CONROE, Texas – The ULM Warhawks continued their road trip with day two of the Scrap Yard Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Scrap Yard Sports Complex in Conroe, Texas. ULM (3-5) fell twice on the day, losing in a rematch against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 5-1, and then lost later in the day to UAB, 7-0.
"We didn't hit like we did yesterday and when you come out like we did today, you're not going to win a lot of ball games," head coach Molly Fichtner said.
Game 1: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5, ULM 1
Both teams started out of the gate slow and stayed scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-5) had an opportunity to take the lead when they loaded the bases with no outs. Sophomore pitcher Murphy Williams helped ULM gain three straight outs to end the inning.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Islanders struck first when Alexandria Torres came home from first on a Sydney Hoyt double and a throwing error to give TAMU-CC a 1-0 lead. The Warhawks answered the call in the top of the sixth when senior Jessie Watts rounded home from first on an Ana Hogan double to tie the score at one.
The Islanders put the game away in the bottom of the sixth with four straight runs to take a 5-1 win.
Only five Warhawks recorded hits during the game while Hogan boasted the only ULM RBI of the morning. Williams (1-1) pitched five innings and gave up five runs, four earned, on eight hits while striking out one batter and issuing four walks. Watts pitched one inning and struck out two batters. Jenika Lombrana (2-2) pitched a complete game for TAMU-CC and gained her second win of the season.
Game 2: UAB 7, ULM 0
The UAB Blazers (7-2) wasted no time getting on the board. In the top of the third, Gabi Apiag and KK Crocker scored off a Sierra Frazier double to give the Blazers a 2-0 lead. Frazier came around to score as well to give UAB a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the same inning, freshman Jacelyn Buck got her first career triple on a hit to left field, but she was stranded on base.
In the top of the fourth, Crocker gave the Blazers a 4-0 lead as she homered inside the park to right field. UAB continued the onslaught in the top of the sixth when Faith Hegh advanced on an error and that allowed Apiag and Natalie Erwin to score and gave the Blazers a 6-0 lead. Analyse Petree scored on a Jenna Olszewski double in the top of the seventh to give UAB the 7-0 win.
Buck was the only Warhawk with a hit during the game. Freshman Kassidy Giddens (0-2) got the start for the Warhawks and picked up her second loss of the year. Jaycee Cook (2-0) gained her second win of the year for UAB. Giddens pitched 2.2 innings and gave up three runs on six hits before she was relieved by junior Amber Coons. Coons pitched 3.2 innings and gave up four runs, two earned, on nine hits. Williams relieved Coons for 0.2 innings.
ULM wraps up the Scrap Yard Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 16, with a 9 a.m. rematch against South Dakota State. Links to live stats can be found on the softball schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com. For season tickets, call 318-342-HAWK or visit ULMWarhawks.com.
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