Ellie Congalton
Matthew Brooks/CTX Athletics
1
Concordia CTXSB(~1 7-7
7
Winner Belhaven Blazers BU 6-1
Concordia CTXSB(~1
7-7
1
Final
7
Belhaven Blazers BU
6-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Concordia CTXSB(~1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Belhaven Blazers BU 1 6 0 0 0 0 X 7 8 0

W: N. Parker (1-0) L: Johnson, Chaynau (4-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Joe Fisher, Sports Information Director

Tornados wrap up road trip against Belhaven

JACKSON, Miss. – Ellie Congalton went a combined 4-for-5 at the plate along with a walk and a run scored, but it was not enough as the Concordia Texas softball team fell to Belhaven in a doubleheader on Saturday at McLeod Field.

In the first game of the day, Erica Riley and Ellie Congalton each recorded a pair of hits, but the Tornados left 10 runners on base, falling to the Blazers 7-1.

Concordia Texas opened the scoring in the first inning after a leadoff single by Cristina Ayala. After a Riley single continued the inning, Ayala scored on a fielder's choice by Hailee Tinajero to make it 1-0.

Belhaven responded in the second, pushing across a pair of runs to go in front 2-1.

The game came to a halt in the third as weather forced the teams off the field for a rain delay.

After a 30-plus minute delay, the teams returned with the Blazers continuing to add to their lead.

Belhaven scored a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth and sixth innings, widening their advantage to 7-1.

The Tornados had one final at-bat in the seventh with Ashley Hallmark and Riley each producing one-out singles. They were stranded though as Tinajero and Ryleigh Ward were retired and CTX fell 7-1.

In the second game of day, Congalton continued to be effective at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a walk and run scored, but CTX was unable to rally from an early deficit, falling 7-1.

The Blazers jumped out to a lead in the opening inning, scratching across a run on a sac fly. They broke open the game in the following frame, scoring six runs to make it 7-0 after two innings.

The Tornados responded in the fourth as Congalton led off the inning with a single. One out later, she scored on Tinajero's RBI single to cut it to 7-1.

Megan Hooper also had a pair of hits for the game, but CTX was unable to spark a late-game rally, ending the series with a 7-1 defeat.

The Tornados will look to bounce back when they return home to host UT Dallas in a three-game series. The series begins on Friday with a doubleheader set for a 4 p.m. first pitch at Tornado Field in Austin, Texas.
 
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