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Hoagland homers twice, lifting No. 7/7 Softball to 4-1 win at Texas Tech
04.27.2013 | Softball
April 27, 2013
Box Score 
LUBBOCK, Texas - Two home runs from senior Taylor Hoagland carried No. 7/7 Texas past Texas Tech 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Rocky Johnson Field. In the circle, senior Kim Bruins did her part for the Longhorns (41-6, 11-2 Big 12), scattering four hits while improving to 9-0 this season.
Hoagland's two home runs increased her career total to 57, moving her past Amber Flores (Oklahoma/56/2007-10) and Megan Gibson (Texas A&M/56/2005-08) for sole possession of second on the all-time Big 12 chart. Hoagland trails only Jessica Shults (Oklahoma/60/2010-present) for the career conference mark.
Bruins surrendered one run and three walks while striking out five in the complete-game performance. Gretchen Aucoin (6-3) took the loss and went five-plus innings for the Red Raiders, yielding three runs on six hits and striking out four. Cara Custer tossed one inning and gave up an unearned run on two hits and a whiff. Brittany Talley completed the Texas Tech pitching effort, throwing the seventh and allowing two hits and fanning one.
Much like in game one Friday, Texas again struck first, scoring once in the opening inning with a Hoagland long ball to lead off the game.
Texas Tech (29-23, 3-11 Big 12) responded with its own solo home run in the bottom of the inning as Mikey Kenney hit one to center field.
After both teams went quietly in the second, another Hoagland solo homer in the top of the third put the Longhorns back ahead, 2-1. It was Hoagland's third multiple-home run game of the season and seventh of her career.
The Red Raiders had a chance to answer in the bottom of the third, but could not convert. Sydnie Tapia led off with a walk and stole second base, but a strikeout, groundout and pop out left her stranded.
Neither team mounted another threat until the top of the sixth, when Texas added two runs to go ahead 4-1. Junior Brejae Washington led off with a single, stole second base and came home on a one-out single up the middle from junior Mandy Ogle. Freshman pinch runner Rachel Scott entered for Ogle and moved to second base on a groundout. With two outs, senior Torie Schmidt rolled a grounder to the second baseman, who threw wide to first base, allowing Scott to come around and score to make it a 4-1 contest. A groundout ended the threat.
In the bottom of the sixth, Bruins hit Katelyn Williams with a pitch with one out. Sandy James hit into a fielder's choice as freshman second baseman Stephanie Ceo tossed to second for the force on Williams, but a wild throw from junior shortstop Taylor Thom back to first allowed James to move to second base with two outs. Bruins ended the threat with a strikeout looking of Adriana Perez.
After getting the first two outs in the seventh, Bruins allowed a single to right from Lexie Elkins and walked Katibeth King before a Shelby Johnson strikeout ended the contest.
The teams complete the series Sunday with a noon contest.
Post-Game Notes
- Senior Taylor Hoagland extended her streak of reaching base safely to 55-straight games with a home run in the first inning. Hoagland has reached base in all 47 games this season, and the last eight of 2012.
- Hoagland holds a .648 on-base percentage this season. The UT single-season record is .510, by Lexy Bennett in 2011. The Big 12 Conference mark is .594 by Amber Flores (Oklahoma/2009).
- Hoagland is batting .500 (three-for-six) this series with a single and two home runs, four runs scored, two runs batted in, two stolen bases and two walks.
- Hoagland has now recorded three multiple-home run games this season and seven in her career.
- Hoagland's runs scored in the first and third innings were her 53rd and 54th of the season, tying her own total in 2011 for the second most in a year in program history. Hoagland now owns Texas' top three single-season marks for runs scored with 59 in 2012 and 54 in 2011.
- Hoagland's runs were also the 207th and 208th of her career, breaking a tie with Christy Ring (Oklahoma/206/1999-2002) for the fourth most all time by a Big 12 Conference player.
- Junior Taylor Thom has batted .625 (15-for-24) in the last eight games. She paces the squad with eight runs batted in during the span.
- Junior Mandy Ogle drove in runs in consecutive games for the first time since March 8 and 10 against Texas State. She has four RBI so far this series.
- Senior Kim Bruins' single to left center in the top of the second inning was her 13th hit of the year in Big 12 games. She entered the season with 12 career hits against Big 12 opponents.
- Bruins picked up her second Big 12 win of the season, tied for the most in a league campaign (2012) in her career.
- Texas improves to 11-2 in Big 12 games, its best mark since going 12-1 through 13 league games in 2011. The Longhorns have had an 11-2 record or better after 13 conference contests six times (2011, 2010, 2007, 2003 and 2002).
- UT's overall record of 41-6 is the third best through 47 games in program history, trailing only the 2011 and 2006 squads, which held identical 43-4 marks.
- With the win, the Longhorns improved to 7-0 in away games this season. The program record for most road wins is 11 in 2011, 2009 and 2005. UT has never had fewer than three road losses during a campaign.
- UT improves to 16-0 against in-state competition this season.
- The Longhorns own a 21-2 record when scoring in the opening frame this season.
- Texas is now 31-1 when scoring first this year.
- Texas improves to 20-4 during games this season in which it hits a home run.
