Drake, Corina
Cori Drake was the Schlotzsky's Lotz Better Player of the Game
5
Winner Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB-SB 4-2, 3-1 ASC
0
LeTourneau LETU 9-4, 3-3 ASC
Winner
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB-SB
4-2, 3-1 ASC
5
Final
0
LeTourneau LETU
9-4, 3-3 ASC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB-SB 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
LeTourneau LETU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2

W: Parker, Haley (2-0) L: Matulis (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball defeats LeTourneau 5-0


LONGVIEW, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor softball team fought through harsh weather conditions in Longview to defeat the YellowJackets 5-0 Friday evening. The win improved UMHB to 4-2 on the season and 3-1 in American Southwest Conference play while LeTourneau fell to 9-4 overall and 3-3 in conference action.
 
Cori Drake opened up a strong first inning for UMHB as the Cru took a 4-0 lead. Drake hit an RBI single to score Leah Brown for the first run, before Myranda Hinojosa hit an RBI single to centerfield to score Drake for a 2-0 lead. Kelsey Vann closed scoring in the first with a two RBI double to centerfield, scoring Hinojosa and Karley Free on the play. UMHB added another run in the top of the second when Leah Brown hit a single, causing LeTourneau to commit an error and allowing Amelia Cluke to score.  
 
Haley Parker earned the shutout win for the Cru, pitching a complete game with 7 hits and four strikeouts. Courtney Matulis took the loss for the YellowJackets, allowing five runs on six hits with one strikeout. UMHB totaled five runs on nine hits with one error. LeTourneau had no runs with seven hits and two errors.
 
UMHB returns to action tomorrow in an 11 a.m. doubleheader against the YellowJackets in Longview. The Cru resumes action at Dee Dillon Field on Friday, March 6th in a 4 p.m. doubleheader against East Texas Baptist University.
 

 
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