March 6, 2004
Box Score
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The University of Texas at Arlington rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh, but it wasn't enough as the host Roadrunners edged past the Lady Mavericks 5-4 in Southland Conference softball action Saturday afternoon. With the loss, UTA falls to 6-12-1 overall and 2-2 in the league.
Again, the Roadrunners struck in the first inning. Krystal Gibson and Jenny Garcia led off with back-to-back singles and then Jessica Rogers lined a single to right field that scored Gibson.
UTA knotted the game at 1-1 in the top of the third on an RBI single to center by Falon Kwasnick. Rogers answered for UTSA in the bottom of the inning, drilling her second homer of the day and seventh of the season, a two-run shot over the left field wall to put the Roadrunners back up 3-1.
UTSA added two more insurance runs in the sixth on a two-RBI single by Gibson to right center that scored freshman Catherine Garza and senior Tammy Nelson.
The Lady Mavericks made things interesting in the top of the seventh, scoring three runs on three hits to cut the lead to 5-4, but a groundout to second base ended the threat and the game.
Jill Garro (6-7) suffered the loss for UTA after giving up seven hits, three walks and three earned runs in 3.1 innings of work. Freshman Lauren Hebert went 2.2 innings in relief, allowing three hits and two earned runs.
Texas-Arlington and UTSA will close out the series with a 1 p.m. finale Sunday at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio.
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