Sunday, February 19
Celina, Texas
12:30 PM CT
University of North Texas
7-2
2
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McNeese
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McNeese
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North Texas
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No. 22 Softball Drops Weekend Finale
2/19/2023 7:04:00 PM | Softball
CELINA, Texas – The 22nd-ranked UNT softball team lost 4-2 to McNeese on Sunday in the final game of the Tracy Beard College Classic.
"Over the course of the tournament, we did some things well and we did some things poorly," head coach Rodney DeLong said. "Overall, I have to prepare our team better. We didn't finish the weekend well and that's my fault. I won't make that mistake again. This group knows how to bounce back, and we will be better because of our struggles."
McKenzie Wagoner started in the circle, hurling 4.0 innings with two strikeouts while allowing zero earned runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. MCNEESE
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will travel to Tarleton State for its first midweek matchup against the Texans at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Stephenville, Texas.
"Over the course of the tournament, we did some things well and we did some things poorly," head coach Rodney DeLong said. "Overall, I have to prepare our team better. We didn't finish the weekend well and that's my fault. I won't make that mistake again. This group knows how to bounce back, and we will be better because of our struggles."
McKenzie Wagoner started in the circle, hurling 4.0 innings with two strikeouts while allowing zero earned runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. MCNEESE
- North Texas struck first with Kailey Gamble collecting an RBI on a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Lexi Cobb for a 1-0 lead after the first inning.
- McNeese countered in the second, pushing two unearned runs across the plate for a 2-1 UNT deficit.
- Jodie Epperson collected her team-high third double of the season to score Kalei Christensen to level the score at 2-2 through two innings.
- Ashley Peters entered the circle in the fifth and tallied two strikeouts while retiring the side without allowing a run to hold the 2-2 tie.
- The Cowgirls retook the lead with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth, putting the Mean Green behind 4-2.
- Saleen Donohoe and Gamble reached base with consecutive singles in the home half of the sixth but were not able to score.
- Skylar Savage held McNeese in check in the seventh, but UNT were also held scoreless to end the game 4-2.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will travel to Tarleton State for its first midweek matchup against the Texans at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Stephenville, Texas.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vallejo, Ashley (1-2)
L: Peters, Ashley (3-2)
Batting:
HR: Poullard, Jil 1
RBI: Poullard, Jil 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Otto, Brooke 1 ; Poullard, Jil 2 ; Reyna, Reese 1
SB: Torres, Mariana 1 ; Ardoin, Erin 1
PO: Moreno, Crislyne 1 ; Reyna, Reese 1
Batting:
2B: Epperson, Jodie 1
RBI: Gamble, Kailey 1 ; Epperson, Jodie 1
SH: Christensen, Kalei 1
SF: Gamble, Kailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cobb, Lexi 1 ; Christensen, Kalei 1
SB: Simon, Cierra 1
CS: Rainey, Molly 1
HBP: Simon, Cierra 1
PO: Grahmann, Emma 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
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H
1
RBI
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AB
3
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H
1
RBI
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AB
1
R
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H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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