Photo by Jean St. Fleur

Waxahachie, Texas. – The Central Christian College softball team opened up Sooner Athletic Conference play this past weekend on the road against the Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lions. Because of weather earlier in the week, the fields in Waxahachie were unplayable, so the start of the series was moved to Saturday. Because it was a conference game and there were no other weekends available to make up the series, the Tigers were granted an exception to finish the series on Sunday afternoon.

It was an extremely well-played and competitive series, but the Tigers were only able to snag one of the four games from the Lions.

Game 1: L, 5-1

The Tigers opened the series with a 5-1 loss to the Lions. The CCCK ladies got on the board first with a run in the top of the first inning, but couldn't find a way to push across any more runs the rest of the way.

Hitting: The Tigers scored their lone run on five hits, all of them singles.

Pitching: Madalyn Griffin was in the circle for the Tigers in game one. She went the distance, allowing five runs on eight hits with five punchouts and five walks.

Leaders

Hits:                                    Destiny Holt (2)

Doubles:                             none

Triples:                                none

Homeruns:                        none

RBI:                                      Destiny Holt (1)

Stolen Bases:                    Camryn Frick, Ashley Vacarro (1)

Strikeouts Pitching:        Madalyn Griffin (5)

Put Outs:                            Halee Wallin, Karmen De La Cruz (5)

Assists:                               Camryn Frick (4)

Game 2: L, 1-0

Game two needed extra innings to decide the outcome. The game was scoreless for the first eight and a half innings. In the bottom of the 9^th, the Lions were able to walk it off on an RBI single to center field.

Hitting: The Tigers had five hits in the game, including a double by Destiny Holt, but stranded five runners on base.

Pitching: Sara Lynch got the start and pitched a complete game for the Tigers. She had a great game, giving up just one run on seven hits, with five strikeouts and just two free passes.

Leaders

Hits:                                    Halee Wallin (2)

Doubles:                             Destiny Holt (1)

Triples:                                none

Homeruns:                        none

RBI:                                      none

Stolen Bases:                    none

Strikeouts Pitching:        Sara Lynch (5)

Put Outs:                            Halee Wallin (6)

Assists:                               Isabel Vaughn, Camryn Frick (3)

On Sunday, the two teams resumed play, and the Tigers found the win column in the first game of the double header

Game 3: W, 2-0

Hitting: The Tigers bats came alive in game one on Sunday. They scored two runs on 10 hits, including a double by Holt.

Pitching: Griffin was back in the circle for the Tigers. She picked up her first win of the season with a complete game shutout. She finished with five strikeouts and just one walk.

Leaders

Hits:                                    Amberly Barrera, Isabel Vaughn, Serena Fisher (2)

Doubles:                             Destiny Holt (1)

Triples:                                none

Homeruns:                        none

RBI:                                      Ashley Vaccaro, Amberly Barrera (1)

Stolen Bases:                    Destiny Holt, Karmen De La Cruz (1)

Strikeouts Pitching:        Madalyn Griffin (5)

Put Outs:                            Serena Fisher (7)

Assists:                               Karman De La Cruz (5)

The final game of the series saw an offensive explosion from both teams. The Tigers and Lions combined for 14 runs on 18 hits. Unfortunately the Tigers came out on the wrong end of a 9-5 decision.

Game 4: L, 9-5

Hitting: The Tigers continued to swing the bats well in game four. They scored five runs on eight hits, but stranded seven runners on base. Three of the eight Tiger hits went for extra  bases.

Pitching: Lynch collared the loss for the Tigers in the finale. She worked the first four innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits with a pair of strikeouts and no walks. Miranda Tegtmeier came out of the bullpen to work the final two innings. She held the Lions to just two runs on one hit and had one strikeout and two walks.

Leaders

Hits:                                    Eight Tigers (1)

Doubles:                             Ashley Vaccaro, Isabel Vaughn, Amberly Barrera (1)

Triples:                                none

Homeruns:                        none

RBI:                                      Abby Schleisman (2)

Stolen Bases:                    Camryn Frick (2)

Strikeouts Pitching:        Sara Lynch (2)

Put Outs:                            Miranda Tegtmeier (7)

Assists:                               Isabel Vaughn (3)
 
Next Up: The Tigers have a busy week. They will open the week on Monday on the road at Southwestern, making up a double header with Southwestern College. They then go back on the road Tuesday for a rematch with Sterling College. Weather permitting they will be back at home on Friday and Saturday for a four game series with Texas Wesleyan. Check the website for game times and any changes to the schedule.