BEAUMONT – The University of the Incarnate Word softball team swept the series against Lamar winning; game one, 9-1 (six innings); game two, 7-5; game three, 5-1. This marks the first three-game series sweep for the Cardinals since 2016. 
 
NOTABLES
 • UIW improved to 12-19 on the season with the sweep. 
 • Sophomore Annie Gunther improved to 6-7 with a win in game one and game three.  
 • Sophomore Jazmine Torres recorded seven of the team's 21 RBIs this weekend.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
The Lamar Cardinals took an early 1-0 lead on a single to the outfield following the first inning of play Saturday afternoon.

From then on it was all UIW as LU would not score again. Kendall McGary singled down the left field line to score Hailey Jackson and Tori Alvarez-Lopez to give UIW their first lead of the day. 
 
In the top half of the fourth inning, Abby Frank singled to center field and scored Savannah Behabetz and Alvarez-Lopez. Bella Sanchez followed that up with a single of her own to score McGary and Frank and put the Cardinals up 6-1.
 
At the top of the sixth, UIW struck again. Sanchez singled down the left field line to score McGary and Jazmine Torres singled up the middle scoring Frank and Sanchez for the 9-1 lead.
 
Lamar failed to score in the bottom half of the inning, resulting in the mercy rule victory for UIW. 
 
Game 2
UIW got off to a fast start in game two of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon when Torres singled to center scoring Frank and Sanchez, Maddie Boldt scored on a throwing error from Lamar in that same play, and the Cardinals would have a 3-0 lead.
 
In the top of the fifth, UIW scored again when McGary took advantage of a Lamar defensive throwing error extending the lead to 4-0. 
 
The LU offense put up two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning. 
 
UIW answered back in the top of the sixth with two more runs. Alvarez-Lopez had an RBI sacrifice fly ball to center that scored Boldt and Jackson singled up the middle to score Torres.
 
LU closed the distance the in bottom half of the inning, scoring three runs to make the score 6-5.
 
The UIW Cardinals shut the door on any Lamar comeback as they scored another run off a Boldt double down the line to score McGary.
 
UIW won game two 7-5.
 
Game 3
UIW offense struck first in the top of the second inning when Alvarez-Lopez put down a sac bunt to score Torres from third. 
 
Lamar tied the game in the bottom of the fifth on an infield single to make the game 1-1. 
 
Boldt took matters into her own hands with a home run shot to left field to give UIW the 2-1 lead. 
 
UIW added three insurance runs in the top of the seventh when Boldt sent a sac fly to right field scoring McGary, and Torres doubled to left center scoring pinch runner Leah Hayes and Frank. 
 
UIW went on to win game three, 5-1, for the sweep. 

UP NEXT
UIW will be back on the road against Prairie View A&M on Tuesday. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. CT. 
   
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