Cogdell Hits Walkoff To Beat UTD

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FARMER’s BRANCH, Texas — Hardin-Simmons’ softball got a walk-off home run from Kelsey Cogdell to beat Texas-Dallas 7-6 to salvage a first-day split after falling 5-0 to Texas-Tyler at the American Southwest Conference First Pitch Tournament in Farmer’s Branch.

The Cowgirls trailed UTD 6-4 going to the bottom of the sixth inning but Lacie Cole had a one-out single and freshman Shelby McIntyre followed with a two-run home run to tie the game. Cogdell then won the game in the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff home run to left.

HSU had taken a 4-2 lead with a four-run, six-hit bottom of the first inning. Cogdell had an RBI double and Taylor Namey and Cole had RBI singles in the inning. UTD retook the lead with three runs in the fourth and a single run in the sixth.

Cogsdell had three hits and McIntyre, Cole and Jodi Hierholzer each had two hits for the Cowgirls. Cole got the win for the Cowgirls with an inning of scoreless relief. Sarah Shurbet and Laura Rawlings each worked three innings and each allowed three runs.

In the game against sixth-ranked Texas-Tyler, the Cowgirls outhit UTT 7-5, but left nine runners on base in a 5-0 loss.

UTT scored two runs in the first on a walk, RBI triple and a RBI groundout in the top of the first. The Patriots added three runs on three hits in the sixth inning.

Megann Lewis (2-1) took the loss for the Cowgirls, allowing five runs in five and one-third innings. Kimber Bossom earned the shutout, scattering seven hits over seven innings of work. Meagan Ulmer had two of the seven Cowgirls hits.

HSU is now 6-1 on the year and will play the University of the Ozarks at 10 a.m. and Mississippi College at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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