Softball Stretches Streak to Seven With Sunday Sweep

PORTLAND, Texas – On Saturday, it was a pair of offensive explosions that led to a pair of wins, but on Sunday, it was pitching and defense that lifted the St. Mary's Softball team to a pair of victories at the Javelina Invitational.
 
The Rattlers (8-2) won their sixth and seventh straight contests to post a perfect 5-0 record at the tournament, defeating Henderson State, 3-1 and Texas A&M International, 2-1. 
 
HENDERSON STATE RECAP
It wasn't quite the offensive explosion of Saturday night, but the Rattlers defeated Henderson State for the second-straight game, winning 3-1 on Sunday morning.
 
Sophomore Sara Robertson (Lorena, Texas) pitched the first three innings in a no decision. She allowed one run on four hits with one walk. Freshman Savannah Youngblood (Kingwood, Texas) earned her second win of the season after throwing the final four innings. She allowed four hits and struck out three.
 
Freshman Cassidy Mageors (Freeport, Texas) had the club's lone RBI in the game, doubling to left center in the seventh to score fellow freshman Mine'e Padilla (San Antonio) who walked and stole second to kick off the inning for the third run of the contest for the Rattlers.
 
The Rattlers broke onto the scoreboard in the fourth inning. With one out, senior Bari Christian (San Antonio) beat out an infield single to third. She stole second and moved to third on a passed ball. Senior Abigale Carney (El Paso, Texas) also singled to third. She stole second and the pair moved up on a passed ball. Carney scored on another passed ball for the two runs.
 
TAMIU RECAP
In a non-conference game against a Lone Star Conference foe, the Rattlers fought through Dust Devil base runners in the first four innings and came back from a solo home run in the sixth, scoring a pair in the top of the seventh inning for the 2-1 victory.
 
Junior Catalina Cavazos (Houston) got the win in the circle, pitching the final two innings after freshman Jadyn Abrego (San Antonio) allowed no runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts through five. Abrego also went 2-for-3 at the plate.
 
With two outs in the seventh – and down to their final out – senior Victoria Aldridge (Elgin, Texas) doubled to left. Senior Jayme Johns (Elgin) singled up the middle to drive in Aldridge and moved to second on the throw home. After a pitching change for the Dust Devils, Johns scampered to third on a wild pitch. Freshman Lauryn Ramos (Marion, Texas) walked and moved to second on a wild pitch. Mageors walked to load the bases, and Christian walked to drive in the winning run.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Cavazos struck out all three batters she faced, one looking and two swinging for the win.