Schreiner softball sweeps Dallas in three-game set
With the sweep, Schreiner sits sixth in the SCAC standings at 4-5 in conference play, tied with Austin College.
With the sweep, Schreiner sits sixth in the SCAC standings at 4-5 in conference play, tied with Austin College.
Mountaineers take the middle game, 8-2, then lose heartbreaker in extras to go 1-2 in SCAC series
The Schreiner University softball team dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader to Concordia University Texas, 13-4 and 6-4
Schreiner held a 41-36 rebounding advantage and committed only nine turnovers, but TLU's superior shooting efficiency proved to be the difference in the five-point defeat before an attendance of 215 at Stephens Family Arena.
The Bulldogs led 46-27 at halftime and pushed the advantage to 21 points after three quarters, holding Schreiner to 10 points in the second period.
Rodriguez went 4-for-4 with five runs scored, launching a two-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam in the second as the Mountaineers (3-3, 3-0 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) built a commanding 13-0 lead through three innings.
The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Mountaineers (11-12, 8-6 SCAC), who dropped their second consecutive road contest in the SCAC Gold Division. Despite the setback, Schreiner maintains a one-game lead over Colorado College for third place in the division standings.
The split leaves Schreiner at 4-19 overall and 3-11 in SCAC play.
Schreiner's shooting struggles continued, particularly from beyond the arc where the Mountaineers connected on just 3 of 13 attempts for 23.1 percent. Schreiner shot 40.4 percent overall from the field.
The Mountaineers trailed 40-36 at intermission before exploding for 52 second-half points while holding the Tigers to just 28 after the break.