Cowgirls Split With UMHB To Take ASC West Title

Game 1

Game 2

BELTON, Texas — Hardin-Simmons’ softball team secured the American Southwest Conference West Division by splitting a doubleheader at Mary Hardin-Baylor on Friday after noon at Dee Dillon Field. The Cowgirls lost the first game 3-2 and won the nightcap 3-1.

In the second game, Courtney Clark broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a solo home run to lead off the inning. The Cowgirls added two more runs in the seventh on a RBI double by Clark and Clark later scored on an error.

UMHB received an RBI single by Sabrina Garcia to make it 3-1, but the Cowgirls held on for the win.

Sarah Shubert was stellar for the Cowgirls as she went the distance to improve to 14-2. She allowed only three hits and one unearned run. Clark had three hits, scored twice and drove in two runs.

In the first game, UMHB scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take the win.

Clark had an RBI single in the fifth and in the seventh she hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Kelsey Evans, who had pinch ran for Kourtney Bailey who led off with a walk. With one out, Lacie Cole reached on an error and Cera Beasley had a bunt single to load the bases.

UMHB scored three times in the seventh. Jordan Schrutka reached on an error and moved to second on a sac bunt. Sara Johnston then doubled her home. Courtney Roman followed with a single and stole second to put runners on second and third. Wells then singled to center to drive in Schurtka and Roman scored on a throwing error by Cera Beasley.

Lacie Cole was the hard-luck loser as she went the distance for the Cowgirls and allowed just one earned run. The Cowgirls had just four hits with Beasley having three of them.

The Cowgirls are now 28-10 overall and 19-3 in league play. UMHB fell to 20-18 overall and 13-9 in league play. The teams will play a noon doubleheader on Saturday.


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