Sunday, February 11, 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Senior
Erikka Burke homered for the second straight game and gave the Eastern New Mexico University softball team (5-5) an early lead in its St. Mary's Classic finale on Sunday. 22
nd-ranked St. Mary's (6-4) rallied to snap ENMU's four-game win streak with a 9-4 decision.
Over the Fence
- Eastern has homered in seven of the last eight games
- Burke and Ashley Lopez each have four home runs
- 10 games into the season, the Hounds are averaging one home run per game
The Key Plays
- After Karina Moreno led off the game with a single, a foul ball off the batt of Burke was dropped
- ENMU made the Rattlers pay for the error, as Burke launched the 26th homer of her career to give the Hounds a 2-0 advantage
- St. Mary's responded with three runs in the bottom of the first and seized an 8-2 lead
- Jennifer McElroy's two-out, two-run single in the Greyhound sixth pulled ENMU within 8-4
- St. Mary's added the game's final run in the bottom of the inning
In the Numbers
- ENMU held an 8-7 edge in hits
- Burke batted two-for-four
- Samantha Brockman hit one-for-four to extend her hit streak to five games
- St. Mary's Hope Russell scattered seven hits over 5.2 innings to earn the win
Up Next
- The Eastern New Mexico University softball team will open its home schedule on Friday with the first home game in team history under the lights
- Friday's doubleheader against Western New Mexico University will also mark the start of Lone Star Conference play
- The first game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. MT
