Mavs Set for Final Conference Series
4/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 30, 2010
Arlington, Texas -
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Game Notes 
Game 46-48
UT Arlington (25-20, 15-10) at a&M-corpus christi (30-19, 11-13)
Corpus Christi, Texas -- Chapman Field
Saturday, May 1, 2010 -- 1/3 p.m.
Sunday, May 2, 2010 -- 11 p.m.
SERIES RECORD
The Mavericks are 9-7 against the Islanders of A&M-Corpus Christi... in Corpus Christi, UT Arlington leads the series 4-3... in their last series against the Islanders, the Mavericks went 1-2, winning only game three 9-1.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
A&M-Corpus Christi - The Islanders enter the series against the Mavs with a 30-19 overall mark and a 11-13 conference record... in conference, UTA has swept only one team-Northwestern State... Sam Houston State is the only team that has swept the Islanders... A&M-Corpus Christi is coming off a 8-0 loss at Houston Baptist (Apr. 24)... offensively, the Islanders are led by Hannah Schwarz who is batting .405, connecting on 60 hits and driving in 20 RBI... on the mound, Elena Crabtree leads the pitching staff with a 14-11 record and a 3.53 ERA... Addie Tallman (12-6) is the Islanders No. 2 pitcher who has a 3.37 ERA ... as a team, the Islanders have connected on 32 homers and are batting .323.
LAST TIME OUT - MCNEESE STATE
Freshman Teri Lyles (12-10) took the mound in game one where she held the Cowgirls scoreless through four innings until the fifth and sixth inning... McNeese State recorded a run in the fifth on one hit and followed with four hits in the sixth, scoring three runs... McNeese State's pitcher Meagan Bond was solid on the hill holding the Mavericks scoreless through six innings... Sophomore Erica LeFlore changed all that in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run home run to left field... Senior Cara Hulme (13-9) took the loss in game two pitching 7.0 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits while striking out 12... UT Arlington struggled to get their offense going as they were held scoreless through seven innings... McNeese State on the other hand recorded a run in the fourth and exploded in the fifth scoring five runs... Offensively the Mavericks were led by Rebecca Collom who went 2-for-4 with a walk... As a team the Mavs scattered five hits with the only run coming off the bat of Lyles in game three. .. Lyles led the Mavericks offensively finishing 2-for-3 with a homer... The solo home run came in the sixth frame and was the true freshman's second of her career... Unfortunately Lyles was unable to get it done on the mound, dropping her overall record to 12-11... The Keller, Texas native allowed two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings pitched... Both of the Cowgirls runs came in the third inning after Lindsey Langner and Liz Morvant connected on back-to-back doubles.
UTA QUICK NOTES
- Teri Lyles connected on her second home run of the season in game two against McNeese State.
- Samantha Chumchal is one home run shy of breaking UTA's all-time home run record.
- Cara Hulme's 32 base on balls ranks first in UTA single-season.
- Teri Lyles leads the pitching staff with seven shutouts and a 1.56 ERA.
CHUMCHAL TIES UTA HOME RUN RECORD
In game one of the Mavericks road series over Sam Houston State, Samantha Chumchal tied UTA's all-time home run record connecting on her 25th of her career... Chumchal needs one more to surpass former teammate Dee Jay Nelson (04-07).
Cara Hulme SETS NEW SEASON HIGH
Last week on the road against Northwestern State, Cara Hulme set a new season high of 13 K's in game two... Hulme led the Mavericks to a 5-1 win, pitching a complete game, allowing one run on two hits... Hulme's season high before Northwestern State was nine strikeouts... on the season, the senior hurler has combined for 110 K's.
DOUBLING UP
Senior catcher Samantha Chumchal and preseason all-SLC first team recipient leads the team in doubles with 10 and connected on one in every game against Central Arkansas... Chumchal recorded two doubles against Texas State (Feb. 14) at the Texas State Tournament... for her career, Chumchal has recorded 27 doubles which ranks fifth in UTA history and surpasses Lisa Verheul (97-00).
LYLES EARNS SECOND SLC HONOR
UT Arlington freshman Teri Lyles has been named the Southland Pitcher of the week by vote of the league's sports information directors the league office announced Monday. Lyle received her second of the year and joins Sam Houston State senior Morgan Mikulin as the only players in the league to win two player of the week awards this season.
The award also moves UT Arlington into a tie with Stephen F. Austin for most team awards on the year with three each.
Lyles guided the Mavs on the mound to a 2-0 record against the top team in the Southland Conference, Stephen F. Austin. A native of Keller, Texas, Lyles made three appearances to finish with a 0.00 ERA, allowing only 10 hits, one run and striking out 10 in 19 innings.
In game one against the Ladyjacks, Lyles guided UTA to a 1-0 win in 9.0 innings of action, allowing zero runs on four hits. She then followed that performance with a 4-0 shutout win in game three. Lyles held her opponents to a .152 average and allowed less than five hits in each of her three appearances. She also pulled double duty at the plate, recording a .308 batting average, recording a hit in three-of-four games, including a pair of hits in game two against SFA.
