HOUSTON – Behind a double-digit hit total, the UT Arlington softball team soared to an 8-1 win at Houston Christian on Tuesday, Mar. 12 from Husky Field.
The Mavericks move on to an overall record of 9-15 as UTA has won six of the last eight games. The team has turned its offense around with those six wins ending with at leats eight runs.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: at Houston Christian (W, 8-1)
UTA produced a whopping 13 hits across the Maverick lineup as
Kaitlyn Sailor (2-4, 1 RBI),
Alaina Hampton (2-4, 1 RBI),
Cameron Cooper (2-3) and
Marley Neises (2-3, 1 RBI) came away with multi-hit efforts.
The other Mavericks that contributed to the double-digit offensive performance was
Camille Corona (1-4),
Lindsey Franklin (1-2),
Jade Moreno (1-3, 2 RBI),
Morgan Westbrook (1-4, 2 RBI) and
Zaia Castruita (1-3) who knocked one a piece.
It was freshman Moreno who smacked her first career home run as a Maverick with a two-run shot in the top of the third.
Head coach
Kara Dill gave freshman lefty
Abi Gutierrez her second start of the season in the circle as she went on to throw three innings, coming away with a pair of strike outs.
Moreno spent three innings on the mound and faced 13 batters before senior
Gracie Bumpurs closed things out.
With UTA's 8-1 victory, Moreno was credited with the win - her third of the year.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will begin WAC play with a three-game series against California Baptist beginning Friday, Mar. 15 from Allan Saxe Field.
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