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Sobolewski stands at first base
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Winner SLU SLU 20-15
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UIW UIW 4-25
Winner
SLU SLU
20-15
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Final
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UIW UIW
4-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
SLU SLU 1 0 0 0 4 10 15 15 1
UIW UIW 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 9 1

W: McDonald, Alley (7-4) L: Coleman, Brett (3-11)

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Winner SLU SLU 21-15, 9-5 SLC
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UIW UIW 4-26, 2-9 SLC
Winner
SLU SLU
21-15, 9-5 SLC
21
Final
15
UIW UIW
4-26, 2-9 SLC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
SLU SLU 6 4 0 5 1 2 3 21 20 2
UIW UIW 2 6 0 5 0 2 0 15 17 2

W: Hannabas, Sophie (4-4) L: Hoffman, Renee (1-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Sobolewski’s record-breaking day stands out despite doubleheader losses

SAN ANTONIO -- It was a day to remember for senior first baseman Hope Sobolewski, who became the first player in program history to hit two grand slams in a single game. Despite her career performance and a flurry of runs scored by her teammates, the University of the Incarnate Word softball team couldn't pull out any victories in Friday's doubleheader against Southeastern Louisiana. The Cardinals dropped the opener 15-3 before losing the second game 21-15.

NOTABLES
  • Hope Sobolewski finished the day 6-8 with two grand slams, nine RBIs, and two runs scored in an outstanding performance.
  • Teanna Lucio went a combined 4-7 in both games with three runs scored. Lucio has now recorded two or more hits in seven out of the last 10 games. During this stretch, she's batting .429 with an RBI, a walk and two stolen bases.
  • In the second game, Emily Castro went 2-5 with a double and three RBIs.
  • In the same game, Lexi Shaw went 3-5 with an RBI and three runs.
  • Shelby Neatherlin also had success in the latter game, going 2-4 with a walk, an RBI and three runs scored.
  • Angel Villanueva also produced at the plate that game, going 2-3 with two RBIs, a walk, two runs and a stolen base—her ninth of the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
SLU struck early with a run in the first inning that was followed by an RBI double from Villanueva in the bottom of the second. The Lady Lions scored four runs in the top of the fifth, but UIW responded again with an RBI single from Sobolewski. The sixth inning wasn't friendly to UIW, with SLU scoring 10 runs in their frame. The Cardinals got one run back on a wild pitch but it wasn't enough to extend the game, as the Lady Lions ran away with a 15-3 victory.

Game 2
The Lady Lions carried their momentum from the last inning of the first game into the beginning of the second game, scoring six runs in the opening frame. UIW came back in the bottom half of the inning with a two-RBI double from Castro to reduce the deficit to four. SLU scored four more in the top of the second to build a 10-2 lead. In the bottom half of the second, Shaw and Neatherlin each hit RBI singles with the bases loaded, setting the scene for Sobolewski to do some damage. The senior came through, launching a home run straight over the center-field wall, bringing the Cardinals right back into the game at 10-8. Both teams went scoreless in the third, but SLU added five runs in the fourth. Once again, UIW clawed back into the game thanks to another grand slam from Sobolewski. Villanueva followed suit with an inside-the-park home run to bring the Cardinals to within two. The Lady Lions scored a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth. A single from Castro led to a SLU error that brought home a run in the bottom of the fifth, and Villanueva hit an RBI single to right to make it 18-15. The Lady Lions added three more in the top of the seventh and the Cardinals just didn't have anything left as they fell to SLU, 21-15, in one of the most exciting games played at H-E-B Field.

UP NEXT
The Cardinals look to salvage one game of the series in tomorrow's finale. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. (CT).

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