'Roo Softball Splits Series with Centenary

The Austin College softball team split its four game weekend series at Centenary College over the weekend, bring the team's record to 5-22 overall. The 'Roos are now also 2-5 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play.

In game one on Saturday, the 'Roos fell 6-4 after the Ladies scored six runs in the bottom of the first. The 'Roos got three runs in the second and another in the fifth but could not quite overcome the early deficit. Heather Farquhar and Jenny Dowsey each had two hits in the loss, while Sam Matulis took the loss after surrendering six runs on three hits with four walks in 0.1 innings.

In the second game Saturday the 'Roos took a 5-0 victory, with Sophia Hernandez blasting a two run homer in the third to put the team on the board first. Farquhar added a two run hit in the fourth and Chelsea Delaney singled home the final run in the sixth. Delaney and Jessica Baker each went 2-for-3 and Baker scored three runs. Hernandez pitched a complete game shutout to get the win, allowing just four hits.

On Sunday, the 'Roos took a 7-1 win in game one, scoring three runs in the first to grab an early lead. Four more runs came across in the sixth to help secure the win. Charlotte Trudell went 1-for-4 with a triple and four runs batted in to lead the 'Roos offensively and Hernandez picked up her second victory of the weekend, tossing 6.0 innings of three hit, one run ball.

In the final game of the series, the 'Roos fell 1-0 in a pitchers' duel as the lone run came across for the Ladies in the fourth inning. Hernandez tossed a complete game to take the loss, surrendering just the one run on seven hits with no walks. Trudell, Briana Hernandez, Rachel Ramos, and Dowsey each had a hit in the loss.