ALPINE, Texas – The Concordia University Texas softball team swept a doubleheader against Sul Ross State on Friday at Lady Lobo Field. The Tornados captured 12-5 and 6-3 victories to move back over .500 on the year.
Hanna Contreras pounded out five hits, including a double and her third home run of the campaign, and drove in six to pace Concordia Texas' offense.
The Tornados (7-6, 5-3 ASC) will go for the series sweep against the Lady Lobos (0-11, 0-8 ASC) at 12 p.m. on Saturday.
GAME ONE
Sul Ross State scored four runs in the opening inning and held a 5-1 lead after three frames, but Concordia rallied to score 11 unanswered runs en route to a 12-5 win in the series opener.
The Tornados scored a run in the fourth, four in the fifth and six times in the sixth to clinch the victory.
Contreras led the way with a 2-for-4 performance that included three RBIs.
Katie Carrizales went 2-for-3 and stole three bases, while
Noey Ruiz was 1-for-3 and drove in two runs.
Zalysa Perez (4-3) earned the win after giving up five runs (one earned) on six hits over six panels. The right-hander also walked four and struck out seven.
Keri McShan (0-6) suffered the loss after yielding 12 runs on nine hits over six innings of work.
GAME TWO
Concordia broke a 2-2 tie on
Katie Schmidt's run-scoring single in the third inning and never looked back on its way to a three-run victory.
The Tornados tacked on another run in the sixth on an run-scoring hit by
Alexis Lynn. CTX then added a pair of insurance runs a frame later as Contreras clubbed a two-run homer.
Sydney Coffey (2-2) hurled a complete game to pick up the win. Coffey scattered seven hits and allowed three runs (one earned) while striking out six.
Isaura Rodriquez (0-4) was saddled with the loss after giving up six runs on 13 hits in a complete-game effort..
