Posted: Feb 23, 2021
Padilla homers three times; Bulldogs sweep doubleheader from Mary Hardin-Baylor
Game 1
Game 1
Mary Hardin-Baylor
(2-2)
0
Texas Lutheran
(2-1)
8
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mary Hardin-Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
Texas Lutheran | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
Mary Hardin-Baylor
(2-3)
0
Texas Lutheran
(3-1)
9
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mary Hardin-Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
Texas Lutheran | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
SEGUIN, Texas -- The second-ranked Texas Lutheran Bulldogs, the 2019 NCAA Division III National Champions, swept a doubleheader Tuesday from 13th-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor on Tuesday.
TLU won the first game 8-0 in five innings and took the second game 9-0 in six innings at the Bulldogs's Ed Kruse Stadium (Morck Softball Field).
The Bulldogs improved to 3-1 overall. UMHB dropped to 2-3.
Haley Padilla ended the second game with a walk-off, two-run home run in the sixth.
Padilla, a junior from Spring Branch (Smithson Valley), hit three home runs in the doubleheader. She hit a two-run shot in the first and had two two-run homers in the second contest.
Padilla finished the day 3-for-6 with six RBI and four runs scored.
Kelly Jurden (Brenham/Brenham) closed out game one with an RBI single in the fifth. Jurden was 4-for-4 with three runs scored, three stolen bases, and two RBI in the opener.
Sydney Ouellette (Corpus Christi/Gregory-Portland) flirted with a perfect game in the first contest. Ouellette allowed only a lead-off single in the fourth. She finished with a one-hit shutout. She struck out two and did not walk a batter.
Ouellette improved to 2-0 with the win.
Ashlyn Strother (1-0) pitched four shutout innings in relief. She surrendered just one hit and struck out five.
TLU hosts NCAA Division II program St. Edward's (Texas) for a 4 p.m. doubleheader on Friday. TLU will have a free webcast of the doubleheader on www.tlubulldogs.com.
