TYLER, Texas – A pitching duel didn't go the way of the St. Mary's Softball team in the opening round of the Lone Star Conference Championship as they dropped a 1-0 decision to Eastern New Mexico.
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The Greyhounds (26-29) collected only one more hit than the Rattlers (31-25), 7-to-6, but they made it count, scoring one in the first inning and holding on for the win.
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The top three in the batting order for StMU recorded all six hits as junior
Destiny Salinas (San Antonio) was 3-for-4, junior
Lauren Gonzales (San Antonio) was 1-for-3 and junior
Reba Reyes (Brownsville, Texas) was 2-for-4.
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Senior
Catalina Cavazos (Houston) allowed only the one run on seven hits. She struck out four and didn't allow any walks, falling to 15-10 on the season.
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The Rattlers now wait to see if they've done enough to make the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will take place at Monday at 9 a.m. on NCAA.com. A link for the show will appear on the front page at the time of the announcement.
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