LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Southwestern University extended its winning streak to nine games thanks to a perfect 4-0 week against SCAC rival the University of Dallas. The Pirates improved to 24-8 overall and 7-1 in SCAC play.

AROUND THE SCAC

Austin College split its four game weekend series at Centenary College over the weekend, bring the team's record to 5-22 overall. The 'Roos are now also 2-5 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play. In game one on Saturday, the 'Roos fell 6-4 after the Ladies scored six runs in the bottom of the first. The 'Roos got three runs in the second and another in the fifth but could not quite overcome the early deficit. Heather Farquhar and Jenny Dowsey each had two hits in the loss, while Sam Matulis took the loss after surrendering six runs on three hits with four walks in 0.1 innings. In the second game Saturday the 'Roos took a 5-0 victory, with Sophia Hernandez blasting a two run homer in the third to put the team on the board first. Farquhar added a two run hit in the fourth and Chelsea Delaney singled home the final run in the sixth. Delaney and Jessica Baker each went 2-for-3 and Baker scored three runs. Hernandez pitched a complete game shutout to get the win, allowing just four hits. On Sunday, the 'Roos took a 7-1 win in game one, scoring three runs in the first to grab an early lead.

Centenary (4-24, 3-5 SCAC) split its four game SCAC series with Austin College. The Ladies won the first game on Friday 6-4 before dropping the second 5-0. Centenary then dropped Sunday’s first game 7-1 before splitting the series with a 1-0 win in the second game on Sunday. Centenary returns to action on April 10 hosting Dallas for two SCAC games.

Dallas (1-21, 0-8 SCAC) fell four times to Southwestern University over the weekend in Georgetown, Texas. The Crusaders were defeated 11-0 and 16-0 on Saturday and suffered 13-3 and 15-0 losses on Sunday. Head coach Amber Conner's squad will take to the diamond on Wednesday in Shreveport, La., to combat Centenary College of Louisiana in a 5 p.m. doubleheader. The team will then head to Bronxville, N.Y., for games with Sarah Lawrence College -- (Saturday, 10 a.m. EDT 2x7; Sunday, 11 a.m. EDT 2x7).

On Saturday, Southwestern University faced off against Dallas and managed two wins, both in 5 innings. Game 1 started off to a slow start and it wasn’t until inning three that the Pirates were able to put runs on the board. Southwestern scored 8 runs in the 3^rd inning and another 3 in the 4^th to put the game out of reach for Dallas with a final score of 11-0. Game 2, Southwestern started off hot and stayed hot, putting up a total of 16 runs in the first three innings, four of which were off of a grand slam by Michele Ramos. The final score was 16-0. On Sunday Southwestern once again started off strong, scoring every inning. Dallas was able to push runs across the board in the 4^th and 5^th innings, but Southwestern won the game 13-3 in 5 innings. The final game of the series was won by the Pirates with a score of 15-0 in 5 complete innings, with another grand slam by Stacy Rosengren.

Trinity did not play any games last week, after a mid-week doubleheader with Mary Hardin-Baylor was postponed due to weather in the San Antonio area. The Tigers resume play with the postponed matchup against UMHB on Tuesday evening, followed by a four-game SCAC series against Centenary College on Saturday and Sunday.

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