University of North Texas Athletics
Muller Knocks In Game-Winning Run Against Jacks
3/5/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Nacogdoches, Texas (3/5/08) Senior Katya Muller knocked in the game-winning run to give the North Texas softball team a 3-2 win against Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday night at Hoya Field. The Mean Green lost the first game of the doubleheader, 5-2.
The Mean Green improves to 7-13 overall and leads the series with the Jacks, 5-3. SFA moves to 12-10 this season.
Down 2-1 in the second game, the Mean Green loaded the bases for Taylor Johnston who knocked in the tying run with a groundout to second base. Muller followed and singled up the middle to score the winning run. The shortstop was hitless in her previous seven at-bats.
Freshman Mallory Cantler scored the first run in the first inning to give the Mean Green an early 1-0 lead. Cantler led
Freshman Jennifer Smith picked up her third win of the season, allowing just three hits and one earned run in seven innings of work. She struck out a season-high 11 batters. Kayla Lawson took the loss in the first game, despite giving up just one earned run.
SFA used a three-run third inning to take a 3-1 lead against the Mean Green in the first game. After the inning was prolonged by a Mean Green error, Moriah
The top three (Muller, Lauren Bergstrom, Cantler) in the NT lineup posted six of NT’s nine hits in the second game. The bottom of the lineup was also key. Jonna Williams and Mariza Martinez both posted at least one hit in both games. Williams went 2-for-2 in the first game, while
North Texas opens conference play this weekend when it travels to
