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Photo by: Zach Del Bello
Softball Suffers Narrow Defeat at No. 15 Texas
3/1/2023 10:29:00 PM | Softball
AUSTIN, Texas – Kailey Gamble tallied her league-leading seventh home run as UNT softball fell 4-2 to No. 15 Texas on Wednesday.
The Mean Green (10-5) provided the Longhorns (12-2-1) with a tight matchup but were not able to secure the win.
"This team is close," head coach Rodney DeLong said. "We can absolutely play; we just have to learn how to play a complete game against great teams. We will stay on the grind and continue to improve."
Mackenzie Childers was tabbed for her first career start against the Longhorns. She pitched 3.0 innings and gave up two earned runs in her first career loss. McKenzie Wagoner followed Childers in the circle and posted 3.0 shutout innings.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. TEXAS
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UP NEXT
North Texas travels to No. 8 Arkansas for the Wooo Pig Classic beginning on Friday at 12:30 p.m. against Iowa State. The Mean Green face the hosting Razorbacks at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network Plus.
The Mean Green (10-5) provided the Longhorns (12-2-1) with a tight matchup but were not able to secure the win.
"This team is close," head coach Rodney DeLong said. "We can absolutely play; we just have to learn how to play a complete game against great teams. We will stay on the grind and continue to improve."
Mackenzie Childers was tabbed for her first career start against the Longhorns. She pitched 3.0 innings and gave up two earned runs in her first career loss. McKenzie Wagoner followed Childers in the circle and posted 3.0 shutout innings.
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. TEXAS
- Molly Rainey recorded the first out of the game with a diving effort into short right field.
- Gamble hit her fifth home run in the past week to lead off the top of the second inning and give North Texas a 1-0 lead.
- A two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning ended Childers' 7.1-inning streak without allowing an earned run. Texas scored two more runs in the frame, both unearned, to take a 4-1 advantage.
- Rylee Nicholson narrowly missed a home run with a double off the left-center field wall in the fifth inning.
- Tatum Sparks hit her first career home run to lead off the sixth inning and cut the lead to 4-2.
- Nicholson and Molly Rainey opened the seventh with a pair of singles to position the go-ahead run at the plate with one out. The duo advanced into scoring position, but the final out was made on a sharp ground ball to the Texas shortstop to end the game.
NOTES
- Gamble moved into sole possession of ninth place in the UNT record book with her 26th career home run.
- UNT pitchers recorded zero strikeouts in a game for the first time since March 26, 2019.
UP NEXT
North Texas travels to No. 8 Arkansas for the Wooo Pig Classic beginning on Friday at 12:30 p.m. against Iowa State. The Mean Green face the hosting Razorbacks at 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network Plus.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Czech, Estelle (4-1)
L: Childers, Mackenzie (0-1)
S: Morgan, Mac (1)
Batting:
2B: Nicholson, Rylee 1
HR: Gamble, Kailey 1 ; Sparks, Tatum 1
RBI: Gamble, Kailey 1 ; Sparks, Tatum 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gamble, Kailey 1 ; Sparks, Tatum 1
SB: Rainey, Molly 1 ; Nicholson, Rylee 1
Batting:
HR: Goode, Leighann 1
RBI: Goode, Leighann 2 ; Day, Courtney 1
SF: Day, Courtney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Goode, Leighann 1 ; Washington, Alyssa 1 ; Martinez, Viviana 1 ; Popelka, Alyssa 1
SB: Popelka, Alyssa 1
HBP: Washington, Alyssa 1
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