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Lumberjacks Split Doubleheader Against Cardinals
3/13/2026 7:50:00 PM | Softball
After a seventh-inning comeback in game one, the Jacks fell in game two to a three-run walk-off home run.
BEAUMONT, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin softball team traveled to Beaumont for a three-game series against the Lamar Cardinals.
Game 1: SFA 4, Lamar 2
Lamar got on the board first in the bottom of the second with one run and added another run in the bottom of the fourth, 2-0. Both pitchers held the offenses scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings. However, the Cardiac Jacks would not go down without a fight as an Ellie Vance single and a defensive error scored Jamie Varga, 2-1. Kyi'Marri Ester hit a double to right field to give the Jacks the lead, 3-2. Ella Hill capped off the scoring with a single to left field, 4-2. Amelia Hatthorn pitched 3.2 innings of relief and went 11 up, 11 down with three strikeouts.
Game 2: Lamar 6, SFA 5
Adelyn Becerra got the Jacks scoring going in the top of the third with a two-RBI single to left field which cleared the bases due to a defensive error from the Cardinals, 3-0. Malia Jones scored Becerra from second, 4-0. Lamar got two runs back in the bottom of the third, 4-2. Jones recorded her second RBI single of the game to score the fifth run of the game, 5-2. Lamar scored one run in the fifth to cut the lead to two, 5-3. With runners on second and third, the Cardinals hit a walk-off home run to left center to win the game, 6-5.
POSTGAME NOTES
• Ellie Vance and Lilly Bean were 3-4 in the first game of the doubleheader.
• Kyi'Marri Ester, Malia Jones, and Adelyn Becerra each recorded 2 RBIs today.
• Amelia Hatthorn pitched 7.2 innings of relief work and recorded five strikeouts on the day.
UP NEXT
The rubber match of the series against Lamar is tomorrow, Saturday March 13 at 12:00 p.m.
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Game 1: SFA 4, Lamar 2
Lamar got on the board first in the bottom of the second with one run and added another run in the bottom of the fourth, 2-0. Both pitchers held the offenses scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings. However, the Cardiac Jacks would not go down without a fight as an Ellie Vance single and a defensive error scored Jamie Varga, 2-1. Kyi'Marri Ester hit a double to right field to give the Jacks the lead, 3-2. Ella Hill capped off the scoring with a single to left field, 4-2. Amelia Hatthorn pitched 3.2 innings of relief and went 11 up, 11 down with three strikeouts.
Game 2: Lamar 6, SFA 5
Adelyn Becerra got the Jacks scoring going in the top of the third with a two-RBI single to left field which cleared the bases due to a defensive error from the Cardinals, 3-0. Malia Jones scored Becerra from second, 4-0. Lamar got two runs back in the bottom of the third, 4-2. Jones recorded her second RBI single of the game to score the fifth run of the game, 5-2. Lamar scored one run in the fifth to cut the lead to two, 5-3. With runners on second and third, the Cardinals hit a walk-off home run to left center to win the game, 6-5.
POSTGAME NOTES
• Ellie Vance and Lilly Bean were 3-4 in the first game of the doubleheader.
• Kyi'Marri Ester, Malia Jones, and Adelyn Becerra each recorded 2 RBIs today.
• Amelia Hatthorn pitched 7.2 innings of relief work and recorded five strikeouts on the day.
UP NEXT
The rubber match of the series against Lamar is tomorrow, Saturday March 13 at 12:00 p.m.
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA softball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hatthorn, Amelia (5-1)
L: Cuevas, Kaylee (3-4)

Batting:
2B: Ester, Kyi'Marri 1 ; Bean, Lilly 1
RBI: Ester, Kyi'Marri 2 ; Hill, Ella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ester, Kyi'Marri 1 ; Varga, Jamie 1 ; Becerra, Adelyn 1 ; Vance, Ellie 1
SB: Vance, Ellie 1
HBP: Becerra, Adelyn 1
PO: Bean, Lilly 1

Batting:
RBI: Thompson, Roxy 1 ; Hess, Gracee 1
SF: Thompson, Roxy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wessling, Cimara-lei 2
SB: Flores, Ariel 1
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