The Midwestern State softball team edged past the University of Incarnate Word with two victories in three games last weekend at the Mustangs Park.
Friday afternoon ended well for the Lady Mustangs, although the hosts struggled at first.
Ashley Freeman got on the scoreboard in the first inning as the Cardinals took the lead. To make matters worse for the Lady Mustangs, Sarah O’Brien added another point to extend UIW’s lead.
The rest of the game went really slow before the Lady Mustangs finally astounded the Cardinals. MSU made an incredible comeback from 2-0 in the seventh inning with three runs from Courtney Ford, Courtney Bingham and Kallie Noble. Bingham and Ford were at bat three and two times respectively.
“I was pretty stoked with our performance,” said Bingham. “We really worked well this weekend as a team and we showed lots of improvement.”
After Friday’s intriguing victory, the Mustangs softball team served the Cardinals with a humiliating score line of 11-5 Saturday at the Mustangs Park.
“I thought we started playing better as a whole and limited our mistakes,” said Head Softball Coach Brady Tigert.
Bingham was in remarkable form as she led the Lady Mustangs with two homeruns, four runs batted in and three runs. Elena Bennett was at bat three times and scored two runs while Ford, who was at bat four times scored two runs as well.
“We have been hitting well all year long,” said Tigert. “Our pitch and defense have improved a lot.”
Bingham was impressed with her performance and her teammate’s.
“I was really stoked that Courtney (Ford) and I both got homers and that she went 4-4,” said Bingham. “We just really clicked in Saturday’s first game.”
On the other hand, Alex Zepeda, Chelsea Muskopf, Melanie Padilla, Freeman and O’Brien scored a run each to total a consolatory five points for the Cardinals.
However, the Cardinals woke up from their slumber and mustered a 6-4 victory over Midwestern State.
Megan Chartier, Kelley Schaefer, Christina Roosmalen and Bingham scored runs for the Lady Mustangs.
Although the Cardinals opened the scoring with a run in the third and then the fourth inning, MSU was able to snatch a comfortable lead in the fourth inning with four runs.
UIW went ahead to win the third game after scoring a minimum of one run in each inning henceforth.
Alex Yarbrough paced the game with three runs while O’Brien scored two for the Cardinals.
The Lady Mustangs will visit Texas Woman’s this Friday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.