MARSHALL, Texas - Back in American Southwest Conference action after a mid-week game vs. Southwestern, the #1 East Texas Baptist University softball team hosts Hardin-Simmons University on Friday and Saturday. ETBU is 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the ASC.
Below is the information about the contests.
▶️G11-13 #ETBU🐯🆚 Hardin-Simmons 🤠
* 🗓️ Friday, March 19, 2021 |🕰️4:00 PM/6:00 PM
* 🗓️ Saturday, March 20, 2021 |🕰️12:00 PM
* 🏟 Taylor Field
* 🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 35-7
* *Last ETBU Win: Feb. 14, 2020, 2019 (5-4)
* *Last HSU Win: Apr. 14, 2019 (10-8)
ETBU
* 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the American Southwest Conference following a doubleheader sweep of Southwestern.
* Won game 1, 12-2, in five innings.
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Hannah Garcia drove in two RBI on two hits.
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Tauryn Cummings hit her first HR of the season while driving in three.
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Preslye Cox got the win in 4.0 innings allowing one run on four hits with five K's
* Won game 2, 8-0, in five innings.
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Ashley Croft pitched five shutout innings allowing one hit and five strikeouts.
* Cummings and Garcia drove in an RBI each on two hits
* Croft has pitched three straight shutout games, with the last two being complete game shutouts.
* Have won 25 straight games dating back to last season.
* Won three straight contests against HSU.
* Swept Hardin-Simmons last season by scores of 2-1 and 5-4.
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Mariah Delgado drove in three RBI on two hits.
* Cox pitched 5.2 innings striking out one with no decision.
* Solis earned the win with 0.1 innings pitched.
* Musicant leads ETBU in batting average with .750.
* Garcia is the hits leader for ETBU with 18
* Solis leads the Tigers with 16 RBI.
* Cedillo, Delgado, and
Regina Garza share the stolen bases lead with six.
* Croft has four wins and a 0.40 ERA on the mound.
* Cox leads ETBU's pitching staff with 26 strikeouts.
HSU
* 4-9 overall and 0-3 in the ASC after splitting a non-conference double header with Schreiner University.
* Kate Tovar and Sarah Diessner each had two hits and two RBI in one game of the doubleheader.
* Have a .272 batting average, .350 on base percentage, .393 on slugging percentage
* Sarah Diessner leads HSU with 13 hits.
* Mason McCord leads HSU with 11 RBI and three HR.
* Aubrianna Salazar has two wins, which is most on HSU's pitching staff. She also has an ERA of 3.00
* Kaylen Washington leads HSU's pitching staff with 16 strikeouts.
