Softball To Host SFA

DENTON - UNT softball will host Stephen F. Austin Tuesday evening at Lovelace Stadium. The Mean Green (23-8, 12-3) are coming off a conference win over UTSA last weekend and will play the Ladyjacks (19-17, 10-2) for the first time this season after the game in Nacogdoches was postponed due to inclement weather.

HISTORY AGAINST OPPONENT

UNT has a 16-5 record against Stephen F. Austin all-time and have won nine straight against the Ladyjacks. The last time these two programs faced off was last season in Denton when North Texas won both matchups in the North Texas Invitational tournament.

North Texas won game one in a run-rule 9-1 win in five innings after an offensive explosion to start the game. The Mean Green scored eight of their nine runs in the bottom of the first inning. Tayla Evans started with a three-run homer and Molly Rainey added a grand slam later in the inning to make it 8-1.

In the second game of the weekend between the two opponents, UNT slid by with a 2-1 victory that was dominated by defense. GiGi Wall started the game and pitched for six innings, allowing only one run before Hope Trautwein relieved her in the seventh inning to record the save. They combined for seven strikeouts and only six hits for the game.

UNT's TOP PERFORMERS

Sophomore infielder Kailey Gamble set a new career high with two home runs in game three against UTSA. Gamble has recorded 33 RBI this season and has added 10 home runs, 62 total bases, and 19 runs. Gamble has started all 31 games this year.

Redshirt sophomore outfielder Molly Rainey tied for the team lead in hits (9) and total bases (18) in the last five games with Gamble. She also leads the team with a .643 batting average (9-for-14) in that span. Rainey is on an 11-game hitting streak and will look to add to that streak.

Junior LHP Ashley Peters (12-4) leads the Mean Green pitching staff in ERA (2.45), innings pitched (97.0), and strikeouts (100). Peters picked up 14 more strikeouts and tied her career-high with nine strikeouts in the series opener against the Roadrunners.

UP NEXT
North Texas will host Louisiana Tech April 14-16 at Lovelace Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 pm CT on Thursday and Friday while Saturday's game will start at 1 PM CT. The series will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Tayla Evans

Kailey Gamble

Ashley Peters

Molly Rainey

Hope Trautwein

GiGi Wall

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