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Lumberjacks Split Opening Day at ETAMU Leadoff
2/7/2025 5:57:00 PM | Softball
COMMERCE, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin softball team (1-1) faced off against Texas Southern (0-1) and South Dakota State (1-0) at the first day of the East Texas A&M Leadoff.
Game 1:
SFA got the bats started early as Hope Lusk hit a double to right center. Ella Hill followed up with her first RBI as a Lumberjack with a double to right field that brought in Lusk, 1-0. Gabby Coffey drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Lilly Bean also recorded her first RBI as a 'Jack with a single down the right field line that scored Sammy Hagman, 2-0.
In the top of the second, Ellie Vance stepped up to bat with the bases loaded and grounded out to second, but that allowed Kaylee Paul to score from third, 3-0. Two batters later, Coffey stepped up with the bases juiced and smacked a single to left center which brought in Mikaelah Burkland and Lusk, 5-0. The scoring would not stop there as two batters later, Chloe Reneau doubled down the left field line that scored Coffey and Hill, 7-0. The 'Jacks batted around as Paul returned to the plate for the second time in the inning and hit a single up the middle that scored Lilly Bean, 8-0.
Texas Southern scored one run in the bottom of the third, 8-1. In the top of the fourth, Burkland hit an RBI single to left center that brought in Paul, 9-1. Lusk followed that up with an RBI single to shortstop, 10-1.
SFA would finish their scoring in the top of the fifth with an RBI from Camryn Mille, 11-1. Jamie Varga hit a triple in her first collegiate start that brought in Mille, 12-1. Paul was not done driving in runs as she singled to the pitcher and brought in Varga, 13-1. The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth, but it was not enough as the 'Jacks secured a run-rule 13-3 victory. Starter Alexis Telford earned her first win of the season against the Tigers.
Top Players of Game 1:
• Kaylee Paul: 4-4, two runs, two RBIs, one stolen base
• Hope Lusk: 3-4, two runs, one RBI
• Chloe Reneau: 1-3, two RBIs, one 2B
• Gabby Coffey: 1-2, one run, two RBIs
• Jamie Varga: 1-3, one run, one RBI, one 3B
Game 2:
Brooke Gainous earned the start against South Dakota State for game two of the ETAMU Leadoff. South Dakota State hit a two-run home run in the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead. The Jackrabbits repeated that with another two-run home run in the third to take a 4-0 lead. SDSU hit their third home run of the game in the top of the fourth, 5-0.
SFA got on the board in the bottom of the fifth with a triple from Varga, her second of the day, 5-1. Paul brought Varga in on an RBI single down the left field line, 5-2. SDSU hit their fourth home run of the game in the sixth inning and extended their lead to 8-2 and added on another run to make it 9-2 at the end of the top of the sixth. However, the Lumberjacks would not go away quietly as Hill smashed a two-run home run to left center to make it 9-4. SFA was unable to mount a comeback in the seventh inning and fell to the Jackrabbits, 9-4.
Top Players of Game 2:
• Kaylee Paul: 3-3, one RBI
• Ella Hill: 1-3, one run, two RBIs, one home run
• Ellie Vance: 3-4, one run
• Jamie Varga: 1-3, one run, one 3B
TICKET INFORMATION
Join SFA Softball at the SFA Softball Field this season! Single-game tickets are on sale now. Fans can visit SFAtickets.com for more information.
FOLLOW THE LUMBERJACKS
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Game 1:
SFA got the bats started early as Hope Lusk hit a double to right center. Ella Hill followed up with her first RBI as a Lumberjack with a double to right field that brought in Lusk, 1-0. Gabby Coffey drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Lilly Bean also recorded her first RBI as a 'Jack with a single down the right field line that scored Sammy Hagman, 2-0.
