May 5, 2012  

Bobcats Defeats Bearkats 5-1

Sam Houston State Bearkat softball team’s quest for a share of the Southland Conference regular season title came to an end as Texas State Bobcats won the first game of the series by the score of 5-1.

The win gave the Bobcats (34-15, 17-2 SLC) sole possession of the crown and the #1 seed in the Southland Conference Post-season tournament that will be held in San Antonio from May 10-12.

What is more impressive is the Bearkats (26-18, 14-5 SLC) were picked to finished eighth in the SLC  before the season began.

Now they will finish the season in second place in the conference despite the loss and will be the No. 2 seed when tournament action begins.

It seemed as if it was going to be a pitching duel between Tomi Garrison and Chandler Hall as both started out strong in the first inning.

Garrison retired the side in the top of the first innings with two strike outs.

Hall followed suit and up her with three consecutive strike outs in the bottom of the first inning.

However, the second inning proved to be different as Texas State exploded for four runs that made it 4-0.

Anna Hernandez started the inning with a single and advanced to third on a error by third baseman Shelbi Tucker that allowed Chandler Hall to reach first.

Courtney Harris followed with a two-run double to left field that made it 2-0.

Shelby Carnline hit an RBI double to center field that scored Hall from second base to made it 3-0.

Their fourth run came on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Masek.

The Bobcats added a run in the top of the fifth inning when pinch runner Brittney Garcia scored from third on a double steal that made it 5-0.

The Bearkats scored their only run in the bottom of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Adams to cut the lead to 5-1.

Kim Damian led off the inning with a walk and advanced to third on a double by Sarah Allison.

She scored on Adams sacrifice fly.

The Bearkats couldn’t muster anything after the fourth inning as Hall worked through the final three innings to get her 20th win of the season. She finished the game with 12 strike outs.

Garrison was tacked with the loss.

The rubber match of the series will be at 1 p.m tomorrow to end the 2012 regular season.

 

 

 

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