Softball drops two to open conference

Softball drops two to open conference

KERRVILLE, Texas – Southwestern fell 8-0, 7-6 to Schreiner University to open SCAC conference action on Saturday afternoon.

Schreiner started strong early with one run in the first and never looked back. They posted two in the third and fourth and three in the fifth while SU's potent offense was held at bay as the Pirates posted just three hits.

Game two started with Southwestern striking first with an RBI single by Christina Crandall. Schreiner responded with a run themselves in the bottom half of the inning. Berkeley Bacon brought one run home in the third, but Schreiner scored two in the bottom half of the inning.

Stacy Rosengren's single in the fourth brought home the equalizer and Victoria Vasquez's sacrifice fly gave SU the go-ahead run in the sixth, 4-3.

SU added two more in the seventh, but Schreiner posted four runs on four hits and two errors to steal the 7-6 win.

Nicole Gibbs garnered the loss while Bacon led at the plate, going 3-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Now 3-9-1 on the year and 0-2 in the SCAC, Southwestern remains at Schreiner to close out the four game series with a double-header on Sunday beginning at noon.