CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi softball team fell to Prairie View A&M in a Wednesday doubleheader at Chapman Field.
- The Panthers won game one, 5-4, and captured the second game, 3-2.
- The Islanders are now 1-10 on the season while Prairie View A&M improved to 7-4.
- Whitney Wendel went 4-for-5 in the combined two games with three RBIs.
Game One Key Statistics
- The Islanders scored two runs in the first and two in the fifth. Prairie View scored three in the first, one in the third and one in the fourth.
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi outhit the Panthers, 8-7, and got extra base hits from Alyson Silvas, Wendel, Ashleigh Sgambelluri and Keagan Helson.
- Silvas finished the first game going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. She also tallied a stolen base.
- Wendel was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a sacrifice fly in the first.
- Helson was 1-for-3 with a run scored in the fifth inning.
- Kennedy Johnson was 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Sammi Thomas scored a run in the first inning.
- Sgambelluri went 1-for-3 in the first game.
- Alexis Tovar pitched 4.2 innings of relief, allowing three hits while striking out four.
- Kandace Johnson pitched the final two innings of the game, allowing one hit and no runs while notching three strikeouts.
Game Two Key Statistics
- The Islanders scored one run in the first and one in the sixth.
- The Panthers got two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth.
- A&M-Corpus Christi held an advantage in hits at 8-7.
- Thomas hit her first collegiate homerun in the sixth inning, a solo shot over the right field fence that brought the Islanders to within one.
- Wendel continued her hot hitting, going 3-for-3 with an RBI in the first.
- Olivia Rivas went 2-for-3 in the second game.
- Silvas scored a run in the first after reaching on a fielder's choice.
- Alexis Ruel pitched all seven innings for the Islanders, allowing just three runs on seven hits.
Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi will host the 2019 Islander Invitational starting on Friday, Feb. 22, at Chapman Field. The Islanders will face the University of Wisconsin three times and Texas Southern twice during the weekend's action. First game is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Friday against the Badgers. Follow Live Stats and purchase tickets HERE.
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