Feb. 11, 2011
Final Stats
Corpus Christi, Texas - Game 2 & 3
Best Western Marina Grand Invitational
UT Arlington vs. Loyola-Chicago
UT Arlington vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 9 a.m.
Corpus Christi, Texas - Chapman Field
The UT Arlington softball team wrapped up day two of the Best Western Marina Grand Invitational Tournament going 1-1. The Mavericks opened with a 4-2 win against Loyola-Chicago and followed with a 6-1 loss against Southland foe Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
UT Arlington vs. Loyola-Chicago
The 2011 freshmen class did not disappoint in day two of tournament action, as they carried the Mavericks to a 4-2 victory against Loyola-Chicago Friday morning in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Freshmen's Alexis Cantu, Callie Collins, and Rachel Forshaw led the Mavs at the plate and on the mound.
Offensively, the Mavericks had a better day at the plate as six Mavericks recorded hits which included a pair of two-run homers by freshmen's Cantu and Forshaw.
Collins (1-0) made her first collegiate start against the Ramblers. The freshman hurler pitched four complete innings, allowing zero runs on one hit while striking out six.
Cantu also made her first pitching appearance against the Ramblers. Cantu was called in the top of the fifth, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out three.
UT Arlington jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage in the second inning following a two-run homer by Forshaw. The freshman catcher plated Taylor Zink, who started the inning with a single to left field.
Cantu gave the Mavericks a 4-0 advantage in the bottom of the third when she connected on a two-run home run to right field.
The Ramblers made it interesting in the top of the fifth when Lauren Arceneaux led off with a single to left field and came around to score following a triple to right center by Olivia Bell. With runners at the corners, Loyola-Chicago's head coach Missy Beseres called a double steal which scored Bell from third, making it a 4-2 ball game.
Loyola-Chicago looked to score in the top of the seventh with two runners on base but the Mavericks defense stepped up and shut down the Ramblers.
The Ramblers Brittany Gardner (0-2) took the loss, tossing 3.1 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and striking out six.
Bell led Loyola-Chicago offensively going 1-for-2 with a triple and RBI.
UT Arlington vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
The last time the Mavericks faced the Islanders was last season on day two of the Southland Conference Tournament where UTA recorded a 3-2 win. This time around, the Mavericks came up short, falling 6-1 at Chapman Field.
The Mavs lone run came off the bat of senior Rebecca Collom who recorded her first homer of the season and 25th of her career. Collom's homer came in the fourth frame, tying the game at 1-1.
The Islanders came right back in the bottom half of the inning plating five runs on five hits.
Sophomore Teri Lyles (0-2) took the loss, pitching 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on six hits. Collins was called in the fourth inning and finished out the game, allowing one run on one hit and striking out two.
A&M-Corpus Christi finished with seven hits to the Mavericks two. Charne Office was the other Maverick to record a hit, going 1-for-2 with a walk.
UTA will have a rematch against the Islanders tomorrow at 9 a.m.
