SOFTBALL RETURNS TO SLC PLAY
4/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 20, 2007
UTA at SLU Game Notes
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ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington softball returns to Southland Conference action after an off weekend. The Mavs hit the road for the first off two SLC series away from home. UTA looks to hold on to its first place standing in the conference rankings.
The Lady Lions led by Heather Sherrill with a .366 average and 15 doubles on the season are coming off an 8-1 win at Grambling on Tuesday. Rachel Ray (16-9) leads SLU in the circle with a 2.17 ERA and six shutouts.
Junior Katie Jones leads the Mavs with 12 home runs and a .454 batting average on the season. Senior Dee Jay Nelson is within one of tieing the career home run record after hitting her tenth of the season in UTA's 5-0 win over Tulsa on Wednesday.
Freshman Heather Fortenberry (12-2) and junior Laura Jones (11-4) are splitting time on the mound for the Mavs. In 106.1 innings of work, Fortenberry has recorded 96 strike outs and boast a 2.30 ERA for the season. Jones has 88 innings under her belt with a 3.10 ERA and 62 K's.
Up Next...
UTA will play host to North Texas with a single game on Wed., April 25 at 6 p.m. The Mavs and Mean Green met earlier this month in Denton and UTA picked-up its first extra inning win, 1-0 off a solo home run from short stop Amanda Swofford.
The Mavs next SLC series takes them to Conway, Ark. for a meeting with conference newcomer Central Arkansas, April 28 &29.
