WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State moves to a perfect 4-0 in Lone Star Conference play after beating Western New Mexico in a double header on Sunday, March 7, at Mustangs Park. The team scored ten runs in both games and held the visitors to just seven and two runs.
At 11-3, this is MSU Softball's best record through 14 games since 2011 when they went 13-1.
The first of the two games started heavy on the bat for both teams. Western New Mexico rounded up two runs in the top of the first before Midwestern State could cut them off.
Mattye Tyler began the game in style with a three RBI homer to left field.
Ashley Turner and
Carson Solis scored to bring the game to 3-2 going into the second inning.
An RBI single put another run on the board for WNM. Marina Garcia hit Samantha Corral home and the game at 3-3.
MSU continued their hitting streak in the bottom of the second.
Kaitlyn Turner, on her first ever pitch as a Mustang, drilled a homer to left center. After Western New Mexico rounded out the inning, Midwestern State led 4-3.
WNM put up three more runs in the third and fourth innings to drive them to the 6-4 lead going into the bottom of the fifth.
Bailey Brenek put MSU on the board again with a sacrifice fly to right field, allowing A. Turner to score.
Hanna Hetherington singled to center field with two RBIs.
Jacey Henry and Tyler scored for Midwestern State.
The team held Western New Mexico scoreless in the sixth and added three more runs themselves. Tyler sent in her second home run of the game and of the year. She and A. Turner scored. Brenek's double up the middle allowed Henry to put in the final run. The game ended 10-7 with a MSU victory.
Henry started on the mound for Midwestern State, pitching four innings with four runs off six hits.
Addi Hanna came in to finish the last three innings. The freshman allowed three runs off five hits.
K. Turner pitched for the second game of the double header. Neither team scored in the first inning nor could WNM get on the board in the second.
MSU had quite the hitting spree in the bottom of the second inning.
Brooke Taylor's double to left field pushed Hetherington in for a 1-0 lead. Then
Anna Williams doubled to bring Taylor in. Tyler with another hit, singled to shortstop to allow Williams and A. Turner to score.
Western New Mexico earned their first run in the third on a Grisdey Paredes-Alvarez single.
Midwestern State went off again in the bottom of the fourth inning. Henry added a 3 RBI homer with Tyler and A. Turner scoring. The home squad upped WNM 7-1 going into the fifth inning.
Western put one more mark down with a ground out at second allowing Janae Ruiz to score.
Payton Griffin recorded her second homer of the year. Hethering's two RBI run around the bases sealed the deal. The team reached ten scores to end the game in the sixth inning. The final was 10-2.
K. Turner pitched all six innings with two runs on six hits. The freshman registered five strike outs and only three walked batters.
The second game makes Midwestern State 9-0 at home against Western New Mexico in all competitions. The series is now at 19-5 with MSU up over WNM.
The Mustangs round out their six game home stretch on Wednesday, March 10, against Southeastern Oklahoma. The double header will start at 2 p.m. and the first pitch at the second game is set to be at 4 p.m. The non-conference games will take place at Mustangs Park in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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