BELTON, Texas – Down 2-1 in the third inning, #9 East Texas Baptist University rallied to defeat LeTourneau University, 6-3, advancing on in the winner's bracket of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament. ETBU is now 36-5 on the year.
 
Corley Carpenter led the team going 3-of-3 with three RBI as Ashley Croft had two hits for one RBI. Delanie Loya and Tauryn Cummings both added one RBI. Croft pitched the entire game earning her 18^th win of the year striking out three batters and allowing three earned runs.
 
Croft started the game with a home run in the bottom of the first inning for a 1-0 lead. LETU then scored two in the third inning for a 2-1 lead. ETBU answered in the bottom of the inning with four runs for a 5-2 lead. Loya singled in Mary Frances Ellis to tie the game at two. With the bases loaded, Carpenter recorded a double to bring in all three runs making it 5-2.
 
LETU added one more in the fifth inning to come within two, 5-3, but Cummings had a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning as Courtney White scored to make it 6-3.
 
ETBU will take on the winner of the UMHB/McMurry game at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.