Wilbur and Anderson Combine for Shutout in SFA's 9-0 Victory Over Texas Southern

Sunday, February 16

Arlington, Texas

9:00 a.m

Stephen F. Austin

6-2

Texas Southern

2-7

SFA

Texas Southern

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Wilbur and Anderson Combine for Shutout in SFA's 9-0 Victory Over Texas Southern

2/16/2020 6:40:00 PM | Softball

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ARLINGTON, Texas-- Sophomore Kassidy Wilbur and senior Autumn Anderson combined to throw a shutout on Sunday as the SFA Ladyjacks blanked the Texas Southern Lady Tigers 9-0 in the first of two games played by SFA on the day. The Ladyjacks dropped the second game of the day 9-2 to UMKC to move to 6-3 on the season.

GAME ONE SUMMARY
Wilbur (2-1) started and picked up the win for SFA (6-2), going four shutout innings without giving up a hit, walking one, and striking out nine. Anderson was dealing out of the bullpen as well, going one shutout inning, allowing one hit, walking none and striking out one.

At the plate, the Ladyjacks were paced by freshman Shaylon Govan, who went 2-for-4 on the day with a home run and three RBIs. Freshman Katy Repa put together a noteworthy performance as well, going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Junior Bryana Novegil also helped out for SFA, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.

The Ladyjacks took the lead for good in the first, scoring for the first time in the inning. SFA got an RBI single from Govan, scoring sophomore Alex Hedspeth from second base. SFA then tacked on runs in the second and fifth innings, with their biggest output coming in the fifth when they scored seven times. The big hits in that inning were a two-run single off the bat of junior Kylie Hunt and a two-run home run from Govan.

GAME NOTES
» Wilbur and Anderson combined to throw a one-hit shutout.
» Wilbur struck out nine Lady Tigers hitters.
» SFA's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed seven runs across.
» SFA took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» The Ladyjacks out-hit the Lady Tigers at an 11-1 clip.
» SFA went 6-for-11 (.545) with runners in scoring position.
» SFA pitchers faced 18 Texas Southern hitters in the game, allowing one ground balls and three fly balls while striking out 10.
» Govan led the Ladyjacks at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

GAME TWO SUMMARY

Senior Ashley Kriesel (3-1) started in the second game of the day and took the loss in the circle for SFA (6-3).

Hedspeth led the way offensively for the Ladyjacks, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a walk and an RBI. Junior Bryana Novegil put together a noteworthy effort as well, going 2-for-4 with a double. Senior Bailey Richards also helped out, going 1-for-2 for SFA with a walk and an RBI.

The Ladyjacks were trailing 2-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. SFA got an RBI single from Hedspeth, scoring Novegil from third base.

The Kangaroos expanded their lead to 9-1 before the Ladyjacks offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the sixth. Freshman Camryn Middlebrook came across to score the lone run of the inning for SFA, which brought the score to 9-2 in favor of the Kangaroos. The Ladyjacks were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.

GAME NOTES
» SFA's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed one run across.
» SFA pitchers faced 40 UMKC hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and six fly balls while striking out six.
» The Ladyjacks drew six walks from UMKC pitching.
» Hedspeth led the Ladyjacks at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Next up for SFA is the home opener against Prairie View A&M in Nacogdoches on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

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