Coastal Carolina University
12-12, 1-3
UT Arlington
9-11, 1-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| UT Arlington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | X | 11 | 12 | 2 |
Coastal Falls to UT Arlington Friday Night
3/18/2022 10:25:00 PM | Softball
The Chants dropped to 12-12 overall and 1-3 in Sun Belt Conference play with the loss, while the Mavs improved to 9-11 overall and 1-3 in SBC play.
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Makiya Thomas singled up the middle before Abbey Montoya hit into a double play in the top of the first inning. Riley Zana kept the inning alive with a single past second base but Coastal would leave the runner stranded as Keirstin Roose grounded out to third to end the inning.Â
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UT Arlington's Kaylee Cavazos doubled to start the bottom of the inning for the host before a sacrifice bunt from Jessica Carreon advanced Cavazos to third. KJ Murphy's single sent Cavazos home to make the score 1-0.
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Zana looked to start the momentum for Coastal in the top of the third inning, as the sophomore singled up the middle followed by a Roose walk. Iyanla De Jesus singled down the right-field line to advance both runners and tie the contest at 1-1.Â
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In the top of the fourth inning, Madison Hudson sent her fourth home run of the season over the left-center field wall on a solo shot to make the score, 2-1. Payton Ebersole singled before Thomas knocked a two-run home run over the wall in right field to put the visitors up 4-1.
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Morgan Rios drew a walk in the bottom of the fourth inning for UTA before Reagan Hukill singled to right-center field which brought home pinch-runner Dariane Cram to make the score 4-2.Â
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Coastal added its final run of the night in the top of the fifth, courtesy of a De Jesus solo home run, her sixth of the season, to left-center field to make the score 5-2.Â
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UT Arlington used a six-run bottom of the fifth inning and a three-run bottom of the sixth inning to push past Coastal.Â
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Sophie Wideman started the Mavericks six-run frame in the bottom of the fifth inning as she drew a walk to reach first which was quickly followed by a two-run homer from Cavazos to make the score 5-4.
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Back-to-back walks for Murphy and Rios put runners on first and second before a wild pitch advanced both runners up one base. Hukill drew a walk to load the bases, followed by an Aaliyah White RBI walk that advanced all runners, which sent Murphy home.
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UTA's Morgan Westbrook then sent an RBI single past the shortstop to send home Rios. Wideman, who led off the inning, then singled and advanced to second on a Chanticleer error which allowed both White and Hukill to score to make the score 8-5.
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In the bottom of the sixth inning, UTA would add three more runs to put the final score at 11-5.Â
At the plate, De Jesus finished the night 3-for-4 with one run and two RBIs. Thomas and Zana each went 2-for-4 which each recording one run, while Thomas recorded two RBIs.
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In the circle, Mady Volpe (1-2) suffered just her second loss of the season.
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Coastal Carolina and UT Arlington are set to rematch on Saturday, March 19, at 3 p.m. ET.Â
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bumpurs, Gracie (3-3)
L: Volpe, Mady (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Thomas, Makiya 1 ; De Jesus, Iyanla 1 ; Hudson, Madison 1
RBI: Thomas, Makiya 2 ; De Jesus, Iyanla 2 ; Hudson, Madison 1
SH: Hudson, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas, Makiya 1 ; Zana, Riley 1 ; De Jesus, Iyanla 1 ; Hudson, Madison 1 ; Ebersole, Payton 1
HBP: Jennings, Maddy 1
Batting:
2B: Cavazos, Kaylee 1 ; Smith, Meagan 1 ; Hukill, Reagan 1 ; Westbrook, Morgan 1
HR: Cavazos, Kaylee 1
RBI: Cavazos, Kaylee 2 ; Murphy, KJ 1 ; Rios, Morgan 1 ; Smith, Meagan 1 ; Hukill, Reagan 1 ; White, Aaliyah 2 ; Westbrook, Morgan 1 ; Wideman, Sophie 2
SH: Cavazos, Kaylee 1 ; Carreon, Jessica 1
SF: Rios, Morgan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cavazos, Kaylee 2 ; Carreon, Jessica 1 ; Murphy, KJ 2 ; Rios, Morgan 1 ; Cram, Dariane 1 ; Smith, Meagan 1 ; Hukill, Reagan 1 ; White, Aaliyah 1 ; Wideman, Sophie 1
SB: Murphy, KJ 1
CS: Hill, Nicole 1
