AUSTIN, Texas - The Concordia Texas softball team split a doubleheader against Carnegie Mellon University. The Tornados claimed game two at Roberts Family Field on Monday.

GAME ONE: L, 4-3

The Tartans opened up the scoring with two runs on three hits in the top of the first. The Tornados answered in the bottom half with a sac bunt by Addison Lehew that scored Malarie Mican for a 2-1 score.

CTX then tied the game with another Lehew RBI that scored Mican in the third. With both offenses stalling in the next three frames, the Tartans tallied two runs in the top of the seventh. 

The Tornados would put two runners in scoring position as Kylie Denaro scored to make it 4-3. With Mican on third, a suicide squeeze attempt would fall just short as Carnegie Mellon would escape game one.

BOX SCORE STANDOUTS
Christian Everett 3-3 AB
Malarie Mican 1-2, 2 Runs, 1 BB
Addison Lehew 2 RBIs

GAME TWO: W, 7-3

The Tornados would get off to a good start with a leadoff triple by Mican. She would then score off a RBI-single to left by Denaro. Later in the first, the Tornaodos would juice the bases and Coleman would collect a RBI-walk to score Denaro for a 2-0 lead.

CTX extended the lead to 3-0 in the third when a Pavlicek RBI scored Harley Drouillard. Later in the fourth, the Tartans scored one run but a Kylie Kirk sac fly scored Mican again. Lehew would then make it a 5-1 advantage by scoring Denaro. 

Carnegie Mellon reduced the deficit to 5-3 with a pair runs, but Concordia pushed the lead up to 7-3 with superior base running by Looper & Everett. The Tornados would then recorded the final three outs to claim game two.

BOX SCORE STANDOUTS
Kylie Denaro 3-4, 2 Runs, 2 SB, 1 RBI
Malarie Mican 2-3, 2 Runs, 1 BB
Mayson Post 5.0 IP, 3 Hits, 2 ER

Concordia Texas will turn right back around and host York College for a doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch is set for 4pm.

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