GEORGETOWN, TEXAS - Southwestern Softball (4-18, 1-3) fell in the first game of the three-game conference series to the Schreiner Mountaineers (1-18, 0-3) on Friday Night. The Pirates the game 3-0 till the bottom of the fifth inning, where the Mountaineers rallied to make it 3-2 going into the sixth. Schreiner manufactured two runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the win from the Pirates in walk-off fashion, 3-4. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Erica Otto and Samantha Saenz led the Pirates in hits with two a piece. 
• Meghan McCarthy drove in two runs for the contest in the top of the first and fifth innings. 
• McCarthy and Jodi Glenn-Millhouse both collected extra-base hits against the Mountaineers.

NOTES

• Pitcher Jaden Wheeler went 6.2 innings with six strikeouts and two earned runs.
• The Pirates had four errors, while Schreiner was clean with zero.
• Southwestern stole two bases with none for the Mountaineers. 

UP NEXT

• The Pirates will attempt to rebound in the doubleheader against Schreiner on Saturday, March 23rd, at 1:00 and 3:00 PM.