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UT Arlington UTA 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
Sam Houston State SHSU 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 1

W: Dunn, Regan (5-5) L: Gardiner, Allie (2-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Ian Applegate (@Ian_Applegate)

Mavericks Lose on Walk Off at Sam Houston

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The UT Arlington softball team (18-22) fell to the Sam Houston State Bearkats on a walk off home run Tuesday evening in Hunstville.
 
After getting two runs off two hits to start the game, UTA got just one more hit the rest of the game.  Whitney Walton, Aileen Garcia and Bri Burchianti each finished with one hit, with Burchianti knocking in the two RBI.
 
Randi Phillips started in the circle for the Mavericks, allowing two runs off four hits in 4.1 innings pitched.  Allie Gardiner replaced Phillips in the fifth inning, pitching the remaining 1.2 innings.  She allowed one run off two hits.
 
Following a scoreless first inning, Aileen Garcia got things rolling for the Mavericks, leading off the second inning with a double to left center. After Shelbi Court was hit by a pitch, Bri Burchianti drove in the first two runs with a single that found the gap in right center.
 
The Bearkats used a leadoff solo home run by Tiffany Thompson in the bottom of the fourth to score their first run and make it a 2-1 game.
 
Sam Houston came back in the fifth inning to tie the game.  Following a leadoff single by Bailey White, she advanced to second with a sac bunt before advancing to third off an error trying to tag her out at second.  The Bearkats connected on a double to drive in the tying run.
 
Walton singled to start the sixth inning, giving the Mavericks their first baserunner since their second inning scoring spurt. UTA couldn't bring her home, however, leaving her stranded at third.
 
After a line out to start the inning, the Mavs got two bases runners in the seventh inning of the tied ball game. With runners at first and second, UTA was unable to score the go-ahead run, ending the inning with a pop out and strike out.
 
The Bearkats wasted no time ending the game in the bottom frame, hitting a walk off home run with the leadoff batter to win the game 3-2.
 
UP NEXT
UTA will begin a seven-game home stretch beginning with a three-game Sun Belt series against UL Monroe on Friday, April 12 at 5 p.m. at Allan Saxe Field.
 
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