2-5
Tulsa
5-4
Bearkats take final game of the TXST Tournament
2/18/2024 4:48:00 PM | Softball
SAN MARCOS – The Sam Houston softball team took advantage of the Tulsa defense in 5-1 victory on Sunday at Bobcat Softball Stadium to close out the Texas State Tournament. Â
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Tulsa scored first on an RBI double in the second inning. The Kats went two more scoreless innings before finally breaking through Â
Sam Houston (2-5) put its first runs on the board in the fifth inning. Â
Capitalizing on a critical pitching error, Morgan Holliday advanced to third and crossed home plate thanks to a passed ball. Tricia Yarkosky later scored on an Ellie Grill RBI single for a 2-1 lead.Â
Fielding miscues continued to be a factor in the Kats scoring as Kylie Hobbs and Jenny Robison reached base on pitching errors. Holliday hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to put the Kats up 5-1. Â
The Bearkats will head to Nacogdoches for a doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday. First pitch is at 3:30 p.m. and is set to be aired on ESPN+ Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Abke, Amy (2-0)
L: Alexa Hopkins (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Holliday, Morgan 1 ; Yarotsky, Tricia 1
HR: Holliday, Morgan 1
RBI: Grill, Ellie 1 ; Holliday, Morgan 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Hobbs, Kylie 1 ; Mountain, Haley 1 ; Holliday, Morgan 2 ; Yarotsky, Tricia 1
HBP: Hobbs, Kylie 1
Batting:
2B: Celeste Wood 1
RBI: Celeste Wood 1
SH: Imani Edwards 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Abby Jones 1
SB: Abby Jones 1 ; Kennedy Cramer 1
