Softball Keeps Things Rolling at Home

SAN ANTONIO — The St. Mary's University Softball team kept the offense rolling and the pitching stayed hot in the circle on Friday, winning both games of a doubleheader over MSU Denver on Friday, 3-0 and 9-1.
 
With the two wins the Rattlers even their season record at 5-5, while the Roadrunners fall to 5-3. St. Mary's closes out the week in a single-game rematch with Colorado Christian on Saturday at 11 a.m.
 
Junior Abigail Dela Rosa (La Grange, Texas) was 5-for-7 in the two games, scoring three runs with three RBIs, while junior Raegan Tennill (Corpus Christi, Texas) also had a hit in each game, going 2-for-5 with three runs scored.
 
Junior Emily Ayala (San Antonio) won game one in the circle, scattering four hits over four innings with two walks and two strikeouts without allowing a run. In the second game, she went 3-for-4 at the plate, including a three-run home run in the six-run second inning, driving in four of the runs.
 
GAME ONE RECAP
The Rattlers scored all three runs in the third inning. Dela Rosa led off the inning with a single through the right side, and she moved to third on a double down the left field line that the third baseman almost made a fantastic play on off the bat of Tennill. A single to the gap in right centerfield by senior Jadyn Abrego (San Antonio) scored Dela Rosa. Freshman Araceli Arevalo (Houston) pinch ran for Abrego and promptly stole second base. Sophomore Gabriela Banda (San Antonio) grounded out to shortstop, advancing the runners, and Arevalo scored on a groundout by freshman Miah Corona (Eddy, Texas) for the 3-0 score.
 
Junior Ariella Saenz (Pharr, Texas) picked up her first save in the circle, taking over for Ayala in the fifth inning. Saenz only allowed two hits in the three frames, fanning two, to preserve Ayala's second win of the year.
 
GAME TWO RECAP
The Rattlers once again did the majority of their scoring in one frame, plating six in the second before going on to win 9-1.
 
Senior Madeline Bloom (Poway, Calif.) was terrific in the circle for the second straight day, improving to 3-0 after giving up only one run on three hits in six innings.
 
With one out in the second inning, freshman Jaylan Roberson (Elgin, Texas) recorded the first hit of her collegiate career, taking the pitch back up the middle. She stole second base and moved to third on a single to shortstop by senior Lauryn Ramos (Marion, Texas). A walk drawn by senior Lauren Gonzales (San Antonio) loaded the bases. Dela Rosa singled through the right side and when the catcher and Ramos collided at the plate, she scampered to third and Gonzales scored for the 3-0 lead. Tennill walked on five pitches, stole second and scored when Ayala blasted a home run over the fence in left center to double the lead to 6-0.
 
Each team scored a run in the fourth frame to keep the Rattlers lead at six runs. Gonzales was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a shot down the left field line by Dela Rosa and scored on a single up the middle by Banda with two outs.
 
In the bottom of the sixth with one out, Dela Rosa beat out a beautiful bunt to the circle. Tennill doubled to the wall in left field, advancing Dela Rosa to third and both moved up 60 feet on a single by Ayala. Banda hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Tennill and run rule the Roadrunners.