Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi softball team fell to Abilene Christian, 10-5, on Saturday in Abilene, Texas.
- The Islanders move to 3-21 in conference play while the Wildcats improved to 6-18 in Southland action.
- All nine Islanders in the starting lineup reached base safely during the game.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders had five runs on 10 hits with one error. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi scored three in the first and two in the third.
- ACU had 10 runs on 12 hits with four errors. The Wildcats scored five in the second, two in the third and three in the fifth.
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Ashley Moss was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
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Whitney Wendel went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored.
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Sammi Thomas was 1-for-3 with a run scored. She hit a two-RBI double in the first inning and also reached on a walk.
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Emilee Baker,
Kennedy Johnson,
Samantha Burke,
Kandace Johnson and
Emily Vela each picked up a hit in the ball game.
- Johnson and Vela each had an RBI.
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Keagan Helson reached on a walk.
Key Islander Innings
- Moss led of the first with an infield single an stole second. Baker reached on a bunt single to put runners on the corners. Thomas hit a double to center to drive in both runners. Two batters later, Wendel singled to left and Vela reached on an error to drive in thomas to make it 3-0 Islanders.
- Burke reached on an error to start the third and came around to score on a Wendel double.
Kandace Johnson drove in Wendel on a sacrifice fly.
Up Next
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will host the University of the Incarnate Word starting on Friday, May 3, in the final series of the regular season at Chapman Field. The three-game sesries will include Senior Day on Saturday, May 5.
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