Staying perfect
Eagle softball team soars to 12-0 with twin wins
MOBILE, Ala. — A dozen games. A dozen wins.
Texas A&M University-Texarkana took an unbeaten record into the first day of the Gulf Coast Invitational, and emerged from the day with it still intact thanks to wins of 8-0 over Baker (Kansas) and a walk-off 6-5 victory against Bethel (Tennessee) to end the day.
Eagle head coach Marie Stone said she was not surprised by her team’s unbeaten start.
“We’re right where we expected to be and we feel we’re on the right track to playing winning softball,” she said after taking a quick break from doing her laundry Friday night in Mobile. “We’re playing like we’re capable of playing and as long as we played our game, I think we’ll be all right.”
In the opener, Eagle pitching ace Anna Westberry (60) picked up her sixth win of the season, needing just 51 pitches to finish a complete game, 2-hit shutout. The hard-throwing left-hander struck out six and walked one on a windy day that had gusts of up to 30 mph, the Eagle coach said.
“Anna’s just doing what she’s been doing for us the last two years,” Stone said. “She’s a tough competitor and she likes to pitch.”
Katie Slamer drove in three runs, Molly Harrison drove in two and the Eagles (12-0) finished the game with a dozen hits, including three doubles. TAMU-T opened the scoring with three runs in the first, added two more in the second and closed the book on Baker with a three-run seventh.
“Our 1-9 batters, the whole lineup from top to bottom, supplied us with timely hits and good at-bats,” Stone said. “We’re seeing the ball well.”
In the second game, Bethel took a 3-0 lead into the sixth frame, but the Eagles tied it
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