Friday, March 7
Nacogdoches, TX
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Lumberjacks Split Doubleheader Against Colonels
3/7/2025 9:28:00 PM | Softball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin softball team (10-12, 1-1 SLC) opened their 2025 home schedule with a doubleheader against the Nicholls Colonels (8-14, 1-1 SLC).
Game 1:
With Alexis Telford making her return to the circle, the 'Jacks brought the offensive support in the first inning. Hope Lusk, Ellie Vance, and Adelyn Becerra got on base early with walks which brought up Kyi'Marri Ester with bases loaded and two outs. Ester delivered with a single up the middle that cleared the bases after a throwing error from the catcher to third base got out to right field, 3-0. With Ester on third, Chloe Reneau dropped in a bloop single in front of the left fielder which added another run for the 'Jacks, 4-0.
The next runs for SFA came in the bottom of the third after back-to-back singles from Lilly Bean and Becerra. This brought Ester back up to the plate with an opportunity to do some more damage, and she did just that as she hit a single to right field which brought in both runners for her fourth and fifth RBIs of the game, 6-0. SFA tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth after Lusk reached on an error by the shortstop, Camryn Milley stepped up into the box with a runner on first and one out. Milley smoked a double to left field which scored Lusk, 7-0. Telford kept dealing with a three-up, three-down top of the sixth. Ester continued her hot streak in the bottom of the sixth as she hit a leadoff triple to right field. Reneau then reach on an error from the first baseman and then stole second. Jamie Varga followed with a walk-off single to center field that brought in Ester to score the run-rule game-winning run, 8-0.
Top Players of Game 1:
• Kyi'Marri Ester: 3-3, two runs, five RBIs (career-high), one 3B
• Camryn Milley: 1-1, one RBI, one 2B
• Chloe Reneau: 1-3, one RBI
• Jamie Varga: 1-3, one RBI, game-winning RBI
• Alexis Telford: 6.0 IP, CG, three hits, two strikeouts
Game 2:
Nicholls responded quickly to a run-rule loss as they scored in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead. The Colonels followed that up with another run in the top of the third inning, 2-0. SFA responded in the bottom of the third with a leadoff walk from Varga, then a successful bunt from Kaylee Paul, then Mikaelah Burkland was hit by a pitch to load up the bases for Lusk. Lusk reached on a fielder's choice as the Colonels threw out Varga at home to prevent the 'Jacks from scoring. However, SFA would not be denied as Paul scored on a wild pitch, 2-1. Both offenses struggled to score until the top of the seventh when Nicholls scored three runs to extend their lead, 4-1.
Top Players of Game 2:
• Kaylee Paul: 1-2, one run
• Brooke Gainous: 6.0 IP, four hits, two earned runs, two strikeouts
SFA will face-off against the Colonels with a chance to win their first Southland Conference series tomorrow, March 8th at 9:00 a.m.
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:
With Alexis Telford making her return to the circle, the 'Jacks brought the offensive support in the first inning. Hope Lusk, Ellie Vance, and Adelyn Becerra got on base early with walks which brought up Kyi'Marri Ester with bases loaded and two outs. Ester delivered with a single up the middle that cleared the bases after a throwing error from the catcher to third base got out to right field, 3-0. With Ester on third, Chloe Reneau dropped in a bloop single in front of the left fielder which added another run for the 'Jacks, 4-0.
The next runs for SFA came in the bottom of the third after back-to-back singles from Lilly Bean and Becerra. This brought Ester back up to the plate with an opportunity to do some more damage, and she did just that as she hit a single to right field which brought in both runners for her fourth and fifth RBIs of the game, 6-0. SFA tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth after Lusk reached on an error by the shortstop, Camryn Milley stepped up into the box with a runner on first and one out. Milley smoked a double to left field which scored Lusk, 7-0. Telford kept dealing with a three-up, three-down top of the sixth. Ester continued her hot streak in the bottom of the sixth as she hit a leadoff triple to right field. Reneau then reach on an error from the first baseman and then stole second. Jamie Varga followed with a walk-off single to center field that brought in Ester to score the run-rule game-winning run, 8-0.
Top Players of Game 1:
• Kyi'Marri Ester: 3-3, two runs, five RBIs (career-high), one 3B
• Camryn Milley: 1-1, one RBI, one 2B
• Chloe Reneau: 1-3, one RBI
• Jamie Varga: 1-3, one RBI, game-winning RBI
• Alexis Telford: 6.0 IP, CG, three hits, two strikeouts
Game 2:
Nicholls responded quickly to a run-rule loss as they scored in the top of the first to take a 1-0 lead. The Colonels followed that up with another run in the top of the third inning, 2-0. SFA responded in the bottom of the third with a leadoff walk from Varga, then a successful bunt from Kaylee Paul, then Mikaelah Burkland was hit by a pitch to load up the bases for Lusk. Lusk reached on a fielder's choice as the Colonels threw out Varga at home to prevent the 'Jacks from scoring. However, SFA would not be denied as Paul scored on a wild pitch, 2-1. Both offenses struggled to score until the top of the seventh when Nicholls scored three runs to extend their lead, 4-1.
Top Players of Game 2:
• Kaylee Paul: 1-2, one run
• Brooke Gainous: 6.0 IP, four hits, two earned runs, two strikeouts
SFA will face-off against the Colonels with a chance to win their first Southland Conference series tomorrow, March 8th at 9:00 a.m.
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 (3-0)
L: VandenBout (1-3)
Batting:
3B: C. Sisco 1
Batting:
2B: Milley, Camryn 1
3B: Ester, Kyi'Marri 1
RBI: Milley, Camryn 1 ; Ester, Kyi'Marri 5 ; Reneau, Chloe 1 ; Varga, Jamie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lusk, Hope 2 ; Vance, Ellie 1 ; Hagman, Sammy 1 ; Becerra, Adelyn 2 ; Ester, Kyi'Marri 2
SB: Reneau, Chloe 1
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