BELTON, Texas - Scoring a run in every single inning, the #1 East Texas Baptist University softball team picked up another series sweep victory over the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 9-3, in Saturday's finale. ETBU returns home to Marshall at 8-0 overall and 6-0 in American Southwest Conference.

Daniella Solis (three RBI, HR) and Hannah Garcia (RBI) each collected three hits while Murin Musicant added two RBI, including two more home runs making it three straight games with a homer. Though Hannah Kelley (1.0 IP, three runs, four hits, one K) would start the game, Savannah Buhl earned the win with six no-hit innings and one strikeout.

ETBU would grab the early lead with an RBI single by Solis in the top of the first. Musicant would then hit her first home of the game in the top of the second inning making it 2-0. UMHB came roaring back scoring three runs in the bottom of the second to grab the 3-2 lead. Solis would knot the score in the top of the third with a RBI double.

In the fourth, the Tigers grabbed the lead when Garza reached home on an error. A Solis home run in the fifth made it 5-3 which would be followed by Nikki Gill reaching base on an error that scored Mariah Delgado in the sixth for a three-run lead, 6-3. ETBU then put the game away in the seventh with three runs as Musicant homered for the second time while both Garcia (single) and Delgado (double) recorded a RBI making it, 9-3. Buhl would then continue to hold the Crusaders hitless to preserve the win.

ETBU will next play in 10 days on the March 16th when they host Southwestern University in a doubleheader beginning at 3:00 PM.