Friday, February 24
Houston
12:30 PM
4-7
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Pittsburgh
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Pitt
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Sam Houston
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Photo by: Brisenia Flores
Kats begin 0-2 at Houston tourney
2/24/2023 5:56:00 PM | Softball
HOUSTON — The Sam Houston softball team dropped a pair of games to open the Houston Tournament at the Cougar Softball Complex on Friday.
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The Bearkats (5-8) lost a close contest to Pitt in game one then fell to Illinois to close out day one of competition.
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Sam Houston will face Pitt again on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Pitt 2, Sam Houston 1
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Pitt scored two runs in the fourth inning to slip past Sam Houston on Friday.
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The Bearkats took a 1-0 lead in the third when Haley Mountain hit a lead-off double down the left field line. Emily Telg dropped down a sacrifice bunt, and Ellie Grill singled through the right side to bring home Mountain.
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Starting pitcher Daryn Gram cruised through the first three innings and got the first batter of the fourth to strikeout. An error got a rally started and back-to-back doubles set the stage for the Panthers to score a pair of runs.
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Illinois 8, Sam Houston 0 (5 inn.)
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Illinois scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to hand Sam Houston a run-rule loss in game two on Friday.
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Illinois scored two runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third.
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Ellie Grill and Elia Hebel each had singles for the Bearkats. Julia Herzinger walked, and Grill and Brodie Quinlan were both hit by a pitch.
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The Bearkats (5-8) lost a close contest to Pitt in game one then fell to Illinois to close out day one of competition.
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Sam Houston will face Pitt again on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Pitt 2, Sam Houston 1
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Pitt scored two runs in the fourth inning to slip past Sam Houston on Friday.
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The Bearkats took a 1-0 lead in the third when Haley Mountain hit a lead-off double down the left field line. Emily Telg dropped down a sacrifice bunt, and Ellie Grill singled through the right side to bring home Mountain.
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Starting pitcher Daryn Gram cruised through the first three innings and got the first batter of the fourth to strikeout. An error got a rally started and back-to-back doubles set the stage for the Panthers to score a pair of runs.
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Illinois 8, Sam Houston 0 (5 inn.)
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Illinois scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to hand Sam Houston a run-rule loss in game two on Friday.
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Illinois scored two runs in the first, one in the second and two in the third.
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Ellie Grill and Elia Hebel each had singles for the Bearkats. Julia Herzinger walked, and Grill and Brodie Quinlan were both hit by a pitch.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Drogemuller (3-2)
L: Grams, Daryn (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Seamans 1 ; Rodriguez 1 ; Compson 1
RBI: Compson 1 ; Drapola 1
SH: Drapola 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hamilton 1 ; Rodriguez 1
SB: Hamilton 1
CS: Griggs 1
Batting:
2B: Yarotsky, Tricia 1 ; Mountain, Haley 1
RBI: Grill, Ellie 1
SH: Telg, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mountain, Haley 1
SB: Grill, Ellie 1 ; Saville, Allie 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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