Sunday, March 26
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Noon CT
University of North Texas
19-13, 0
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WKU
20-9, 0
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North Texas
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Western Kentucky
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4
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9
12
1
Softball Suffers Sunday Loss
3/26/2023 2:52:00 PM | Softball
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – UNT softball fell 9-2 to Western Kentucky on Sunday at the WKU Softball Complex.
North Texas (19-13, 5-4) dropped its fourth consecutive game for its longest losing spell of the season. WKU (20-9, 5-1) used a pair of four-run innings in the first and fourth to claim the conference series win.
McKenzie Wagoner (L, 7-3) was credited with the loss after 1.0 innings pitched with two strikeouts. She allowed four earned runs on five hits and no walks.
Mackenzie Childers finished the game with 2.0 innings of relief with five strikeouts. She retired the side in order in the fifth and sixth innings.
Lexi Cobb led off the fourth inning with an infield single for the first UNT runner of the day. Cierra Simon followed with a bunt single with both runners advancing into scoring position on an errant throw.
Kailey Gamble drove in Cobb with a single to right field for her 31st RBI of the season. Saleen Donohoe followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in Simon and tallied the second run of the inning.
Cobb, Simon, Gamble and Molly Rainey all finished the day 1-for-3.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will travel to UT Arlington for its second meeting of the season at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Allan Saxe Field.
North Texas (19-13, 5-4) dropped its fourth consecutive game for its longest losing spell of the season. WKU (20-9, 5-1) used a pair of four-run innings in the first and fourth to claim the conference series win.
McKenzie Wagoner (L, 7-3) was credited with the loss after 1.0 innings pitched with two strikeouts. She allowed four earned runs on five hits and no walks.
Mackenzie Childers finished the game with 2.0 innings of relief with five strikeouts. She retired the side in order in the fifth and sixth innings.
Lexi Cobb led off the fourth inning with an infield single for the first UNT runner of the day. Cierra Simon followed with a bunt single with both runners advancing into scoring position on an errant throw.
Kailey Gamble drove in Cobb with a single to right field for her 31st RBI of the season. Saleen Donohoe followed with a sacrifice fly to bring in Simon and tallied the second run of the inning.
Cobb, Simon, Gamble and Molly Rainey all finished the day 1-for-3.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will travel to UT Arlington for its second meeting of the season at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Allan Saxe Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Katie Gardner (9-5)
L: Wagoner, McKenzie (7-3)
Batting:
RBI: Gamble, Kailey 1 ; Donohoe, Saleen 1
SF: Donohoe, Saleen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cobb, Lexi 1 ; Simon, Cierra 1
Batting:
2B: Faith Hegh 1 ; Jessica Bush 1 ; Randi Drinnon 1 ; Kennedy Foote 1
HR: Taylor Sanders 2
RBI: Brylee Hage 1 ; Taylor Sanders 6 ; Kennedy Foote 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Faith Hegh 1 ; Taylor Davis 2 ; Brylee Hage 2 ; Taylor Sanders 2 ; Jessica Bush 1 ; Randi Drinnon 1
SB: Taylor Davis 2 ; Kaytlan Kemp 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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