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Hoagland hits two homers to lead Softball in 9-2 win
03.17.2012 | Softball
March 17, 2012
HONOLULU - Junior designated player Taylor Hoagland belted two home runs in a game for the first time in her career Friday as the No. 6 Texas Longhorns defeated the Winthrop Eagles, 9-2, to conclude Spring Fling Tournament action. The Longhorns finished with a 4-1 record in this week's tournament and improved to 23-2 overall. Hoagland is now fourth all-time at Texas with 31 career homers and needs five to tie the school mark of 36, held by Amy Hooks (2008-11).
Brejae Washington was 3-for-3 with a walk for the Longhorns while Lexy Bennett and Torie Schmidt added two hits each. Rachel Fox improved to 7-0 on the season, allowing two runs on nine hits with a walk and nine strikeouts.
Courtney Craig gave Texas a 1-0 lead in the first with a sacrifice fly to score Washington from third. Hoagland opened the top of the third with a line drive homer over the fence in left center. Washington singled, advanced to second on a passed ball and moved to third on Bennett's fly ball to right. Craig would again hit a sacrifice fly for the 3-0 lead.
Chelsey Schoenfeldt hit an RBI double in the bottom of the third to give Winthrop (11-14) its first run of the game, but the Longhorns would answer with three in the top of the fourth as Hoagland hit her second homer, a two-run shot to left center.
Texas resumes Big 12 Conference play with a three-game series next weekend at Iowa State, Friday-Sunday (March 23-25). Gametracker live stats, along with a live Twitter feed (@TexasSoftball), for all three games will be available on TexasSports.com.
Notes: Texas pitchers have limited opponents to two runs or less in 21 of 25 games this season...Texas has now won 13 of its last 14 games...Texas is 21-0 this season when the Longhorns score first...Texas is hitting .358 as a team with six starters hitting .362 or better...Texas has stolen 58 bases this season.
TEXAS 102-312-0---9-12-0 WU 001-001-0---2-9-2WP - Fox (7-0) LP - Schoenfeldt (5-7) Records: Texas (23-2), Winthrop (11-14)
Fox and Ogle, Fountain (5). Schoenfeldt, Becker (5) and Blea.
