SEGUIN, Texas - Kylee Jack drove in four runs in leading host and top-seeded Texas Lutheran University to its ninth SCAC Softball tournament championship on Sunday evening, with a 6-1 win over second-seeded Trinity University. Official Website | Bracket l Postgame Interview | Photo Gallery | Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jack got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with a two-run singe to center field. Four batters later Madison Johnson drove in two more runs with a single to center to give the Bulldogs an early 4-0 lead.
- Texas Lutheran picked up two insurance runs from a fifth inning home run from Jack that put the game comfortably out of reach for the Bulldogs at 6-0.
- Trinity picked up its lone run in the top of the sixth with a Hannah Boudreaux double.
TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Kylee Jack: 2-3, 4 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run scored
- Madison Johnson: 2-3, 2 RBI,
- Tavery Ortiz: 1-1, 1 double, 1 run scored
- Ashlyn Strother: 6 IP, 6 hits, 1 ER, 2 K
TRINITY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Josephine Koelewyn: 2-3
- Samantha Tagawa: 1-3, 1 run scored
- Hannah Boudreaux: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 double
- Heather Nugent: 5.1 IP, 2 hits, 2 ER, 2K
2024 All-TOURNAMENT TEAM
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Catcher – Allisandra Tobar, Austin College
Catcher – Samantha Saenz, Southwestern
Infielder – Samantha Tagawa, Trinity
Infielder – Carlee Clark, Texas Lutheran
Infielder – Riley Glenn-Millhouse, Southwestern
Infielder – Tavery Ortiz, Texas Lutheran
Outfielder – Mackenzie Cox, Centenary
Outfielder – Rebecca Archibald, St. Thomas
Outfielder – Madison Johnson, Texas Lutheran
Outfielder – Sydney Watson, Trinity
Designated Player – Hannah Boudreaux, Trinity
Utility – Kylee Jack, Texas Lutheran
Pitcher – Sophia Ytuarte, Southwestern
Pitcher – Sydney Ouellette, Texas Lutheran
Pitcher – Ashlyn Strother, Texas Lutheran
NOTABLES
- With the win, Texas Lutheran earns the SCAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
- The Bulldogs earned the program's ninth SCAC tournament championship.
- Texas Lutheran's Caelee Clark tied the SCAC Tournament record for steals in a single tournament with six.
- Texas Lutheran improves to 31-3 overall while extending its winning streak to six games. The Bulldogs also improve to 29-3 overall in SCAC tournament play (11-2 versus Trinity).
- Trinity falls to 31-13 on the season.
UP NEXT
Texas Lutheran will await word of its opponent when the NCAA Division III Softball Championship selections are announced on Monday, May 13. Trinity will await word of a possible at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
