SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran junior right-hander
Maitlin Raycroft (Spring/Klein) tossed her third consecutive no-hitter, the 17th no-hitter in school history, as the Bulldogs swept a conference doubleheader Sunday from Schreiner University.
Raycroft's no-hitter came in the 8-0 run-rule win for TLU in the second game of the doubleheader. TLU took the first game 6-3.
The Bulldogs improved to 8-4 overall and to 4-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Schreiner dropped to 9-9 overall and to 3-3 in the SCAC.
Nicole Snow (Tomball/Klein Oak) belted a walk-off solo home run in the fifth inning of game two to give TLU the 8-0 advantage. The home run ended the game due to the run rule.
Raycroft struck out nine and walked one. She has struck out 40 batters in her last three outings (19 innings of work). She improved to 4-2 with the win.
In the early game, freshman right-hander
Lauren Myers (Sweeny/Sweeny) registered four innings of shutout relief. Myers appeared in the fourth inning in relief of
Amanda Lochte (Fredericksburg/Fredericksburg).
Myers struck out four and walked one in her first varsity appearance. She picked up her first collegiate win and improved to 1-0.
In the early game,
Kelsie McEachern (Atascocita/Huffman) drove in a pair of runs, and
Brayden Pinckard (Buda/Hays),
Madisyn Cates (Baytown/Sterling) and
Kaymee Gooden (Mart/Mart) each added RBI.
TLU managed just four hits in the first game, but the Bulldogs stole eight bases.
In game two, Snow delivered two RBI, and Pinckard, McEachern and
Courtney Mica each drove in a run.
TLU stole six more bases in the second game. Pinckard and Mica each had three stolen bases during the doubleheader.
TLU and Schreiner play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Monday at Ed Kruse Stadium - Morck Softball Field. TLU will have live video and live stats on tlubulldogs.com.
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