Saturday, February 25
Denton, Texas
1:30 PM CT
University of North Texas
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Gamble Powers Softball in Home Opener
2/25/2023 9:18:00 PM | Softball
DENTON – UNT softball opened its home schedule on Saturday with a 5-3 win over Northwestern State and dropping an 8-6 loss to Wichita State at the North Texas Invitational.
Kailey Gamble exploded for two home runs, opening the scoring for the Mean Green in each game with a three-run shot versus Wichita State and a solo home run in the win over Northwestern State.
Skylar Savage moved to 3-0 in her win over the Lady Demons with a final line of 6.1 innings pitched with three strikeouts and only two hits allowed. Ashley Peters claimed the loss against the Shockers with a 4.0 inning, three strikeout performance but was credited with the save in the second game, collecting the final out with the bases loaded.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. WICHITA STATE
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE
NOTES
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will play Northwestern State at 12:30 p.m. and Wichita State at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the final day of the North Texas Invitational. Fans can purchase tickets HERE.
Kailey Gamble exploded for two home runs, opening the scoring for the Mean Green in each game with a three-run shot versus Wichita State and a solo home run in the win over Northwestern State.
Skylar Savage moved to 3-0 in her win over the Lady Demons with a final line of 6.1 innings pitched with three strikeouts and only two hits allowed. Ashley Peters claimed the loss against the Shockers with a 4.0 inning, three strikeout performance but was credited with the save in the second game, collecting the final out with the bases loaded.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. WICHITA STATE
- The Shockers scored a run on an RBI triple in the top of the third to take a 1-0 lead.
- UNT threatened in the home half of the fourth inning, placing two runners on base but were unable to capitalize.
- Wichita State widened its lead with a six-run fifth for a 7-0 advantage.
- Mackenzie Childers entered with one out in the top of the fifth and ended the rally with a pair of quick outs. She came back in the sixth to retire the side in order.
- Molly Rainey led off the bottom of the sixth with a single followed by a Saleen Donohoe walk.
- Gamble tallied her third home run of the season on a 2-2 pitch, launching the ball over the left-center field wall to narrow the score to 7-3.
- Jodie Epperson and Mikayla Smith collected a pair of two-out singles, both later advancing into scoring position.
- Cierra Simon scored the pair with a two-RBI single and made the score 7-5.
- Lexi Cobb tallied a single to put runners on first and second.
- Rainey collected her second single of the frame and fifth consecutive base knock to bring home Simon and pull within a run at 7-6.
- Wichita State would pull a run back in the seventh for the final score of 8-6.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE
- North Texas loaded the bases with a walk and consecutive singles in the bottom of the second inning but were not able to score.
- Gamble pushed across the first run of the game with a solo home run in the third inning for a 1-0 UNT lead.
- Cobb recorded her fifth RBI of the season on a double, scoring Kalei Christensen after her leadoff single in the fourth for a 2-0 edge.
- Emma Grahmann entered the game as a pinch runner after a single by Gamble. She collected her first stolen base of the season to move into scoring position with one out in the fifth inning.
- Christensen then hit a double off the first base bag to score Grahmann for a 3-0 lead.
- Smith hit a two-run home run into the trees beyond the right field wall to lift the Mean Green to a 5-0 advantage.
- Savage cruised through six innings of work, retiring the side in order in the second, fourth and fifth innings.
- Cobb opened the sixth with a single which was followed by walks from Rainey and Gamble to load the bases but none of the runners were able to cross the plate.
- Northwestern State rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh but fell to the Mean Green 5-3.
NOTES
- Smith tied her single-season career high with her fourth home run of the season on Saturday.
- Freshman Mikaela Olguin scored the first run of her collegiate career on the fifth inning two-run home run by Smith against Northwestern State.
- The loss to Wichita State marks the first defeat in which a North Texas player hit a home run of the season. Including both of today's results, the Mean Green are now 9-1 in such games.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will play Northwestern State at 12:30 p.m. and Wichita State at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the final day of the North Texas Invitational. Fans can purchase tickets HERE.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cooper, Alison (4-1)
L: Peters, Ashley (3-3)
S: Aguilar, Alex (1)
Batting:
3B: Lucas, Lauren 1
HR: Mills, Lauren 1
RBI: Lucas, Lauren 2 ; Mills, Lauren 4
Base Running:
RUNS: McKinney, Sydney 1 ; Barnard, Addison 3 ; Lucas, Lauren 1 ; Jones, Zoe 1 ; Mills, Lauren 1 ; Nelson, Krystin 1
SB: Barnard, Addison 1
HBP: Nelson, Krystin 1
Batting:
2B: Epperson, Jodie 1
HR: Gamble, Kailey 1
RBI: Rainey, Molly 1 ; Gamble, Kailey 3 ; Simon, Cierra 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Rainey, Molly 1 ; Donohoe, Saleen 1 ; Gamble, Kailey 1 ; Epperson, Jodie 1 ; Smith, Mikayla 1 ; Simon, Cierra 1
SB: Nicholson, Rylee 1 ; Epperson, Jodie 1
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