SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Junior second baseman Karina Moreno stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and drove a walk-off single to right field as the Eastern New Mexico University softball team (5-4) won its fourth straight game. After giving up four runs in the third inning, Leslie Reyes blanked California (Pa.) the rest of the way, as the Hounds picked up a 5-4 victory at The Part at St. Mary’s University.
The contest marked the first time the teams have met.
On a Roll
Dating back to last weekend’s win over Cal State-Monterey Bay, the Hounds have won five of their last six games
Reyes has won her last three games to even her record at 3-3
Over that span, she has posted a 1.67 earned run average
The Key Plays
Erikka Burke gave the Hounds a 1-0 lead with a first inning homer
Carlee Wickstrom’s two-run double staked the Vulcans to a 2-1 lead in the top of the third
One batter later, California pushed their lead to 4-1 on a two-run single from Jacquelyn Fowler
Garcia drove in three runs on two doubles, the second plating Lauren Likes in the bottom of the seventh with the game-tying run
Moreno’s single allowed Garcia to score the game-ending run
Reyes blanked the Vulcans on two hits over the final four innings
In the Numbers
Samantha Brockman singled in the fourth inning to extend her hit streak to four games
Burke’s homer was the 25th of her career, pulling her within four of Kristen Cruickshank on the career list
Reyes scattered four hits and fanned three batters
Up Next
The Eastern New Mexico University softball team will continue play in the St. Mary’s Classic tomorrow against 22nd-ranked St. Mary’s
The contest is scheduled for 9 a.m. MT
