The Texas State Bobcats Softball Team Defeated the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears on Saturday.
Texas State Pitcher Chandler Hall was a dominant force in the circle for the Cats and allowed only 2 runs total. In the bottom of the second inning 1B Leah Boatright got a hit and scored a run after 3B Jenna Emery got an RBI double. But the real meat of the Bobcat offense happened in the fourth inning. After Leah Boatright got a hit, 2B Ryan Kos performed a sacrifice bunt to move Boatright to second. Then Jenna Emery smashed a 2-run homer over the left field wall, bouncing over the home bullpen.
Not to be outdone, next batter up Pitcher Chandler Hall smashed another homer, this time the ball went over the right field wall for the back-to-back homers that proved to be the difference in the game.
The Bobcats looked excellent on all phases of the game, hitting, pitching, and defense. Even with star players Alex Newton, and McKenzie Baack struggling at the plate, the other Bobcats picked up the slack and responded. The Sugar Bears are no push-over team and played a very intense inter-conference game. That being said the Cats really wanted to start the series on a good note and performed that way. Chandler Hall would finish the game leaving many pitching options available for the second game of the day, namely Katie Garnett.
The Sugar Bears were forced to use multiple pitchers which would place a burden on them for pitching options in Game 2. The All-Time Series after the game was Texas State winning all 7 of the games ever played against Central Arkansas. The game put the Bobcats at 20-11 and 12-4 in Southland Conference play just before playing the second game of the doubleheader.
Casey Torres- KTSW Sports Staff Writer
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