THIBODAUX, Louisiana – The University of the Incarnate Word softball team spilt the three-game series with Nicholls winning two games to one, securing its first Southland Conference wins.
NOTABLES
•
Annie Gunther improved to 3-5 with a win in game one on Friday night.
• Junior
Ashley Trapp improved to 2-3 with a win in game two on Friday night.
• Sophomore
Hailey Jackson registered her first double and her first RBIs with two in the win in game one Friday night
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
The Colonels took an early 2-0 lead heading into the top of the sixth inning.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Cardinals broke it open when
Maddie Boldt scored on a Nicholls wild pitch.
Hailey Jackson followed it up with a double to center field that scored
Savannah Behabetz and
Jazmine Torres.
UIW went on to win game one 3-2.
Game 2
It was all Cardinals' offense in game two.
Kendall McGary got UIW going with a triple that scored
Savannah Behabetz from third in the top of the third. McGary scored on a Nicholls defensive error to put the Cardinals up 2-0.
The Cardinals put the nail in the coffin in the top of the sixth when
Teanna Lucio doubled down the right-field line to score Jasmine Torres.
UIW won game two 3-0.
Game 3
The Cardinals struck first in the top of the first inning in Saturday's series finale.
Maddie Boldt hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field to score
Kendall McGary.
Savannah Behabetz followed it up later in the inning with a single to right field that scored
Bella Sanchez and
Abby Frank to take a 3-0 lead.
Nicholls scored a run in the bottom of the first and continued to add to its lead in the fifth and the sixth innings to take the 5-3 win.
UP NEXT
UIW will be back at home to continue Southland Conference action against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Thursday. First pitch is slated for 5:00 p.m. CT.
STAY TUNED
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