RICHARDSON, Texas – In two games that would feature an epic slugfest and a dominating pitching performance, the East Texas Baptist University softball team swept the University of Texas Dallas Comets on the road. ETBU now boats a 9-3 record overall and remains unbeaten in conference play with a 5-0 mark.

Game one was a wild game that saw ETBU hang on to a 13-12 victory. MacKenzie Anderson (two HR, three RBI) and Sabrina Salts (HR, five RBI) keyed ETBU's victory with four hits each. Rocki Tello got the victory with 5.2 IP allowing seven runs (five earned) on 10 hits while striking out and walking three batters each. McKayla Hendrix (1.1 IP, five runs, four hits, one walk) finished the game. For UTD, Melissa Livermore led the Comets with four hits and one RBI while Hope Griffith, Kendra Litchfield, Emily Schroeder, and Amber Williams each drove in two RBI each. Karen Crane was tabbed with the loss with 3.2 IP allowing nine runs on nine hits and one walk.

Then in game two, ETBU clawed their way to a 7-4 victory. Daniella Solis collected three hits while MacKenzie Anderson picked up three RBI on two hits. Jordan Anderson went the distance by pitching 7.0 IP allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out a career high 14 batters. Meanwhile, UTD was led by Livermore with three hits while Williams had two RBI. Allie Stephens also went the distance with 7.0 IP, but took the loss allowing seven runs on 12 hits and one strikeout.
 
Game 1 – ETBU 13, UTD 12
MacKenzie Anderson started the game off the right way with a leadoff solo home run to make it 1-0. Following that, an RBI hit by Salts and Madison Prince reaching on an error allowed two more runs to score to make it 3-0 ETBU. UTD would counter that with a two-run single in the bottom of the first to make it 3-2. One inning later, MacKenzie Anderson then would hit her second homer of the game driving in two while Prince would tack on an RBI single to make it 6-2. A scoreless third inning was followed by a three-run homer from Salts to make it 9-2 in the top of the fourth. The Comets would get one back in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly to make it 9-3.
Three more runs came across in the top of the fifth inning on a triple by Linzie Lewis, a single by Salts, and a groundout by Chelsea Ham and it was 12-3. UTD would extend the game in the bottom of the fifth as four runs cut the lead to 12-7. Lewis would make it 13-7 in the next inning with a sacrifice fly to left. But once again, the Comets refused to back down as they scratched five runs in the bottom of the sixth to trail 13-12. After ETBU was held scoreless, UTD put the tying run on base with a leadoff single. However, a sacrifice bunt and a double play would end any hopes of a UTD comeback as ETBU secured the win.
 
Game 2 – ETBU 7, UTD 4
Two scoreless innings went by before ETBU would MacKenzie Anderson struck again with a two-run homer to right center for a 2-1 lead in the top of the third inning. UTD answered in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to make it 2-1. Jordan Anderson and Stephens would continue their pitcher's duel that started in the first two innings as they would keep the game 2-1.
That was until the top of the sixth when ETBU scratched three runs across, but not by hits. A bases loaded walk to MacKenzie Anderson was followed by a hit by pitch to Morgan Arst and Lewis reaching on catcher's interference and ETBU's lead went up to 5-1 for the Tigers. The Comets would lead off the bottom of the sixth with a single and a walk before Jordan Anderson struck out the next three hitters. ETBU then scored two more runs on a double steal and a double by Taylor Sieber to make it 7-1. UTD would then make one last charge as they scored three runs to cut the lead to 7-4. But Arst recorded the final out to preserve the victory.
 
ETBU looks to complete the sweep tomorrow at 12:00 PM.