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Hoelscher Pitching
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Winner UT Arlington UTA 20-11
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Baylor BU 13-20
Winner
UT Arlington UTA
20-11
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Final
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Baylor BU
13-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UT Arlington UTA 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 10 0
Baylor BU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2

W: Hoelscher, Emilie (5-4) L: Lexie Warncke (4-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Mavericks Earn 20th Win With 6-2 Victory Over Baylor

WACO, Texas - The UT Arlington softball team soared past the Baylor Bears in a 6-2 victory on Tuesday from Getterman Stadium.

Senior Emilie Hoelscher (5-4) got the win for UT Arlington (20-11). The left-hander went 2.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits. Senior Jessica Adams also pitched well, going 2.2 shutout innings while allowing one hit, walking two and striking out one.

In the batter's box, the Mavericks were led by junior Elizabeth Baylor, who went 3-4 on the day with a double and an RBI. Junior Marley Neises furnished a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-3 with a double and an RBI. Junior Kailee Bautista also chipped in for UTA, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Mavericks got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. Bautista came across to score the lone run of the inning for UTA and get them on the board.

The Bears failed to push any runs across before the Mavericks offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Freshman Talia Maldonado came across to score the lone run of the inning for the Mavs which brought the Mavericks lead to 2-0.

UTA kept Baylor scoreless before building their lead to 4-0 the following inning. The Mavericks added two runs off of the Bears' pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double from the Baylor.

The Mavericks held the Bears scoreless before building on their lead in the sixth inning. The Mavs added two runs off of Baylor pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double from Neises, bringing the score to 6-0 in favor of UTA. Baylor put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Mavericks still coasted to the 6-2 win.

GAME NOTES

» Baylor compiled three base hits in the game for UT Arlington.
» UT Arlington's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» UT Arlington took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Mavericks out-hit the Bears at a 10-5 clip.
» UT Arlington pitchers limited Baylor to just 1-6 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» UT Arlington pitchers faced 28 Baylor hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out one.
» Baylor led the Mavericks at the plate, going 3-4 with a double and an RBI.

ON DECK
The Mavs will head west to face Utah Valley for a three-game WAC series beginning on Friday, Mar. 28 from Orem, Utah.

-- #BuckEm –


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