Panthers Snag Final Game of Three-Game Set vs. Islanders

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A day after a pair of wins over Prairie View A&M, including Liz Carter's first career no-hitter and a come from behind victory, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team dropped its final contest of a three-game series against the Panthers 2-1.

A pair of errors proved too much for the Islanders (10-9) to overcome in the loss. Despite outhitting the visitors 7-4, A&M-Corpus Christi could not convert hits into runs, as they stranded six on base over the course of the game.

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Dani Tefft extended her hitting streak to a season-long six games with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate for the Blue and Green. Megan Mitchell tallied her second RBI of her career with a two-out double in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Stephanie Flores (0-1, .960 ERA) earned the start for the first time since opening weekend to deliver a three innings of hitless softball with a pair of strikeouts. Flores, who has dealt with an injury for the past two weeks, reached her pitch limit with the Islanders tied at 0-0.

Colleen Bentke came on in relief for the final four innings, scattering four hits, allowing one run and striking out two Panthers (1-10). The College Station native took the loss to drop to 3-3 on the season with an ERA of 4.54.

The Islanders fell behind in the top of the fourth, as Prairie View first baseman Taylor Harvil scored after Mitchell committed a throwing error while trying to turn a double play. The freshman redeemed herself an inning later with her base knock to plate Jessica Mendez.

Prairie View took the lead for the final time in the top of the sixth when catcher Amanda Ford connected on a two-out RBI double to score Harvil.

Pitcher Monica Cartwright (1-1, 5.93 ERA) earned the win for Prairie View with a four-hit performance over the last three innings. Starting pitcher Felicia Camargo allowed the earned run on three hits in four innings of work.

ON DECK

The Islanders travel to San Marcos for a single game against Texas State on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first pitch. A&M-Corpus Christi begins Southland Conference play next Saturday with a three-game set against Central Arkansas at Chapman Field.