SAN ANTONIO, TX – The University of the Incarnate Word softball team collected a 9-1 victory over Texas A&M - Corpus Christi in just six innings on Saturday afternoon at Cardinals Field.

With the win, Incarnate Word moves to 17-8 overall with a perfect 3-0 start to Southland Conference play, while Corpus Christi falls to 5-20 on the season with an 0-3 record in League play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Corpus Christi scored one run on a hit and two walks in the opening inning, but Incarnate Word senior Samantha Portillo (2-2) held the Islanders just one hit over the next five innings to seal her second win of the year.
• Incarnate Word answered the Islander run in the first with a three-run home run from junior Erin Perez in the home half of the inning for a 3-1 lead.
• In the second inning, Perez added an RBI single, followed by an RBI single from fellow junior Jaisy Caceres and an RBI double from junior Bryanna Fuentez to build a 6-1 lead.
• Senior Victoria Altamirano moved the UIW advantage to 7-1 with an RBI double in the third inning.
• RBI singles from Caceres and fellow junior Aynsli Lawson in the sixth put the game away and forced a victory via run rule for the Cardinals.

NOTES

• Patillo pitched a complete game two-hitter with two strikeouts on just 89 pitches in the circle.
• Perez finished 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while Fuentes was 3-for-4 with two doubles of her own.
• Caceres totaled two hits and two RBI in the win, as junior Sydney Zenon also had two hits and scored three runs.

UP NEXT
Incarnate Word steps out of conference to continue its current eight-game home stand when it hosts Texas Southern University on Tuesday, March 10 at 2:00 p.m.