Box Score SAN ANTONIO — We've been here before.
St. Mary's Softball made it took easy in the opening round of the Heartland Conference Championship Tournament Thursday, picking up a routine win, 2-0, over Texas-Permian Basin.
Entering the winner's bracket, the Rattlers advance to play St. Edward's, which run-ruled No. 3-seeded Texas A&M International 9-0 in Game 1 of the tournament, at 11 a.m. Friday.
Links to live stats and video as well as the tournament bracket and results can be found on the
Tournament Central Page.
StMU jumped out from the hatch, scoring in its first at-bat off a standup double from
Reagan Patterson (Fr., Mineral Wells, Texas) that scored All-Conference First Teamer
Nicole Sardelich (Jr., Angleton, Texas) and
Haley Richter (Jr., Hondo, Texas) to put the Rattlers up early, 2-0.
Two runs for All-Conference First Team ace
Emily Brittain (Sr., Corpus Christi, Texas) was all the run-support she needed as she tossed her 21
st complete game in a lights out performance.
Brittain pitched a one-hitter against the Falcons (13-39), improving to 25-6 on the season in her 12
th complete game on the season.
The No. 15 Rattlers smacked five hits in victory and picked up three stolen bases with
Taylor Vidrine (Jr., San Antonio) going 2 for 3 and recording her 27
th stolen base.
With the tournament-opening win, the Rattlers improved to a stout 44-12 on the season under the 2014 Heartland Conference Coach of the Year,
Donna Fields.
The Rattlers will look to redeem themselves against the Hilltoppers, as they swept StMU in the regular-season finale, at 11 a.m. Friday at The Park at St. Mary's.
If the Rattlers pull out a victory against the Hilltoppers, StMU will advance to the Championship game at Noon Saturday. If they are not victorious, the will play at 4 p.m. Friday against the winner of the TAMIU and UTPB game from the loser's bracket.
