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Peter Dindinger
On the left: Hannah Clark prepares to throw a pitch. On the right: Kyndell Garcia runs out onto the field during pregame introductions Saturday afternoon at the Lobo Softball Field. (Photos by Peter Dindinger)
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Winner Hardin-Simmons HARDIN-S 14-2
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Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS 6-8
Winner
Hardin-Simmons HARDIN-S
14-2
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Final
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Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS
6-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hardin-Simmons HARDIN-S 1 2 7 0 2 2 1 15 15 3
Sul Ross St. SUL ROSS 4 0 0 2 5 2 0 13 19 2

W: H. Williams (6-1) L: Trevino, Erin (0-3) S: J. Hood (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

SOFTBALL: Lobos comeback effort falls short in Game 3 against Cowgirls

The Sul Ross State softball team was hoping to continue its magic into Saturday afternoon's series finale against the Hardin-Simmons University Cowgirls at the Lobo Softball Field.

Trailing 11-6, the Lobos rallied in the fifth by scoring five runs to trail by one run.

Despite the valiant comeback, Sul Ross State came up short by a score of 15-13.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

Trailing 1-0 in the bottom half of the first, the Lobos pushed across four runs to take a 4-1 lead.

Elizabeth Clemente delivered a clutch three RBI triple to right after Samantha Chavez, Toni Mishnick and Lily Wiser hit back-to-back-to-back singles.

Clemente later scored on an error by the shortstop.

With two hits, the Cowgirls cut the deficit to one run by getting an RBI single and a walk with the bases loaded in the second.

Hardin-Simmons scored seven runs on six hits in the top of the third. Ella Salinas highlighted the inning with a two-run home run.

Down 10-4, the Lobos got two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two RBI double to left center by Lily Wiser.

The Cowgirls answered back with a two RBI triple down the right field line by Addyson Kahklen in the top of the fifth.

Sul Ross State got a leadoff single by Ciera Avila to start the bottom half of the fifth. Adriana Hernandez then followed up with a single down the right field line.

Kyndell Garcia drove in a run with an infield single to short.

Madison Hodges came in to pinch hit and she hit a clutch RBI double to right center.

Chavez got the Lobos to within two runs when she hit a single to center that was bobbled by the centerfielder which allowed three runs to score.

Hardin-Simmons got some insurance runs in the top of the sixth when Emily Jacobs hit a two-run home run to dead center to make the score 14-10.

Kaitlynn Frakes cut the deficit to two runs for the Lobos in the bottom of the fifth when she hit a two RBI single through the right side to bring in Avila and Samantha Bustos.

>> RECORDS: Hardin-Simmons (14-2); Sul Ross State (6-8)

>> GAME NOTES:
  • The Lobos had 19 hits.
  • Wiser finished 4 for 4 with three singles, a double and two RBI.
  • Chavez went 3 for 5 with three singles and two RBI.
  • Avila had three singles to go 3 for 4.
  • Hernandez ended up going 2 for 3 with two singles.
  • Clemente finished 1 for 5 with the triple and three RBI.
>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Tucson, Ariz. for the Tucson Invitational Games beginning Tuesday, March 12 with two games against Salve Regina and the University of Hartford. Both games are at 5:30 p.m. CST and 8 p.m. CST at Lincoln Park's Field 6.
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