Posted: May 05, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Third-seeded Southwestern University earned an 8-3 win over sixth-seeded Schreiner University on Friday afternoon in game two of the 2023 SCAC Softball Championship. Pirate short stop Jessey Nunez paced the Southwestern offense as she was 3-for-3 with a triple, an RBI, and two runs scored. Official Website | Bracket l Postgame Interview l Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Trailing 2-1 after the first, Southwestern broke the game open in the second and third innings as the Pirates extended their lead to 7-2. A bases loaded walk and a sac fly gave Southwestern a 3-2 lead.
- The Pirates extended the lead in the bottom of the third with three bases loaded walks and a line out that scored a run to make it 7-2.
- Centenary pushec across a run in the top of the fifth to cut the Southwestern lead to 7-3 before the Pirates tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth for the winning margin.
SCHREINER UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Yadira Lopez: 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 double
- Danielle Pedraza: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
- Malorie Solis: 1-3, 1 run scored, 1 BB
- Amanda Pollock: 4.0 IP, 3 hits, 1R, 1 ER, 2 K
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Jessey Nunez: 3-3, 1 triple, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI
- Erica Otto: 1-2, 2 RBI
- Calle Collier: 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB
- Sam Martinez: 1-2, 1 run scored, 1 BB
- Madison Vela: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 K
NOTABLES
- Southwestern improves to 29-23 all-time in SCAC Softball tournament play. The Pirates also improved to 3-2 versus Centenary in SCAC postseason play.
- The loss drops Schreiner to 8-16 alll-time in the SCAC Softball championship.
- Trinity improved to 21-20 on the season.
- Schreiner saw its record fall to 16-23.
UP NEXT
The Pirates move on to face second-seeded St. Thomas later today at 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Mountaineers will move into an elimination game against the loser of game 3 at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
