Islanders Playing for SLC Tournament Berth in Regular Season Finale at ACU

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ABILENE, Texas – With the opportunity to clinch its first Southland Conference Tournament appearance since 2015, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball program will conclude the regular season in a three-game series against Abilene Christian at Poly Wells Field.
 
The Islanders (18-27, 8-13 SLC) and the Wildcats (11-32, 7-17 SLC) will play a 3 and 5 p.m. doubleheader Friday. They'll wrap it up Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
The Islanders would clinch a berth with a sweep over ACU. If the Islanders take two of three, they would need Incarnate Word to lose the series to Sam Houston. If the Islanders take one of three, they would need SHSU to sweep UIW.
 
ACU is also playing for an SLC Tournament berth but would have to sweep A&M-Corpus Christi to have a chance.
 
The Islanders played their final home games of the season last weekend against Houston Baptist. Before the games Sunday, A&M-Corpus Christi honored Daisy Gonzalez, Kennedy Jimenez, Katrina Jackson and Skye Koehl in a special Senior Day ceremony. Between games, the Islanders 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.
 
Sophomore Pal Egan is the team's leading hitter with a .316 average and .467 on-base percentage. She's also first on the team in multi-hit games with 12. Egan started the year on a 17-game on-base safely streak.
 
Egan is one of four hitters on the squad batting above .300. Sophomore Ashleigh Sgambelluri hits for a .313 average, freshman Haley Morse .309 and junior Tiler Noyola .302.
 
Morse hits for a team-best .333 average in conference. She has reached base safely in 17 consecutive appearances. It included a home run at No. 24 Texas A&M. Morse is hitting for a .300 average and a team-high .320 in conference.
 
The Islanders have mixed and matched their lineups all year and have used 45 different batting orders in 45 contests.
 
In the circle, Lara has been the ace of the staff. She carries an 13-10 record and 2.47 ERA. She has wins this year over UT Arlington, UTSA, Tarleton State, Texas Southern, Sam Houston, Lamar, Incarnate Word, Nicholls and Houston Baptist.
 
The Wildcats have gotten hot down the stretch and have won three of their last four and back-to-back SLC series wins over Nicholls and UIW. Donelle Johnson leads the team with a .329 average with three homers. She's hitting .347 in conference.
 
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