Islanders Prepare for Houston Invitational

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas- Texas A&M Softball will be traveling to Houston tomorrow, as they will be competing in U of H's Invitational. The Islanders will slate off their first game of the weekend on Friday at 1 p.m., against Mississippi Valley State. The Blue and Green will rematch with MVSU once again on Saturday morning at 10 a.m., and face the host later that day at 3 p.m. Islanders will finish off the invitational on Sunday with a doubleheader against Southern University at 12:30 p.m. and Houston at 3 p.m.

PREVIOUS GAME FOR THE ISLANDERS

Away from the Island., the Blue and Green battled a strong Texas team Wednesday evening in Austin, TX., as they fell to the Longhorns 8-0 in four and a half innings. The host team had a huge first inning that placed the Islanders in a 8-0 trail, but were then held in only having 9 total hits for the remainder of the night by Corpus Christi. Kaylee Hoppens and Destiney Diaz took their mark on the field, as they both registered a hit and drew a single walk. Kaylon Dunn snatched her fifth stolen base of the year for the Islanders during their evening competition against Texas.

ISLANDER NOTES

>>  Keagan Helson leads the Islanders into Houston with a total of 9 runs and a .370 batting average.
>> Kaylon Dunn and Thomas Taelor staying flawless with steals and attempts (5-5) heading into this weekends tourney.
>> In the circle for the Blue and Green, Junior pitcher Ashley Smith leads the team with 13 strikeouts

SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
>> Sharia Cormier leads the team with 7 hits and 2 runs with a batting average of .304
>>Alejandra Salazar leads the team with 7 strikeouts with and ERA of 9.28 
>> Jezabelle Quintana holds the lowest ERA of 5.25 with 1 win and 1 loss

SCOUTING HOUSTON
>>The Cougars enter the tournament with a record of 8-4, 4-0 at home.
>> All three pitchers have a ERA below 2.0. Out of the 7 games Savannah Heebner has took the circle in, she has 4 wins and 1 loss with an ERA of 1.06

SCOUTING SOUTHERN
>> Out of the 5 games the Jaguars have played this season, they are 3-2 for the season

COMING UP NEXT
As the Islanders return from Houston's Invitational, they will then travel to Nacogdoches to face SFA in their first Southland series of the 2018 season.

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