Posted: Mar 26, 2021
Texas Lutheran pushes SCAC record to 5-0 with two wins over Austin College
Game 1
Game 1
Texas Lutheran
(11-4, 3-0)
11
Austin
(2-6, 1-4)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Texas Lutheran | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
|
Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Texas Lutheran
(12-4, 4-0)
8
Austin
(2-7, 1-5)
4
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Texas Lutheran | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
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Austin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
SHERMAN, Texas -- At Old Settlers Park in Sherman, fourth-ranked Texas Lutheran scored an 11-0 win in five innings and an 8-4 victory in seven innings Friday evening over Austin College.
TLU improved to 13-4 overall and to 5-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Austin College fell to 2-8 overall and to 1-6 in the SCAC.
In the early game, TLU jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a four-run first inning. Rebecca Snow and Skylar Ouellette each had RBI doubles in the first.
TLU put up six runs in the third inning. Laura Hernandez, Kali Chatham, Kelly Jurden, Snow, and Ouellette each had RBI in the frame.
Snow was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Ouellette was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.
Chassey Raines had a pair of hits and scored two runs, and Jurden went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, and two steals. Chatham also had a pair of stolen bases.
Hernandez went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
Ashlyn Strother tossed a two-hit shutout. She struck out 10 and walked one. Strother improved to 5-1 overall.
In game two, TLU fell behind 4-2 in the first inning. The Bulldogs rebounded two scored three runs in the second, two more in the third, and a run in the fifth.
Jurden went 3-for-5 with three steals and two RBI. Haley Padilla was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. Casey Martin, Sarah Metzer, and Bailey Hudgeons each had two hits.
Bulldog freshman Brandalyn Dee homered to left in the third inning.
Sydney Ouellette picked up the win in relief. She moved to 5-2 overall. Ouellette went 6-2/3 innings and struck out five.
Sydney Ouellette picked up the win in relief. She moved to 5-2 overall. Ouellette went 6-2/3 innings and struck out five.
TLU and Austin conclude the three-game conference series with a single game at Old Settlers Park on Saturday. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.