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Nicole Sardelich
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Nicole Sardelich celebrates scoring a run during the regional opener.
0
Texas Woman's TWU 28-21-2
3
Winner St. Mary's STMU 43-9
Texas Woman's TWU
28-21-2
0
Final
3
St. Mary's STMU
43-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Texas Woman's TWU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
St. Mary's STMU 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 5 0

W: Gutierrez Touchtone, Vianna (26-4) L: Tori Bice (19-12)

Game Recap: Softball | | RattlerAthletics.com

Sardelich, Gutierrez Touchtone masterful in victory over TWU

By Chad Peters | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

SAN ANTONIO — Nicole Sardelich was red-hot, Vianna Gutierrez Touchtone was masterful and the St. Mary's Rattlers were not to be denied in Friday's opening round of the NCAA Division II South Central Softball Regional.
 
The 7th-ranked Rattlers blanked Texas Woman's 3-0 for their eighth straight win, moving into the winner's bracket at the regional at the Softball Stadium inside The Park at St. Mary's. The No. 2 seed Rattlers will face No. 3 seed Metro State at 12 p.m. in a non-elimination game. No. 7 seed Texas Woman's will face No. 6 seed Regis at 2:30 p.m. in an elimination game. 

Nicole Sardelich went 3 for 3 in the game with one run scored and one walk, extending her red-hot postseason. During the playoffs, the Heartland Conference Player of the Year is 10 for 14 (.714). Vianna Gutierrez Touchtone pitched a gem in the circle, going the distance with seven strikeouts and four hits allowed in a complete-game shutout. Gutierrez improved to 26-4 on the season with the victory. 

The Rattlers broke open a scoreless game with a three-run fifth inning when Haley Richter singled up the middle to score two to grab a 2-0 lead. Moments later, Alex Rodriguez brought in Sydney Wellmann on a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 3-0. 

With Gutierrez Touchtone dealing in the circle, that was all the Snakes needed. 

St. Mary's improved to 4-0 against Texas Woman's on the season with the victory. 

All of Saturday's regional action will be broadcast live on the Rattler Network. 
 
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