Shreveport, LA - The McMurry War Hawks defeated Centenary College in a high-scoring game, 10-7 in extra innings.
McMurry scored three runs in the first inning with RBIs from
Sophia Steele,
Reaghan Staehely, and
Maya Mongelli. Centenary responded with two runs in the bottom of the first.
McMurry added a run in the third inning when
Thalia Reyes drove in
Mercedes Camacho. Centenary scored another run in the bottom of the third.
In the sixth inning,
Marissa Cardenas's 2-RBI double extended McMurry's lead to 6-3.
McMurry scored again in the seventh on an RBI groundout by
Maya Mongelli. Centenary rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game.
McMurry ultimately won the game in the eighth inning thanks to a 3-run homer by
Mercedes Camacho.
In the second game of the doubleheader, McMurry didn't have the same luck, dropping the game in five innings, 11-3.
In the top of the first inning,
Kaelyn Rodriguez walked,
Jade Dickens singled, and then
Sabrina Graf doubled to left center, driving in Rodriguez for McMurry's first run.
McMurry did not score again until the top of the fourth inning when
Aliyah Tanguma hit a two-run homer for McMurry, driving in
Sophia Steele.
McMurry was unable to score in the top of the fifth, ending the game with a final score of 11-3 due to run-rule.