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Castruita, Franklin
8
Winner Abilene Christian ACU 10-30, 5-8 WAC
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UT Arlington UTA 16-21, 6-7 WAC
Winner
Abilene Christian ACU
10-30, 5-8 WAC
8
Final
1
UT Arlington UTA
16-21, 6-7 WAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Abilene Christian ACU 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 8 14 1
UT Arlington UTA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Neilsen, Talia (7-10) L: Adams, Jessica (9-11)

Game Recap: Softball | | Brittany Wyllie (@_brittanywyllie)

Wildcat Offense Outlasts Mavericks in Game One of Series

ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington softball team (16-21, 6-7) dropped game one against Abilene Christian Friday night at Allan Saxe Field with a final score of 8-1.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: vs. Abilene Christian (L, 8-1)
The Mavericks pieced six hits together, scoring just one run against the Wildcats. Marley Neises (1-3), Morgan Westbrook (1-3, 1 RBI), Sophie Wideman (1-3), Paris Brienesse (1-3), Zaia Castruita (1-2) and Lindsey Franklin (1-2) all came away with one hit each.
 
Sophomore Jessica Adams got the start on the mound for UTA as she went to toss a little over two innings, facing 14 batters. Adams allowed three earned runs off four hits before junior Gracie Bumpurs made an appearance.
 
Bumpurs threw the remainder of the contest and went on to allow three earned runs off 10 hits. With the Mavericks unable to answer back, Adams received the loss.

PLAY BY PLAY: vs. Abilene Christian (L, 8-1)
  • Abilene Christian grabbed a 1-0 lead in its first at-bats from a solo shot from the bat of Sammie Shelander.
  • Neises knocked a single to center field in the bottom of the first before stealing second and advancing to third on an ACU throwing error. Westbrook brought Neises across with an RBI-double down the left field line to tie things up 1-1.
  • In the top of the second, an RBI-double and a sacrifice fly lifted the Wildcats to a 3-1 lead.
  • ACU went on to extend its lead to 4-0 in the top of the sixth with an RBI-single through the right side.
  • The Cats logged a four-run seventh inning that broke open the ball game, taking an 8-1 lead.
  • Unfortunately, the Mavs couldn't find a way to get anything going in their last at-bats, falling to ACU in game one of the three-game series.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will round out their series with Abilene Christian with a doubleheader Saturday, Apr. 15 from Allan Saxe Field.

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