WACO – The UT Arlington softball team capped an already impressive tournament showing by beating Sam Houston State to become the Getterman Classic champion Sunday, 3-0.
 
The win came a day after UTA (5-5) swept a doubleheader against #16 Baylor to advance to the championship game.
 
Mavericks' leadoff batter Whitney Walton went 2-for-4 at the plate to cap a tournament where she hit .529 over five games with four runs and an RBI.
 
Walton was one of four UTA All-Tournament selections, along with Brittany Wyllie, Reagan Wright and Krista Rude.
 
Wyllie finished the tournament with a .333 batting average and three RBI. Wright hit.500, drove in three runs and scored three runs of her own. Rude hit .319 with six runs and two RBI.
 
In the title game, Randi Phillips picked up her second complete-game win in as many days, scattering six hits and striking out two in the shutout victory.
 
The win over Sam Houston State (4-6) was a pitcher's duel until the Mavs broke through in the top of the 5th inning with four two-out hits.
 
Bri Burchianti started the rally with a single to left center. Walton moved Burchianti over to second with a bunt. With runners on first and second, Rude singled to center field to score Burchianti.
 
In the next at-bat, Laura Curry hit a triple to center field to bring Rude and Walton home.
 
Sam Houston threatened with a pair of two-out hits in the bottom of the 7th, but Phillips forced a groundout to end the game.
 
NEXT UP
UTA will play its first home games Friday in the Maverick Invitational. The Mavericks will open with Wichita State at 1 p.m. Friday before playing Prairie View A&M at 3 p.m.
 
TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets are now on sale for the 2019 UT Arlington softball season, beginning at just $50. All seating is general admission, and tickets can be secured by logging on to UTATickets.com.
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