Jaguar softball opens play at Jane B Memorial in Auburn Alabama today. Playing two games, the Jags went 1-1 on the day.
Game One- Jags vs Tennessee Tech.
South Alabama would get the scoring started in the top of the 2nd. After a Victoria Ortiz groundout, Sasha Willems would hit a 1 out triple to right center. Abby Allen would then hit a RBI sacrifice fly to right. Odalys Cordova would ground out to second to end the inning. Jags lead 1-0.
Moving into the top of the third inning. Marley Sims singled up the middle, then stole second with Bailey Welch at the plate. With one on and nobody out, Welch hit an RBI single to right center. Mackenzie Brasher would strike out for the first out. After a Welch steal of second base, Meredith Keel would hit an RBI single to right Jags lead 3-0. Gabby Stagner lined out and Keel would get caught stealing for the 3rd out.
In the top of the fourth, after Ortiz flied out, Willems would hit a solo homer to left field. Allen would pop out to second. Cordova grounded out to end the inning, Jags now lead 4-0.
In the top of the 5th, Sims singled to lead off the inning. Welch would put down a sacrifice bunt, Sims would advance to second and then to third on an obstruction call. Sophia Mendoza would pinch hit for Brasher. Sims would score on a passed ball and Mendoza would end up walking. Jags lead 5-0. Brasher came back into the game for Mendoza. Keel grounded out for out two, and Brasher was caught stealing to end the inning.
In the top of the 6th, South Alabama would bust the game open.Stagner would walk. After an Ortiz pop out, Willems walked. After a pitching change Allen walked to load the bases. A wild pitch would score a Jag run. Jags lead 6-0. Cordova would walk to reload the bases. Sims reached on a fielders choice, with Willems out at home. Allen would then score on a wild pitch. Jags lead 7-0. Shelby Garrett gets hit by the 3-0 pitch. Welch would renter the game for Garrett. Cordova would score on another wild pitch. Jags increased the lead 8-0. After the 2 out walk by Brasher to load the bases again. Keel would walk to force in a run. Jags would lead 9-0. Stagner would strike out to end the inning.
The 9-0 score would hold up as the game was called after 6 innings. Olivia Lackie would pick up the win, going the distance and improve her record to 6-3 on the year.
Game Two- Jags vs #19 Auburn.
Not a whole lot of offense from the Jaguars vs #19 Auburn. Jenna Hardy would pick up the hard luck loss, dropping her record to 4-4. Hardy gave up single runs in the 3rd, 5th, and 6th innings, on 6 hits. The Jaguars would only scatter 3 hits for the entire game. The final score for the game Jags lose a tough one 3-0.
The Jaguars record moves to 10-7 on the year.
Next up
The Jags play two more games.
Game One- Bowling Green vs Jags at 10 am
Game Two- Jags vs #19 Auburn at 3pm
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