Jacelyn Buck hit her first home run of the season in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader at Texas State.
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ULM ULM 21-27, 4-13 SBC
5
Winner Texas State TXST 28-19-1, 8-7-1 SBC
ULM ULM
21-27, 4-13 SBC
1
Final
5
Texas State TXST
28-19-1, 8-7-1 SBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ULM ULM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
Texas State TXST 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 10 0

W: Mccann, Tori (7-7) L: Abrams, Victoria (4-11)

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ULM ULM 21-28, 4-14 SBC
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Winner Texas State TXST 29-19-1, 9-7-1 SBC
ULM ULM
21-28, 4-14 SBC
1
Final
3
Texas State TXST
29-19-1, 9-7-1 SBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
ULM ULM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Texas State TXST 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3 10 2

W: Mullins, Jessica (15-8) L: Chavarria, Adrianna (6-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

ULM Drops Saturday Doubleheader, 3-Game Series at Texas State

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The ULM softball team was swept in its second-straight Sun Belt Conference series, dropping a pair of games by scores of 5-1 and 3-1 during Saturday afternoon's doubleheader at Texas State. The Bobcats pounded out 20 hits in the twinbill, including 6-of-21 (.286) with runners in scoring position.  
 
ULM has a midweek non-conference home game against Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. before playing host to its final Sun Belt home series against Georgia State (Friday, April 28-Sunday, April 30).
 
Game 1 Recap: Texas State 5, ULM 1
Texas State raced out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 5-1 win over ULM in Game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday, April 22 as the Bobcats secured the series win over the Warhawks. The Bobcats also got a solid effort in the circle from Tori McCann and Presley Glende, who combined for a five-hitter.
 
With one out in the bottom of the first, Texas State (28-19-1, 8-7-1 Sun Belt) got a single from Emilee Baker through the left side of the infield and Sara Vanderford reached on a fielding error by the shortstop. Anna Jones grounded out unassisted to first base to advance Baker to third and Vanderford to second. With two outs, ULM starter Victoria Abrams issued three consecutive walks, forcing in the first two runs of the game. With the bases still loaded and two outs, Gianni Hulett relieved Abrams in the circle and retired Ciara Trahan on a lineout to shortstop.
 
McCann sat down six of the first seven Warhawk batters she faced, with the only blemish a two-out double to center field from Ashlan Ard in the top of the first.
 
ULM (21-27, 4-13) mounted a scoring threat in the top of the third. Madison Blount led off the frame with a double to right-center field. With one away, Lourdes Bacon reached on a bunt single that sent pinch runner Gabby Davila to third base. With two outs, Ard drew a walk on four-straight pitches to load the bases, but McCann stranded three runners as Campbell Selman fouled out to the left fielder.
 
Texas State broke the game open in the bottom of the frame. Jones doubled to right center to lead off the inning and Bass followed with an RBI single up the middle that gave the Bobcats a 3-0 advantage. JJ Smith coaxed a six-pitch walk and Katarina Zarate's sacrifice bunt moved Smith and Bass in scoring position. With one out, Trahan delivered an RBI single through the middle that scored Bass from third as Texas State took a 4-0 lead. After Hannah Earls reached on a fielding error by the shortstop, Piper Randolph gave the Bobcats a 5-0 cushion with a sharp single up the middle that scored Smith from third. With two runners aboard and one out, Maddie Nichols took over for Hulett in the circle and recorded the final two outs.
 
With two outs in the top of the fourth, Jacelyn Buck put ULM on the scoreboard with a solo blast over the left-field wall on a 2-1 pitch. It marked Buck's first home run of the season.
 
McCann retired the Warhawks in order in the fifth before handing the ball over to Glende for the final two innings.
 
ULM again went down in order in the sixth. Korie Kreps led off the seventh with an infield single to shortstop. After Buck flied out to left field, Glende got Blount to groundout to a 6-4-3 double play for the final outs.
 
McCann, who evened her season record at 7-7, went five innings and allowed one run on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts.
 
Abrams (4-11) pitched just 2/3 of an inning and permitted two unearned runs on two hits and three walks. Hulett tossed 1 2/3 innings and surrendered three runs on five hits with a walk. Nichols worked 3 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed four hits.
 
Texas State outhit the Warhawks, 11-5, as three Bobcats recorded multi-hit games: Randolph 2-for-4, Baker 2-for-4 and Bass 3-for-3. Seven different Bobcats collected at least one hit. Three of ULM's five hits went for extra bases, with two doubles and a solo home run.
 
Game 2 Recap: Texas State 3, ULM 1
Jessica Mullins came out of the bullpen to record her second win in as many days, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings, while Sara Vanderford delivered the go-head RBI double in the fifth inning as Texas State completed the doubleheader and series sweep with a 3-1 victory over ULM in Game 2 Saturday afternoon.
 
With one out in the top of the second, ULM took its only lead in the series at 1-0 as Andie Edwards launched a 2-1 offering from Texas State starting pitcher Karsen Pierce over the left-field wall. Kennedy Page followed with an infield hit to second base, advanced to second on a wild pitch and third on a groundout. A four-pitch walk to Madison Blount put runners at the corners, but Mullins relieved Pierce and struck out Lourdes Bacon swinging on a 3-2 pitch.
 
Texas State (29-19-1, 9-7-1 Sun Belt) answered in the bottom of the frame. Anna Jones led off the inning with a triple into right-center field. Two batters later, JJ Smith tied the score at 1-1 with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Jones. The next two Bobcat hitters reached on infield singles, but Hannah Earls made the final out of the inning by grounding out to ULM's starting pitcher Adrianna Chavarria on a 3-2 delivery.
 
Mullins worked around two errors in the third, stranding two more Warhawk base runners.
 
Earls led off the bottom of the fifth with an infield single to third base. With two outs, Earls stole second and Vanderford drove a 2-0 pitch down the left-field line – just inside the third base bag – for a double that scored the go-ahead run.
 
The Bobcats added an insurance run in the sixth. Karmyn Bass and Smith opened the inning with consecutive singles to right field. Pinch runner Sydney Harvey, who replaced Bass, was caught stealing at third base. After a flyout, Baker reached on an infield single to shortstop, and Earls followed with an RBI single up the middle that scored Smith from second base as Texas State built a 3-1 advantage.
 
Mullins closed out the game in style, retiring nine of ULM's last 10 batters. She retired the Warhawk side in order in the seventh, striking out last two hitters looking.
 
Texas State outhit ULM (21-28, 4-14), 10-4, as eight different Bobcats produced at least one hit. Vanderford (2-for-3, two doubles) and Earls (2-for-3) each collected a pair of hits. Edwards recorded her fourth multi-hit game of the season for the Warhawks, finishing 2-for-3.
 
Mullins, who improved to 15-8 on the season, allowed only one hit over 5 1/3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts. Pierce lasted only 1 2/3 innings and permitted one run on three hits with one walk.
 
Chavarria (6-8) went six innings and surrendered three runs on 10 hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
 
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