University of North Texas
22-12
Sam Houston State
16-19
Trautwein Tosses Second Career No-Hitter
4/3/2019 9:23:00 PM | Softball
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -Â Almost a year to the date, Hope Trautwein repeated history.
The sophomore was perfect through 4.1 innings against Sam Houston State in a 2-0 win Wednesday night, and completed a no-hitter, striking out six batters. Trautwein walked just three in the win for the Mean Green.
It is the first no-hitter for North Texas (22-12, 10-2)Â since Trautwein threw one on April 7 against Mississippi Valley State in 2018.
"I had a plan going into it," Trautwein said. "Just playing my game and that's what I did. Me and coach DeLong were in it the whole time, in it together. It's very exciting to see hard work pay off cause this whole week I've been working my butt off."
North Texas struck early with a run in the first inning. Tayla Evans singled home Harley Perella for her 20th RBI of the season. For the second game in a row, North Texas got a run via the pinch hit RBI.
Sally Gastelo came off the bench to rip a double to right-center. She advanced to third on a sac-bunt before Camille Grahmann provided another critical pinch-hit appearance as she singled home Gastelo for an insurance run in the seventh.
"To me it tells you Sally and Camille are dialed in," head coach Rodney DeLong said. "They're serving their role and want us to win. They are ready to go and do something great. It's a testament to our bench and how they've been lately."
But with Trautwein in the circle, the run was not vital.
"She was really impressive," DeLong said. "That Hope right there is the one that we need to make a run. It was very promising to see that type of performance."
It is the first midweek win for North Texas in 2019.
"Three hour drive and come down here and play against a good ball club, it feels good to get a win," DeLong said. "Wins aren't easy. I'm proud of our kids and their effort tonight."
North Texas returns home for a weekend series against Saint Mary's. Saturday's double-header begins at 1 p.m. Admission at Lovelace Stadium is free for Saturday as part of a loaded day of North Texas Athletics action. The Sunday finale is set for a noon first pitch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Trautwein, Hope (14-4)
L: Sanchez, K. (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Perella, Harley 1 ; Gastelo, Sally 1
RBI: Evans, Tayla 1 ; Grahmann, Camille 1
SH: Young, Kenzie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Perella, Harley 1 ; Gastelo, Sally 1
SB: Makawe, Rhylie 1
CS: Grahmann, Camille 1
