28-28
NM State
27-27
Bearkats stun Aggies to advance to day two
5/7/2025 8:58:00 PM | Softball
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Sam Houston used three home runs to keep its season alive with a 5-3 win over New Mexico State on day one of the Conference USA Tournament at WKU Softball Field on Wednesday.
The Bearkats (28-28) secured their first CUSA tournament victory since joining the league in 2024. Sam Houston recorded nine hits, led by Jenny Robison's 3-for-3 performance.
Robison opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third inning to score Elia Hebel, who reached on a stand-up triple.
Bella Perez smashed her 13th home run of the season, tying the program's single-season home run record. After Perez's blast, Brodie Quinlan followed with a double, the 39th of her career, to tie the program's all-time record.
Robison later hit a two-run home run, her third RBI of the day, once again driving in Hebel. Quinlan capped the scoring with the team's third homer to make it 5-0.
Kendall Daniel tossed six scoreless innings before allowing three runs in the seventh. She gave up nine hits and struck out five.
Sam Houston will face the loser of No. 2 Western Kentucky and No. 3 Jacksonville State on Thursday at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Daniel, Kendall (8-8)
L: Faith Aragon (12-9)
Batting:
2B: Quinlan, Brodie 1
3B: Hebel, Elia 1
HR: Robison, Jenny 1 ; Perez, Bella 1 ; Quinlan, Brodie 1
RBI: Robison, Jenny 3 ; Perez, Bella 1 ; Quinlan, Brodie 1
SF: Robison, Jenny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hebel, Elia 2 ; Robison, Jenny 1 ; Perez, Bella 1 ; Quinlan, Brodie 1
HBP: Quinlan, Brodie 1 ; Hobbs, Kinsey 1
Batting:
2B: Devin Elam 1
HR: Desirae Spearman 1
RBI: Desirae Spearman 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Desirae Spearman 1 ; Karyme Amaya 1 ; Bella Clapp 1
SB: Devin Elam 1 ; Kayla Lunar 1
HBP: Taylor Nicholson 1 ; Bella Clapp 1
