AUSTIN, Texas – A late rally by St. Edward's came up short Thursday as the Hilltoppers fell in extra innings to Texas Woman's, 4-2 at Diane Daniels Field.
St. Edward's (7-14) out-hit the Pioneers, 9-8. Texas Woman's (14-10) committed a pair of errors in the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Texas Woman's opened the scoring in the third inning with a run off of a Hilltopper error.
- St. Edward's answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the third inning on a RBI-single by senior BREAH WHITTEN.
- The Pioneers loaded the bases in the fifth inning and scored one run on a sacrifice fly.
- In the bottom of the sixth inning, freshman Kari Rodriguez singled through the left side to lead off the inning.
- Pinch runner ALEX MAYFIELD advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and tied the game on SHELBY JANDA's RBI-single.
- Texas Woman's scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning.
- The Hilltoppers put two runners on base in the bottom half, but the Pioneers escaped with the victory on a strikeout looking.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
- Whitten and Janda registered two hits and an RBI each.
- Senior LAUREN SLATTEN (2-6) suffered the loss, allowing four runs (one earned) on eight hits, while walking three and striking out five.
- Texas Woman's leads the all-time series, 20-15.
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH MEGHAN MULLIN
"I think we stayed competitive and locked in the whole game. The thing that killed us was executing the small details, and we cannot afford to do that against teams like Texas Woman's."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's will be back in action Saturday against Rogers State at 11 a.m. in a doubleheader at Diane Daniels Field. Live stats and video will be available at
www.GoHilltoppers.com.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Texas Woman's 4, St. Edward's 2 (8 innings)
Records: St. Edward's (7-14), Texas Woman's (14-10)
Attendance: 108
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