Waxahachie, TX – The SAGU Softball team split the conference doubleheader with Texas Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon at the Waxahachie Sports Complex. The Lady Lions took game one 1-0 after a great pitching performance from
Autumn Graham, but they fell in game two 6-1. SAGU now sits at 17-10 on the year and 7-5 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
Game One
Autumn Graham threw a gem on Tuesday for the Lady Lions, allowing zero runs and besting the Rams 1-0. Graham struck out three in seven innings pitched and only allowed three hits.
Makyla Kelly,
Sarah Sanders, and
Rosie Guadarrama each collected hits for SAGU. Guadarrama led the Lady Lions with two hits in three at bats, while Kelly hit the double in the fifth inning to score
Camille Bradley and give SAGU the 1-0 lead.
Game Two
SAGU watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 6-1 loss in game two against Texas Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon. Wesleyan would get on the board first in the second inning on a single and pass ball. They would go on to scored three more runs in the seventh inning.
Kassandra Vargas toed the rubber for the Lady Lions. Vargas would go two innings, allowing two hits and three runs while striking out two and walking one.
Ashlyn Teran and
Christina Moncivais entered the game from the bullpen, throwing four and a third innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.
Illeana Salina,
Ashlyn Teran,
Sarah Sanders,
Rosie Guadarrama,
Brooke Kinnibrugh, and
Makyla Kelly all had one hit to lead the Lady Lions.
SAGU will now face Mid-America Christian on Friday, March 25, in a doubleheader at home starting at 2:00 PM.
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