In the top of the second, Ellie Vance stepped up to bat with the bases loaded and grounded out to second, but that allowed Kaylee Paul to score from third, 3-0. Two batters later, Coffey stepped up with the bases juiced and smacked a single to left center which brought in Mikaelah Burkland and Lusk, 5-0. The scoring would not stop there as two batters later, Chloe Reneau doubled down the left field line that scored Coffey and Hill, 7-0. The 'Jacks batted around as Paul returned to the plate for the second time in the inning and hit a single up the middle that scored Lilly Bean, 8-0.
Texas Southern scored one run in the bottom of the third, 8-1. In the top of the fourth, Burkland hit an RBI single to left center that brought in Paul, 9-1. Lusk followed that up with an RBI single to shortstop, 10-1.
SFA would finish their scoring in the top of the fifth with an RBI from Camryn Mille, 11-1. Jamie Varga hit a triple in her first collegiate start that brought in Mille, 12-1. Paul was not done driving in runs as she singled to the pitcher and brought in Varga, 13-1. The Tigers scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth, but it was not enough as the 'Jacks secured a run-rule 13-3 victory. Starter Alexis Telford earned her first win of the season against the Tigers.
Top Players of Game 1:
• Kaylee Paul: 4-4, two runs, two RBIs, one stolen base
• Hope Lusk: 3-4, two runs, one RBI
• Chloe Reneau: 1-3, two RBIs, one 2B
• Gabby Coffey: 1-2, one run, two RBIs
• Jamie Varga: 1-3, one run, one RBI, one 3B
Game 2:
Brooke Gainous earned the start against South Dakota State for game two of the ETAMU Leadoff. South Dakota State hit a two-run home run in the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead. The Jackrabbits repeated that with another two-run home run in the third to take a 4-0 lead. SDSU hit their third home run of the game in the top of the fourth, 5-0.
SFA got on the board in the bottom of the fifth with a triple from Varga, her second of the day, 5-1. Paul brought Varga in on an RBI single down the left field line, 5-2. SDSU hit their fourth home run of the game in the sixth inning and extended their lead to 8-2 and added on another run to make it 9-2 at the end of the top of the sixth. However, the Lumberjacks would not go away quietly as Hill smashed a two-run home run to left center to make it 9-4. SFA was unable to mount a comeback in the seventh inning and fell to the Jackrabbits, 9-4.
Top Players of Game 2:
• Kaylee Paul: 3-3, one RBI
• Ella Hill: 1-3, one run, two RBIs, one home run
• Ellie Vance: 3-4, one run
• Jamie Varga: 1-3, one run, one 3B
TICKET INFORMATION
Join SFA Softball at the SFA Softball Field this season! Single-game tickets are on sale now. Fans can visit SFAtickets.com for more information.
FOLLOW THE LUMBERJACKS
For all the latest information on SFA Softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Lumberjacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Telford, Alexis (1-0)
L: Kristen Driver (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Lusk, Hope 1 ; Hill, Ella 1 ; Reneau, Chloe 1
3B: Varga, Jamie 1
RBI: Burkland, Mikaelah 1 ; Lusk, Hope 1 ; Vance, Ellie 1 ; Hill, Ella 1 ; Coffey, Gabby 2 ; Bean, Lilly 1 ; Milley, Camryn 1 ; Reneau, Chloe 2 ; Varga, Jamie 1 ; Paul, Kaylee 2
SH: Burkland, Mikaelah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burkland, Mikaelah 2 ; Lusk, Hope 2 ; Hill, Ella 1 ; Hagman, Sammy 1 ; Ester, Kyi'Marri 1 ; Coffey, Gabby 1 ; Bean, Lilly 1 ; Milley, Camryn 1 ; Varga, Jamie 1 ; Paul, Kaylee 2
SB: Vance, Ellie 1 ; Paul, Kaylee 1
Batting:
2B: Karisma Garcia 1 ; Destiny Menchaca 1
RBI: Karisma Garcia 1 ; Marissa Martinez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kylie Wilson 1 ; Marisa Perla 1 ; Zariah London 1
HBP: DaNia Durr 1
Game Leaders
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