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23-16, 3-1
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28-14, 1-5
Softball takes down Texas Tech, 7-3, to win series
04.06.2014 | Softball
Davis wins second game of weekend; Bottom third of lineup goes 6-for-11 with five extra-base hits.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Softball took the series rubber match from the Texas Tech Red Raiders (28-14, 1-5), winning 7-3, on Sunday at Red & Charline McCombs Field to win its first Big 12 Conference series of the season.
The Longhorns (23-16, 3-1) offense went off for 10 hits on the afternoon, seven of which were for extra-bases. The seven extra-base knocks tied a season high for Texas. The offense was led by the bottom third of the lineup. Comprised of senior Mandy Ogle, freshman Devon Tunning and sophomore Stephanie Ceo, the trio went 6-for-11, collecting a double, two triples and a home run, which accounted for five runs and four RBIs.
Starting her third game of the weekend, freshman Tiarra Davis hurled a complete game to notch her 11th win on the season. The southpaw struck out eight Red Raiders, allowed four walks, gave up two earned runs and scattered six hits en route to her 13th complete game of the year. On the weekend, Davis struck out 20 batters and allowed six hits, compiling a 2-0 mark.
Texas opened the scoring in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. With the bases loaded and one out, Davis hit into a fielder's choice to score senior Brejae Washington. The Longhorns have now scored at least one run in the opening inning in five-straight games.
The second inning for Texas belonged to the bottom third of the lineup, as the home team plated two more runs to take a 3-0 advantage.
Ogle led off the inning with a double to center field and scored on Tunning's ensuing triple into the left-center field gap. Ceo followed with a single through the right side of the infield to score Tunning.
After Texas Tech got one run back in the third inning, Texas cushioned the lead with two more runs in the fourth inning. Ceo legged out a triple to right-center field to lead off the frame. Washington's infield single scored the sophomore second baseman. Sophomore Lindsey Stephens doubled to the right-center gap, scoring Washington, to give Texas the 5-1 lead.
Stephens (40) and Washington (30) both extended their career-long reached-base streaks. The streaks account for the second and third longest in program history, respectively.
Ogle and Tunning created more damage at the plate, contributing to two insurance runs in the fifth inning. With Ogle on second base after her lead-off double of the day, Tunning hit a two-run round-tripper over the right-center field wall to stretch the margin to 7-1 after five.
Texas Tech attempted to rally in the sixth and seventh innings, but Davis was able to limit the Red Raiders to one run each inning. With two runners aboard in the seventh, Davis struck out her eighth batter of the day for the final out to complete the victory.
Texas continues conference play Friday, April 11 in Ames, Iowa when it faces Iowa State in a three-game series. The Longhorns return to McCombs Field April 25-27 when they square off against Oklahoma State.
POSTGAME NOTES
Team Notes
- Improve overall record against Texas Tech to 33-7 and 14-3 in Austin.
- The Longhorns have never lost a season-series to the Red Raiders.
- Pounded out seven extra-base hits (Four doubles, two triples, one home run)
- The seven extra-base knocks match a season-high (Texas State – 4/2) and mark the second occurrence in the last four games.
- Texas is a perfect 11-0 in 2014 when scoring six or more runs.
- Went 2-for-3 with a career-best three RBIs.
- Belted her second home run in last four games.
- Recorded her first career triple to extend the lead to 2-0 in the second inning.
- Last five hits have been a single, double, triple and two home runs.
- Became the winningest pitcher on the staff this season, boosting her record to 11-7.
- Line: 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
- Struck out at least five in 11 contests this year and seventh game with at least eight strikeouts.
- Helped her own cause, notching an RBI in the first inning with a bases-loaded fielder's choice.
- Leads the club with 129 strikeouts on the season in 118.1 IP.
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
- Collected multiple hits for sixth game this season and second contest of weekend.
- Went 1-1 with two walks
- Hitting 8-for-10 over last four games with nine RBIs, nine runs, and four walks.
- Continues to lead the team with 28 walks.
- Boosted her team-leading RBI total to 48 with a fourth-inning double.
- Extended her reached-base streak to 40 games, including all 39 contests this season.
- Extended reached-base streak to 30 games with a first-inning single center field.
- Washington's 236 career hits are just nine hits away from tying Lexy Bennett (2009-12) for most hits in program history (245).
SERIES NOTES
Team Notes
- Compiled 10 extra-base hits (five doubles, three triples, two home runs), while allowing just three.
- Averaged nine hits per game.
- Texas has hit 10 or more hits in 20 of 39 contests this year.
- 22 of 63 outs were strikeouts.
- Drove in a team-best four RBIs, including her second homer of the season and first career triple.
- Led team with a .625 average (5-8) and eight total bases, while tying the team-high with five hits.
- Slugged 1.000 with four singles and a home run in five at-bats.
- Matched Thom with team-high five hits, going .500 with an RBI.
- Crafted a 2-0 record in three starts, while striking out 20 Red Raider batters.
- Pitched two complete games to stretch her team-leading total to 13 CGs on the season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Davis, Tiarra (11-7)
L: Custer, C. (11-6)
Batting:
2B: Tapia, S. 1 ; Miles, K. 1
RBI: Tapia, S. 1 ; McClure, C. 1
SF: McClure, C. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Emanuel, S. 1 ; Miles, K. 1 ; Crow, K. 1
CS: Emanuel, S. 1
HBP: Powell, T. 1
Batting:
2B: Stephens, Lindsey 1 ; Scott, Karina 1 ; Ogle, Mandy 2
3B: Tunning, Devon 1 ; Ceo, Stephanie 1
HR: Tunning, Devon 1
RBI: Washington, Brejae 1 ; Stephens, Lindsey 1 ; Davis, Tiarra 1 ; Tunning, Devon 3 ; Ceo, Stephanie 1
SH: Washington, Brejae 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Washington, Brejae 2 ; Ogle, Mandy 1 ; Hanzel, Kelli 1 ; Tunning, Devon 2 ; Ceo, Stephanie 1
SB: Washington, Brejae 1 ; Thom, Taylor 1
HBP: Wong, Stephanie 1
