WACO — Sam Houston picked up a top-25 win and came close to another at the Baylor Tournament on Saturday.
The Bearkats (8-11) upset No. 25 Texas A&M in the opener, then had No. 21 Baylor on the ropes until the Bears were able to rally in the bottom of the seventh.
Sam Houston will face the Aggies Sunday at 10 a.m. and wrap up the tournament against Baylor at 12:30 p.m.
Sam Houston 4, No. 25 Texas A&M 0
Emma Guindon pitched seven scoreless innings to lead Sam Houston to a 4-0 upset over No. 25 Texas A&M on Saturday at the Baylor Tournament.
Guindon allowed only five hits and one walk to go along with two strikeouts to improve to 2-2 on the season.
Tricia Yarotsky got the Kats on the board in the bottom of the first inning when she tripled to right center field and scored on a passed ball. That would prove to be enough for Sam Houston, but the Bearkats added three insurance runs in the fifth.
Kylie Hobbs drew a walk to begin the fifth and pinch runner
Chandler Talbot beat out a throw to second to allow
Hannah Scheaffer to reach on a fielder's choice.
Haleigh Carter reached on a similar play and all the runners advanced on a error.
Emily Telg then ripped a two-run double to right center to make it 4-0.
No. 21 Baylor 9, Sam Houston 8
No. 21 Baylor rallied for six runs in the seventh inning steal a 9-8 victory over Sam Houston on Saturday.
The Bearkats jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first when
Tricia Yarotsky hit a one-out double and scored on a double down the left field line to make it 1-0.
Brodie Quinlan singled and
Kylie Hobbs walked to load the bases for
Hannah Scheaffer who drew a free pass to bring in another run.
Haleigh Carter and
Emily Telg followed with back-to-back RBI singles.
Sam Houston added two more runs in the second on an RBI double by Hebel and another on an error to make it 6-0 before the Bears got on the board with a run in the bottom of the frame and two more in the fourth.
The Bearkats appeared headed for victory when
Julia Herzinger brought home a run on a double, and Carter tacked on an RBI single in the sevneth. But Baylor used five hits and a pair of walks to walk it off in the bottom of the frame.
