University of North Texas Athletics
Maxey and Hacker Post Wins For Mean Green
3/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
DENTON (3/30/04)- Behind the pitching of freshman Katy Maxey and junior Mandy Hacker, the North Texas softball team won its seventh straight with two victories against Prairie A&M on Tuesday afternoon at Denia Park.
NT defeated Prairie View, 6-1, in the first game and held onto a 2-1 victory in the nightcap. The Mean Green (15-36) closed out its homestand with an 8-3 record.
Maxey earned her tenth victory of the season with five strikeouts in the first game, while Hacker closed out the doubleheader for her fifth win. Both pitchers posted complete games, each giving up one earned run on three hits.
Maxey and freshman Christen Jonse both recorded two hits in the first game against Prairie View A&M (16-19). Jonse got on base with a double in the third and scored after Maxey reached base on an error. Freshman Heather Bostic followed with an RBI single to put the Mean Green ahead, 3-0.
Maxey knocked in Jonse in the fourth inning with an RBI double after a single by the catcher. The Mean Green capitalized on three hits and a PV error, scoring two runs. Prairie View A&M made six errors in the first game.
North Texas managed only two hits in the nightcap but was able to score two runs off them. Maxey singled in the third inning, stole second and then made it safely to third base after a sacrifice bunt by Kelei Walker. Bostic saw her home with a groundout to the shortstop to give NT a 1-0 lead.
Maxey posted her team-leading 10th double in the fifth inning, scoring pinch runner Raci Burnett. Burnett ran for Maureen Kelley, who reached on an error. Hacker held PV scoreless for six innings until giving up a solo home run in the seventh. The junior forced a groundout and a pop fly to hold onto the win.
North Texas takes a break before returning to action on Tuesday, April 6 with a doubleheader against Wichita State on the road.
