Texas State held a 2-1 lead going into the sixth inning, but timely hitting by UTSA sent the game into overtime where they eventually were able to steal a win. The first game of the double header started with uncharacteristic pitching by freshman pitcher Chandler Hall. Hall came into the game touting a 17-6 record and a low 1.62 ERA., but she quickly found herself in trouble as soon as the game started.
After walking the first batter of the game, Hall quickly gave up two more singles to load the bases. Hall then walked Amber Anderson on 4 strait balls to send in Rudi Cantu for the first run of the game. After a quick pep talk from the infield, Chandler was able to record three-strait outs. The Bobcats were unable to answer in the next frame. After the first inning the score read 1-0 for the Roadrunners.
Following a 1-2-3 inning by the Bobcat pitcher, Texas State was able to tie the game up in the second inning when Ryan Kos tripled to right field. Ali McCormack then singled in the next at-bat to bring Kos home and tie the game at 1-1. After yet another 1-2-3 inning from Hall, the Bobcats took the lead in the third inning; The elder of the Hall-sister combo, Taylor, doubled to left field to lead off. A fielders-choice grounder and a walk put Texas State runners on the corner. Then, little 'sis Chandler layed down a sacrifice bunt to score big 'sis Taylor. The bobcats now had the lead- 2-1.
After walking in the run earlier in the first inning, Hall sat down 13 of the next 14 UTSA batters (the streak interrupted by an error). Chandler Hall had found her mojo. Strikeout after strikeout after strikeout. Hall had 7 stikeouts by the fifth inning. However, she ran into trouble in the sixth inning when she walked the leadoff batter. Caitlin Ivy doubled off of Hall to get on base. After another single, relief pitcher Danyé Holmes drove in Ivy to tie the game again. This time at 2-2. Unable to produce anything in the final inning, the Bobcats and Roadrunners were headed into extra innings to decide this one.
The deciding score came in the ninth inning when a Texas State error gave UTSA a baserunner to lead off. A fielding mishap by Bobcat catcher Megan Parten allowed baserunners to reach second and third base. Then, Chandler Hall walked a batter to load the bases. Caitlin Ivy stepped into the box and singled to centerfield to bring in Cantu for the would-be game-winning run. UTSA pitcher Holmes closed the game with a "three-up and three-down".
The Bobcats wasted a great outing by freshman pitcher Chandler Hall. Even though the game ran 2 innings longer than scheduled, Hall was still able to complete the game. She ended the game with 11 strikeouts and only gave up 8 hits in 9 innings of work. After scoring two runs in the first 3 innings, the Bobcat offense was shut out by the surgical pitching from Danyé Holmes. The loss would drop Texas State's overall record to 26-13 with more importantly, a 14-5 record in the Southland Conference.
But luckily for the bobcats, it was a double-header and they would have a chance to rebound...
Colby Howell- KTSW Sports Staff Writer
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