Posted: May 06, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Top-seeded Texas Lutheran won its second elimination game of the day as the Bulldogs ran away from fourth-seeded Centenary, 8-0 in six innings on Saturday night at the 2023 SCAC Softball Championship. Bailey Hudgeons and Madison Johnson each drove in two runs in the win for Texas Lutheran. Official Website | Bracket l Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Texas Lutheran jumped out to a 3-0 lead through three innings thanks to Hudgeons' two-run single as well as Johnson's RBI single to right center.
- The Bulldogs pushed the lead to 5-0 in the fourth on Linzee Leal's double to left and a wild pitch that scored a run.
- Riley Futrell scored on a throwing error in the fifth to make it 6-0.
- Texas Lutheran then secured the run-rule victory in the bottom of the sixth on Johnson's triple down the right field line and a single up the middle from Serena Gonzalez.
CENTENARY COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Mackenzie Cox: 1-3
- Viviana Rivero: 1-3
- Abigail Hodgson: 0-0, 1 BB
- Anna Scarbrock: 2.1 IP, 5 hits, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 K
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Linzee Leal: 4-4, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 double
- Madison Johnson: 3-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, 1 triple
- Serena Gonzalez: 1-4, 1 RBI
- Caelee Clark: 1-4, 1 run scored
- Amanda White: 4.2 IP, 0 hits, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
NOTABLES
- With the win, Texas Luthearn improves to 25-2 all-time in the SCAC Softball tournament, including 5-0 against Centenary.
- Centenary moves to 14-15 in the SCAC postseason play.
- The Bulldogs move to 37-5 on the season.
- Centenary sees its season end with a mark of 18-24.
UP NEXT
Texas Lutheran advances to the loser’s bracket final where it will meet Trinity tonight at 10:15 p.m. Centenary is eliminated.
