University of North Texas Athletics
Mean Green Softball Wins Tourney Title
3/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
DENTON (3/28/04)- The North Texas softball team captured the Mean Green/Wells Fargo Classic title with two wins in the final day of action on Sunday afternoon at Denia Park.
The Mean Green (13-36) defeated Harvard, 4-3, in eight innings and then held on to beat New Mexico, 7-6, in the last game of the tournament. NT has now won a record five-straight games.
Pitcher Katy Maxey, catcher Christen Jonse, first baseman Heather Bostic, outfielder Kelei Walker and designated player Susan Waters were all named to the all-tournament team.
NT pitcher Mandy Hacker helped lead the Mean Green to victory against Harvard, allowing only two hits in the final five innings of the game.
North Texas tied the game at three in the third inning against Harvard with singles by Bostic, Walker and Waters. In the top of the eighth, freshman Monica Garcia singled, which moved Waters to third after being placed at second. Jonse reached on an error, scoring Waters to take the lead. Hacker forced a groundout, a pop fly and struck out the final batter to seal the win.
Garcia went 2-for-3 in both games. The right fielder batted .467 in the tournament with two doubles.
The Mean Green used a four-run fifth inning to take a 6-0 lead against New Mexico. The Lobos responded with six runs of their own, helped by two NT errors, to tie the game at 6-6. Walker scored in the sixth inning off a Stephanie Cranmer single after getting on base with a double to give NT the lead.
Maxey took the win for the Mean Green after relieving Hacker in the fifth inning. She held New Mexico scoreless the rest of the game.
North Texas returns to action on Tuesday, March 30 with a doubleheader against Prairie View A&M at Denia Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 pm.
