ARLINGTON, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word softball team was dealt a pair of heavy defeats on Friday at the Maverick Invitational. They dropped the first game of the day to Ohio State, 13-1 in five innings and then lost to host UT-Arlington in the night cap, 16-2.
The opening game was never in doubt as the Buckeyes (6-0) scored eight times in the bottom of the first inning. They tacked on five runs in the fourth to put themselves in position for an 8-run rule victory. Olivia O'Reilly tossed a complete game for OSU allowing two hits, one run and two walks while striking out three.
The lone run for the Cardinals (1-7) came in the fourth inning when
Lindsey Hood (San Antonio/Smithson Valley HS) drove in
Taylor Johnson (Schertz/Clemens HS) with a two-out single.
Ohio State had 15 hits in the game as 11 different players had a safety. Caitlin Conrad was 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI's, a double and a home run.
In the second game, the Mavs did most of their damage in the last two innings scoring three times in the sixth and seven more in the seventh to clinch the game. Early on, they built up a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning.
The Cardinals got on the scoreboard in the bottom of fifth inning.
Katie Helm (New Braunfels/New Braunfels HS) led off the inning with her second home run of the season. Three straight singles loaded the bases and with one out Hood came through again with a run-scoring single, but that was the last run of the game for UIW.
The Mavericks tallied 19 hits and drew four walks without striking out. Nina Villanueva had a huge game going 4-for-5 with two runs, four RBI's and three doubles. Mya Anderson, Meagan Michele and Rebecca Stokes each hit home runs for UTA. Sam Montes earned the victory tossing 6.0 innings. She allowed seven hits, two runs and no walks while striking out four.
Johnson had a pair of hits to lead the UIW offense. The Cardinals are back in action for two more games on Saturday in the Maverick Invitational. They will play Sam Houston State at 10 a.m. and University of Buffalo at 2:30 p.m.
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