Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team split its final two games of the Islander Invitational on Saturday afternoon, falling to North Texas, 7-1 before defeating Texas Southern 4-1 in the final game of the day at Chapman Field.
- With the split the Islanders move to 4-9 overall entering next weekend's University of South Florida tournament.
- A Facebook album of both games can be viewed
here.
Game One vs. North Texas
- Serving as the home team, the Islanders jumped out in front right away in the top of the first inning.
Tiare Lee led off for the Blue and Green with a single to right field followed by a stolen base.
- Two batters later, a well placed sacrifice bunt from
Sydney Hoyt advanced Lee over to third base with two outs.
Haley Morse followed and singled back to right field to bring Lee home from third, giving the Islanders a 1-0 lead over the Mean Green.
- UNT tied the game in the bottom of the 4th inning with a walk and back-to-back infield singles to load the bases. A passed ball brought the runner home from third, but freshman
Sydney Hoyt was able to limit the damage, retiring the next two batters to keep the score deadlocked at 1-1.
- The Mean Green took a 7-1 lead in the next inning with six runs on six hits, which would prove to be the final score of the ballgame.
- Senior
Kandace Johnson got the start in the circle for A&M-Corpus Christi, throwing 3.1 innings and giving up one earned run on two hits with three strikeouts.
- Hoyt came in relief for 0.2 innings while
Alexis Ruel threw the final two innings for the Islanders.
- Lee led the offense with two hits in three at-bats along with two stolen bases. Morse and
Daisy Gonzalez each collected a hit as well.
Game Two vs. Texas Southern
- In the finale of the Invitational against the Tigers, the Blue and Green once again jumped out in front early. After the first two batters were retired, Hoyt sent a solo home run over the right field fence to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. It marks Hoyt's third home run of the season, which also leads the team.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth with two more runs.
Alexandria Torres started the offense with a walk followed by a single from
Tiler Noyola to left field. Lee collected her first RBI of the day with a single to center field that scored Torres.
Ashleigh Sgambelluri concluded the offense with an RBI single to right field, scoring Noyola. Altogether, the offense strung together three consecutive hits in the inning.
- The Tigers threatened in the top of the fifth, scoring a run on an infield single with the bases loaded, cutting the Islanders lead to 3-1. However, sophomore pitcher
Jenika Lombrana got out of the jam by forcing a ground out to the third baseman for the third out.
- A&M-Corpus Christi scored its final run in the bottom of the sixth. A single followed by a stolen base from Torres put the Islanders in position to score again with just one out. Followed by a ground out, a passed ball by the Texas Southern catcher allowed Torres to move up to third base. A walk from Lee would then put runners at the corners with two outs.
- The Islanders showed off their speed with a double steal, as Lee caught the defense looking going from first to second, which allowed Torres to scamper home from third for the score.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi kept Texas Southern at bay for the rest of the game on the defensive side, taking home the 4-1 win.
- Lombrana pitched her second complete game of the year to go along with a season high eight strikeouts. She gave up just one earned run on six hits, earning her third win of the season
- Lee, Sgambelluri and Hoyt each collected an RBI. Torres recorded two runs on two hits and a walk
Stay Social
For more information on Islanders Softball, keep up with the team via their Facebook page (
Islanders Softball) and follow the program on Twitter (
@IslandersSball) and Instagram (
islanderssball).
Up Next
- The Islanders will next compete in the University of South Florida tournament Friday, Feb. 28-Sunday, March 1 in Tampa, Florida.
