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0
Newman NU 10-28, 4-19 HC
5
Winner St. Mary's STMUSB 23-18, 12-8 HC
Newman NU
10-28, 4-19 HC
0
Final
5
St. Mary's STMUSB
23-18, 12-8 HC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Newman NU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
St. Mary's STMUSB 0 3 0 0 0 2 X 5 6 1

W: Johns, Staci (13-10) L: Bailey Bugner (2-9)

Game Recap: Softball | | RattlerAthletics.com

Softball bounces back with shutout win

By Heather Kennedy | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

SAN ANTONIO – The St. Mary's softball team got back to its winning ways with a 5-0 shutout over Newman on Saturday afternoon.

Junior Staci Johns (Elgin, Texas) kept up her strong performance in the circle, allowing only four hits and striking out six on 98 pitches. In her two games against the Jets (10-28, 4-19 Heartland Conference) this weekend, the Rattlers (23-18, 12-8 Heartland) ace did not allow an earned run over 14.0 innings. She fanned 14 with no walks and all eight hits were singles in her two complete games. The Jets also hit just .167 against Johns.

At the plate, Johns was 2-for-3 with a run scored, while sophomore Juliana Cerda (San Antonio) – in her first game back in action after her brother's horrific accident – went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored. Freshman Bari Christian (San Antonio) scored two runs for the Rattlers and stole a base – her 11th of the season.

The Rattlers remain at home, hosting Lubbock Christian in a doubleheader on Tuesday. Game one is slated to start at 2 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED
S. Johns kicked off the second inning with a single down the right field line and senior Angie Camacho (New Braunfels, Texas) came in to run for her. Senior Raynelle Nash (San Antonio) successfully sacrificed Camacho to second with a bunt. Christian reached on an error by the second baseman, who was covering first base. Christian stole second. Cerda singled to right center to score both Camacho and Christian and Cerda scampered to second on the throwing error by the centerfielder. Freshman Jayme Johns (Elgin) walked and freshman Tiffany Licon (Austin, Texas) singled up the middle to plate J. Johns and give the Rattlers the 3-0 lead.

In the sixth inning, S. Johns singled through the hole between short stop and third base with one out. Nash walked and was erased on a fielder's choice off the bat of Christian that put runners on the corners. Cerda hit a ball just past a reaching third baseman for her third RBI of the contest to score Johns and J. Johns followed with a walk to load the bases. A wild pitch scored Christian for the 5-0 final score.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
  • Staci Johns has at least one hit in nine of the last 10 games and has 12 hits during that stretch.
  • This was the seventh time this season – and the second-straight game Staci Johns did not allow an earned run in a game (miniumum 4.0 innings pitched). It is her third shutout of the year and the seventh of her career. It was also the 12th time in 2019 that Johns struck out five or more in a game as she fanned six.
  • Juliana Cerda recorded a career-best three hits and a career-high three RBIs in today's game against Newman. Her previous high in hits was two done against Regis on Feb. 7 and at Lubbock Christian on March 9, while she had two RBIs at LCU on 3/9.
  • Jayme Johns tied her career-high with two walks. She also drew two base on balls in the first game against the Jets. She entered the weekend with only two walks on the season and now has six after walking four times in her two starts.
  • Today was the first game all season Raynelle Nash was not the leadoff hitter. She started the previous 40 games in the leadoff spot, but today hit in the five-hole, going 0-for-1 with a walk and a sacrifice bunt. She had been the only player to start more than 35 games in the same spot in the lineup this season.
TEAM NOTES
  • St. Mary's outhit Newman 6-to-4 on Saturday and the Rattlers are now 20-3 this year when they record more hits in the game than their opposition.
  • The Rattlers are also 4-0 this year when they score five runs and 4-0 when shutting the opponent out.
  • The team has drawn multiple walks in six straight games. The longest stretch of the year is seven straight, dating from Feb. 7 through Feb. 17.
  • The Rattlers have stolen at least one base in eight of the last nine games, swiping 20 bags during the stretch. The team has swiped 62 bases in 2019, led by Raynelle Nash (14), Taylor Germain (12) and Bari Christian (11).
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