HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston jumped on Stephen F. Austin early in game two to split a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader with a 6-0 victory at Bearkat Softball Complex on Friday.
The Bearkats (16-28 overall, 7-7 WAC) dropped the first game 3-1 before getting a dominating performance in the circle by
Emma Guindon in the nightcap.
Sam Houston 6, SFA 0
Emma Guindon tossed a shutout in game two of a doubleheader Friday to lead Sam Houston to a 6-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin.
Needing a win to have a shot at a series victory, Guindon delivered by scattering four hits over seven innings with four strikeouts to improve to 5-7 on the season.
The Bearkats gave her all the run support she would need in the second inning when
Jordan Peno got a three-run frame going with a lead-off single and advanced to third on an error.
Julia Herzinger was hit by a pitch then
Haleigh Carter made it 1-0 with a groundout.
Brodie Quinlan followed with a single, and
Emily Telg and
Ellie Grill connected on back-to-back RBI singles to push the lead to 3-0.
Tricia Yarotsky led off the fifth with a single, and
Elia Hebel reached on a fielder's choice as Yarotsky was safe a second on an error by the shortstop. Peno moved the runners over on a sacrifice bunt.
The Bearkats dropped down a squeeze bunt by Hannah Scheafer that scored another run. Carter made it 5-0 on an RBI double, and the final run came on another RBI double by Hebel in the sixth.
SFA 3, Sam Houston 1
Sam Houston cranked out six hits but left seven runners on base in a 3-1 loss to Stephen F. Austin in game one of a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday at Bearkat Softball Complex.
The Ladyjacks scored all three runs in the second inning off starting pitcher
Regan Dunn who fell to 3-6 on the season.
Daryn Grams came on in relief and kept the Bearkats in it with 5 2/3 one-hit, scoreless innings.
Sam Houston cut the lead to 3-1 in the fourth when
Julia Herzinger led off with a single. She moved to second on a groundout by
Haleigh Carter and scored on a single to right by
Brodie Quinlan.
The teams will close the series with one game Saturday at noon.
