HBU Takes Series on Senior Day

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball program held its Senior Day festivities Sunday at Cabaniss Field. Houston Baptist grabbed both games of the doubleheader 2-1 and 2-0.
 
Before the first game, the Islanders honored Kennedy Jimenez, Daisy Gonzalez, Katrina Jackson and Skye Koehl in a special Senior Day ceremony. Between games, they distinguished Kandace Johnson as she concluded her career in 2020 but did not have a Senior Day due to COVID-19 cutting the season short.


 
Both games between the Islanders (18-27, 8-13 SLC) and the Huskies (21-14, 14-10 SLC) were pitcher's duels that were decided by just a few at-bats.
 
In game one, HBU scored two runs in the first inning, which stood up until the sixth. The Islanders cut the deficit to 2-1 heading into the final frame after Gonzalez came off the bench to pitch hit and knocked an RBI single to right.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi had a chance in the bottom of the seventh. Jimenez walked to start it off and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Though, she didn't get any further as HBU ended the game with back-to-back strikeouts.
 
Sophomore Beatriz Lara threw a complete-game and allowed just two runs. She struck out three. Lyndie Swanson pitched the whole way for HBU and was credited the win after striking out 10.
 
Sophomore Ashleigh Sgambelluri turned in her 10th multi-hit game of the year.
 
In game two, there was no score until the fifth inning when the Huskies scratched across a run on an RBI ground out. The tacked-on another in the sixth to go up 2-0.
 
Like game one, the Islanders threatened in the bottom of the seventh. Sophomore Pal Egan singled to start it off, and with one out A&M-Corpus Christi placed runners on second and third after a double by junior Tiler Noyola. However, the game ended after a pop up and fly out.
 
Freshman Audrey McNeill tossed a complete-game and struck out five. Jessica Patak got the win for the Huskies after striking out seven in the complete-game shutout.
 
Egan notched her team-leading 12th multi-hit game of the season.
 
The Islanders are now 23-16 all-time against HBU and 14-10 at home, although the games were not played at Chapman Field due to the heavy rain over the weekend and field conditions.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi will wrap-up the regular season next weekend at Abilene Christian. Game one is slated for 5 p.m. Friday.
 
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