Sam Houston State picked up its second and third victories in a row with a 5-2 win over Incarnate Word and an 11-0 run-rule win versus Buffalo on the second day of the the UTA Maverick Invitational in Arlington Saturday.

Second baseman Dani Allen and shortstop Sarah Allison put the Kats on the scoreboard quickly in the bottom of the first inning. Both hit solo home runs to left field. Allison's homer was the 26th of her career to pull her within one home run of tying Kim Damian for second place in the Sam Houston all-time records.

Hillary Adams added a third run in the opening inning with an RBI on a long fly to right field that was dropped to score Angelica Gonzales who singled.

Gonzales also scored in the third inning on a single by Jennie Kieval after Gonzales walked. Kieval and Tiffany Castillo hit back-to-back doubles in the fifth inning to bring in the Bearkats' fifth run.

Freshman pitcher Jordan Franks picked up her first Bearkat victory in the circle spreading seven hits over five innings. Senior Haley Baros earned a save, retiring six of the eight batters she faced in the sixth and seventh innings.

Incarnate Word's two runs came in the fourth inning on a two-run homer by second baseman Natalie Duran.

In the nightcap against Buffalo, Sam Houston scored five runs in the first inning and four in the second and totaled 15 hits.

Peyton Webb totaled three hits including a home run and Jessica Slater, Allen and Allison each picked up two hits apiece.

Tayler Atkinson got the win in a complete-game five-inning performance in the Kats' second shutout of the tournament.

The Bearkats complete action in the Maverick Invitational Sunday at 10 a.m. against host Texas-Arlington.