LONGVIEW, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowgirl softball team won both games of a doubleheader against the LeTourneau Yellowjackets in American Southwest Conference play Friday night on the road.

With a pair of long games, the first went all the way to the eighth inning with each team held scoreless. Each pitcher went the distance, with Haven Williams throwing seven Ks in eight innings with a shutout on four hits in the win.

Williams got on to help the Cowgirl offense in the eighth with a single. Ashley Easley pinch ran to steal second and set up the scoring chance. Sarah Polanco singled down the line to score Easley, and the Cowgirls went on to win game one 1-0 after eight innings.

McCord had two hits with a double for the Cowgirls in game one to lead the squad.

Game two got off to a faster start, scoring on an error and driving in a run on a Polanco single to lead 2-0 in the third. LeTourneau got one back, but Haley Henson stretched the Cowgirl lead with an RBI on the fourth to make it 3-1.

Faith Fernandez answered another Yellowjacket run with an RBI-double in the fifth to make it 4-2 Hardin-Simmons.

Karis Hessert got the last run with a double to lead 5-2 in the seventh. The Cowgirls would need all of them, as LeTourneau mounted a rally with two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but the HSU defense held off the rally and won the game 5-4.

Kaylen Washington started and had the Cowgirl win in the circle in four innings with six strikeouts and five hits allowed on one earned run. Kylie Ruiz held it down for the save in three innings of work with a K. 

Polanco led the team with two hits and an RBI. McCord, Fernandez, and Hessert each had a double for the Cowgirl offense.

The Cowgirls improve to 17-5 on the year and 9-5 in the ASC and will wrap up the series at Letourneau tomorrow at noon.

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