11-21, 8-7
Abilene Christian
7-27, 3-12
Kats wrap up series sweep in Abilene
4/10/2021 3:13:00 PM | Softball
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After combining for 31 hits and 22 runs in a pair of wins Friday, the Bearkats blasted three home runs and three doubles to complete the Southland Conference series sweep of the Wildcats. Sam Houston now stands 8-7 in league play and 11-21 overall.
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ACU (7-27, 3-12 SLC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Kats took control of the game in the third.
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Junior Sheridan Fisher, freshman Ellie Grill and senior Megan McDonald all singled, then sophomore Kyndal Kutac picked up where she left off Friday with a three-run double to left-center field to give Sam Houston a 3-2 lead. Senior Brooke Malia followed with a two-run blast, her third of the season.
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Kutac went 6 for 13 in the series with 10 RBIs, a home run and two doubles.
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Fisher drove in a run with a groundout in the fourth, and freshman Kylie Hobbs hit a solo home run and freshman Hannah Scheaffer added a two-run inside the park homer in the fifth to push the lead to 9-3.
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Freshman Mika Vento gave up three runs in four innings with three strikeouts to earn the win and improve to 5-5 in the circle this season.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vento, Mika (5-5)
L: Harris, Paige (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Kutac, Kyndal 1 ; Malia, Brooke 1 ; Scheaffer, Hannah 1
HR: Hobbs, Kylie 1 ; Malia, Brooke 1 ; Scheaffer, Hannah 1
RBI: Fisher, Sheridan 1 ; Kutac, Kyndal 3 ; Hobbs, Kylie 1 ; Malia, Brooke 2 ; Scheaffer, Hannah 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Fisher, Sheridan 1 ; Grill, Ellie 1 ; McDonald, Megan 1 ; Kutac, Kyndal 1 ; Hobbs, Kylie 1 ; Malia, Brooke 1 ; Devine, Brooklyn 1 ; Scheaffer, Hannah 1 ; Goodeaux, Caitlyn 1
SB: McDonald, Megan 1
CS: Fisher, Sheridan 1
Batting:
2B: Belch, Katelyn 1
HR: Johnson, Donelle 1 ; Burris, Calie 1 ; Miloch, Avery 1
RBI: Johnson, Donelle 1 ; Burris, Calie 3 ; Miloch, Avery 1
SH: Belch, Katelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Donelle 1 ; Rudd, Val 2 ; Burris, Calie 1 ; Miloch, Avery 1
SB: Rudd, Val 1
HBP: Harris, Paige 1
