Cowgirls Sweep Texas Lutheran

Game 1
Game 2

ABILENE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons and Texas Lutheran came into its weekend softball series tied atop the American Southwest Conference standings, and Hardin-Simmons left the weekend with a four-game lead over the Lady Bulldogs as the Cowgirls completed a four-game sweep with 11-4 and 6-1 wins on Sunday at Ellis Field.

In the first game, TLU scored in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Alison Organ. HSU countered with three runs on five hits in the bottom of the first. Taylor Namey had an RBI single, Amy Meyer had a RBI double and Namey stole home on the back end of a double steal.

TLU scored three runs in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead. Two of the runs came on bases loaded walks and the other on a fielder’s choice.

HSU scored five runs in the fourth inning to retake the lead at 8-4. Sarah Shurbet had a bases loaded walk, Namey had a two-run double and Shayla Lee had a two-run single in the inning. HSU added an unearned run in the fifth inning and two more runs in the sixth on a two-run single by Cera Beasley.

Namey had two hits and three RBIs for the Cowgirls and Lee had three hits.

Laura Rawlings got the start for the Cowgirls and she allowed four runs in three and one-third innings. Sarah Shurbet went the rest of the way and allowed only two hits and no runs to earn the win to improve to 6-1. Brigitte Neumann took the loss for TLU.

In the second game, Lacie Cole scattered four hits and allowed just one unearned run to improve to 3-1 on the season.

HSU got on the board with three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Lacie Cole had a two-run single in the inning and Katie Shurbet added an RBI double. HSU made it 5-0 with two more runs in the third inning on a two-run single by Shurbet.

TLU scored its only run in the sixth on a two-base error by the Cowgirls. HSU scored a run in the sixth when Courtney Clark tripled and then scored on an overthrow. Clark had three hits for the Cowgirls and Shurbet had three RBIs in the game for HSU.

The Cowgirls are now 13-7 overall and 8-0 in ASC West action. TLU fell to 9-13 overall and 4-4 in league play. HSU will play second-place Schreiner in a four-game ASC set on Tuesday and Wednesday at Ellis Field.

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