TUCSON, AZ - The #4 East Texas Baptist University softball team picked up their fourth win of the weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic to stay undefeated, as they defeated Piedmont College 2-1 in eight innings. ETBU is now 14-0 on the year. Game two vs. Transylvania was canceled due to wet field conditions.
The game against PC was a pitchers dual throughout, before ETBU was able to pull it out in extras winning 2-1.
Emily Deramus and
Kaitlin Hunter each had two hits, while
Mariah Delgado (1 RBI),
Corley Carpenter (1 RBI),
Nikki Gil, and
Hannah Garcia collected one hit a piece.
Preslye Cox was dominant on the mound as she struck out a career high 12 batters, while allowing one run on seven hits to move to 5-0 on the season.
In scoreless battle through first six innings, ETBU was able to strike first in the top of the seventh inning as Carpenter ripped a home run over the right field fence to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Piedmont however had an answer and tied the game at 1-1 on a single into right field from Kaylee White which drove in Katlyn Andrin to send the game into extra innings. Starting with a runner on second base due to the IBB rule, Janette Galvan was able to reach third base on a sac bunt from
Hannah Garcia.
Mariah Delgado was able to send a ball into deep center allowing Galvan to score on a sac fly giving us our final score of 2-1. Cox was impressive all game picking up her fifth win of the season while striking out 12 batters and allowing one run.
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ETBU will play one more game in Arizona as they are set to take on Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
