WACO, Texas – The UT Arlington softball team excelled on all fronts, leading to a midweek victory over power-five opponent Baylor on Tuesday from Getterman Stadium.
"I'm incredibly proud of our fight tonight," said Dill. "This team competed hard every single pitch. Gracie and Emilie were tough to beat in the circle and defense played solid behind them. The entire lineup had gritty at-bats and it was a great all-around team win."
Tuesday's win marked the first against BU since Feb. 22, 2022, when the Mavericks defeated the Bears 12-3 in five innings from Allan Saxe Field.
Head coach
Kara Dill and company improves their overall record to 18-26 on the season as they look to carry their momentum heading into a three-game conference series with Abilene Christian this upcoming weekend.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: at Baylor (W, 4-3)
Offensively, the Mavs were led by
Marley Neises (2-4, 1 RBI) and
Nikki Donahue (2-3, 1 RBI) as the pair logged multi-hit games. Donahue launched her first home run of the season in the top of the second, following a solo shot by fifth year
Lindsey Franklin. Donahue has put up six hits across her last seven at-bats, sitting at a now .325 overall batting average.
By the bottom of the third inning, it remained a 3-2 ball game until Neises came in clutch with an RBI-double that plated the tying run for the Mavs. Designated player
Kaylee Cavazos followed up with a clutch RBI-single up the middle which brought around the go-ahead run.
Senior
Gracie Bumpurs got her 12th start in the circle for UTA as she went on to allow three earned runs off five hits across 3.1 innings of work. After facing 16 batters, Dill brought fifth-year pitcher
Emilie Hoelscher in to close things out.
The lefty transfer kept the Bears off balance and off the board, giving up just three hits. With the Mavericks' comeback victory, Hoelscher earned her first win of the season.
ON DECK
The Mavericks continue their seven-game road stretch with a three-game WAC series at Abilene Christian (Apr. 19-20) before making their way out west to face Utah Tech in St. George, Utah (Apr. 26-27).
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