Bryce Hayes
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two crooked number innings and a gutsy start from senior Amanda White (Lockhart/Lockhart) led the No. 8 Texas Lutheran softball team to a 9-2 win over Trinity to complete the series sweep Tuesday night at Trinity Softball Field in San Antonio.
The Bulldogs (22-1, 14-1 SCAC) plated six runs in the third and three runs in the seventh to support White.
White improved to 11-0 on the season with a two-hit complete game, allowing two runs on the two hits and six walks.
Following back-to-back one out walks in the second, Trinity (22-6, 15-3 SCAC) scored their only runs on a two-RBI single. The Tigers hit in the third inning would be their last hit of the night.
Texas Lutheran responded in the third with a six-spot as each of the first five Bulldogs to bat reached base. Faith Hernandez (Dinuba, CA/Dinuba) hit a single up the middle, Bella Rodriguez (Pearland/Pearland) walked, and Linzee Leal (Corpus Christi/Mary Carroll) reached on fielder’s choice to fill the bases. Caelee Clark (Montgomery/Lake Creek) hit an RBI single down the left field line, Annie Kay (Sinton/Sinton) hit a bases clearing triple, Taylor Vannett (Kingwood/Kingwood) hit an RBI single to score Kay before heads up baserunning from Serena Gonzalez (Corpus Christi/Foy H. Moody) and Vannett led Vannett to score on a Trinity error to cap the scoring in the inning.
TLU struck for three more in the seventh, providing White more insurance. Caelee Clark scored on a passed ball, Chesley Swisher (Cypress/Bridgeland) singled home a run and Kylee Jack (Richwood/Brazoswood) plated Swisher with an RBI single of her own.
The Bulldogs continue their road trip with a trip to Arkansas this weekend as the Bulldogs face University of the Ozarks in a three-game series starting with a doubleheader on Friday, March 28. First pitch is scheduled for 2 PM with the game being streamed on FloSports. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
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