The UTPB Lady Falcons softball team (18-27, 9-12) routed Lincoln University 11-1 on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Heartland Conference softball tournament. The victory gives allows the Lady Falcons to compete in the conference tournament for the second consecutive season while Lincoln’s season comes to a close at 8-30.
After two scoreless innings, the Lady Falcons got a three-run homerun by Angel Castro in the top of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. The contest would remain 3-0 until the Lady Falcons blew it open in the sixth inning.
In the sixth, the Lady Falcons scored eight runs on six hits in the inning. Kristina Samaniego (RBI double), Angel Castro (two-RBI single), Shanna Dees (two-RBI double), and Kristi Leal (bases loaded, three-RBI double) all came up big in the inning.
Lincoln scored their lone run on an error by UTPB in their final at bat to bring the final score to 11-1.
UTPB, the #5 seed, will play #4 Texas A&M International on Thursday, April 29, 2010 in the tournament’s opening contest. Game time will be 9:00am and the tournament will be held in Austin, Texas where St. Edward’s University will serve as the host and #1 seed. Updates will be provided upon completion of the Lady Falcons’ first game in the double elimination tournament.