourth to make it a 9-1 final via the 5-inning mercy rule.
Jordan Proctor picked up the victory in the circle, surrendering one run on just four hits while striking out seven batters. Mayorga and McDaris each finished 2-for-3 with two RBI, and Beth Massey went 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
In game two, Herrera struck out 13 of the 16 batters she faced, with the lone base runner reaching via error. Austin College once again jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning, with Proctor, McDaris, and Felicia Rivera each singling home a run.
Mayorga brought home another run in the second and Taylor Van Kirk doubled home two more as part of a four run second inning to make it 7-0, and Abby Ratzer's two-run double kicked off a six run third inning that put things out of reach. Mayorga added a sacrifice fly and Van Kirk brought home two more runs with a single through the left side.
Herrera didn't walk any batters and needed only 57 pitches to get the no-hitter, with 50 of those pitches going for strikes. Van Kirk finished 2-for-3 with four RBI, and Mayorga and Ratzer each went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in to pace Austin College.
Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.