University of North Texas
1-2
Arizona
4-0
Softball Suffers Road Defeat
2/10/2024 10:42:00 PM | Softball
TUCSON, Ariz. – RV UNT softball fell 8-0 in five innings to RV Arizona on Saturday at Hillenbrand Stadium.
North Texas (1-2) dropped below .500 for the first time since Feb. 13, 2021, after it collected one hit in a shutout loss. The Wildcats (4-0) accumulated six runs in the third inning for the second-consecutive night against the Mean Green.
Senior Kailey Gamble broke up a no-hit bid in the fourth inning with a single to right field, her first hit of the season.
Left fielder Rylee Nicholson snared a pair of diving catches in foul territory including the inning-ending out in the fourth. She drew a walk as the only other player to reach base along with Gamble.
Sophomore Mackenzie Childers (L, 1-1) drew the start and pitched 2.1 innings with three strikeouts. She allowed seven earned runs on seven hits and three walks.
McKenzie Wagoner appeared in relief for the second-consecutive night with 1.2 innings of work and gave up one run on one hit over seven batters faced.
UP NEXT
The Mean Green will finish the Candrea Classic with a Sunday doubleheader against Lipscomb at 10 a.m. CT and Northern Colorado at noon CT. Both games will be streamed on FloSoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Silva, Aissa (2-0)
L: Childers, Mackenzie (1-1)
Batting:
SH: Smith, Mikayla 1
Batting:
HR: Scupin, Carlie 1 ; DiNardo, Olivia 1
RBI: Scupin, Carlie 2 ; DiNardo, Olivia 1 ; Altmeyer, Kaiah 3 ; Biehl, Tayler 2
SH: Biehl, Tayler 1
SF: Altmeyer, Kaiah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy, Dakota 1 ; Scupin, Carlie 1 ; DiNardo, Olivia 1 ; Tagalog, Zaedi 1 ; Biringer, Blaise 2 ; Perezchica, Jasmine 1 ; Altmeyer, Kaiah 1
SB: Biringer, Blaise 1 ; Dimler, Paige 1
