April 30, 2023

Waxahachie, TX – On Sunday afternoon in Waxahachie, Texas, the Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) Lady Lions softball team closed their Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) series against the Southwestern Christian University (SCU) Eagles.

Lions Review 

The SAGU Lady Lions dominated game one of the doubleheaders to Southwestern Christian University 8-0. The SAGU Lady Lions had Airiana Magdaleno , McKenzie Schulze , Brooke Kinnibrugh and Lashay Reyes record RBIs . 

SAGU has stolen bases collected from Airiana Magdaleno  and Sasha Jennings. The duo displayed cunning baserunning ability. 

Facing 20 batters in five innings pitched, Trista Ford struck out three Southwestern batters and let up just five hits. 

In the day's final game the Lady Lions saw success in their at bat attempts but were not able to score enough runs to keep Southwestern Christian from regaining and keeping the lead to win with a score of 8-6.

For the Lady Lions, Trista Ford, Brooke Kinnibrugh, Candence Hopgood, and Madyson Wiggins all contributed RBIs. SAGU recorded eight hits overall in the day's last game. 

Sasha Jennings, Trista Ford, and Airiana Magdaleno all stole bases. One SCU batter had been dismissed by Annie Charanze.

Watty's Word

"A thrilling second day of play. Well done, ladies, for stepping up and making such an effort on the road.," head SAGU softball coach Watty Watson said.

As a leading Christian university, SAGU educates and prepares individuals who want to serve Christ and others. SAGU helps students discover and develop their God-given callings in a Spirit-empowered, learning community. We believe in affordable tuition, made possible in part through the financial support of donors who embrace the mission of SAGU and the importance of affordable, accredited programs to train Christians for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service. Most majors are available in-person in Waxahachie, TX, and online through a wide range of associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.