Friday, April 15
Arlington, TX
4 PM
Georgia Southern University
9-22, 4-9
0
at
5
UT Arlington
18-17, 8-8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Georgia Southern
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
UT Arlington
1
0
0
0
0
4
X
5
8
1
UTA Takes First Game Of Sun Belt Series From Eagles, 5-0
4/15/2022 6:56:00 PM | Softball
Georgia Southern and the Mavs will wrap up their series from Texas with a Saturday doubleheader
ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break open a close game and claim a 5-0 Sun Belt Conference series-opening softball victory over visiting Georgia Southern on Friday afternoon in Arlington.
The Mavs improved to 18-17 overall, 8-8 in the Sun Belt with the victory, while Georgia Southern fell to 9-22 overall and 4-9 in the league. The two teams will wrap up their three-game series with a Noon doubleheader on Saturday.
UT Arlington plated a in the first inning on an RBI double by Morgan Rios to take a 1-0 lead, then Gerogia Southern starter Rylee Waldrep settled into a pitcher's duel with Mavs starter Jessica Adams.
The one-run score remained until the bottom of the sixth inning, when a KJ Murphy three-run home run highlighted a four-run frame, putting the game out of reach.
Adams (11-11) would finish with a three-hit shutout for the Mavs, striking out five, to notch the win. Waldrep finished the game giving up eight hits and five runs - only one earned - in six innings of work, walking one while striking out two.
The Mavs improved to 18-17 overall, 8-8 in the Sun Belt with the victory, while Georgia Southern fell to 9-22 overall and 4-9 in the league. The two teams will wrap up their three-game series with a Noon doubleheader on Saturday.
UT Arlington plated a in the first inning on an RBI double by Morgan Rios to take a 1-0 lead, then Gerogia Southern starter Rylee Waldrep settled into a pitcher's duel with Mavs starter Jessica Adams.
The one-run score remained until the bottom of the sixth inning, when a KJ Murphy three-run home run highlighted a four-run frame, putting the game out of reach.
Adams (11-11) would finish with a three-hit shutout for the Mavs, striking out five, to notch the win. Waldrep finished the game giving up eight hits and five runs - only one earned - in six innings of work, walking one while striking out two.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Adams, Jessica (11-11)
L: Waldrep, Rylee (6-6)
Batting:
SH: Gunter, Ashlynn 1
Batting:
2B: Rios, Morgan 1 ; Smith, Meagan 1 ; Hukill, Reagan 1
HR: Murphy, KJ 1
RBI: Murphy, KJ 2 ; Rios, Morgan 1 ; Hukill, Reagan 1
SH: Langston, Amber 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murphy, KJ 1 ; Erickson, Jadyn 1 ; Smith, Meagan 1 ; Mountain, Haley 1 ; Hukill, Reagan 1
SB: Erickson, Jadyn 1 ; Mountain, Haley 1 ; Carreon, Jessica 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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