(Photo courtesy of Texas-Tyler Sports Information)
(Portions of this story courtesy of Texas Lutheran
University)
TYLER, Texas - Sixth-ranked East Texas Baptist
limited Texas Lutheran to three hits and handed the Bulldogs a 3-0
defeat Saturday at the NCAA Division III Softball Regional in
Tyler, Texas.
TLU dropped to 1-1 in the regional while ETBU moved to 1-0 in the
tournament. Saturday's game was a continuation of Friday's game
that was called due to lighning and rain after one-half inning of
play.
ETBU reliever Shelby Parker inherited a bases-loaded jam with two
outs in the second inning and worked out of trouble with a
strikeout. Parker pitched the remaining 5-1/3 innings, struck out
eight and allowed just two hits. She improved to 20-5.
Alyssa Romero doubled for the Tigers in the third to drive home
Jayme Perez, who doubled in the preceding at-bat. The Tigers added
two runs in the fourth on a single from Katy Hill.
TLU freshman right-hander Samantha Yenne started for TLU and
took the loss. Yenne fell to 8-3. Bulldog reliever Amanda
Lochte tossed three shutout innings to keep TLU close. Lochte
surrendered two hits and struck out two.
No Bulldog had more than one hit. Grace Estes, Taylor
Yancey, and Heather Hummel each singled for TLU.
The Bulldogs and Tigers will meet again at 1 p.m. Sunday in the
Regional Final. ETBU defeated UT-Tyler later on in the day, 4-1, to
eliminate the Patriots and move one game away from the NCAA Super
Regional. Texas Lutheran will have to defeat the Tigers two times
tomorrow to move onto the next round.
All TLU games Sunday will have live video on tlubulldogs.com. A
link to the live stats (provided by UT-Tyler) can be found on
tlubulldogs.com.