| May 2, 2004
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 887-3636
UTSA advances to Southland Conference Championship game with 6-0 win over Sam Houston State Box Score
SAN MARCOS, Texas - UTSA rode the strong pitching of freshman Ursula Mares and a five-run first inning to coast to a 6-0 win over Sam Houston State Sunday afternoon at Bobcat Field.
UTSA now awaits the winner of the Sam Houston State/Northwestern State elimination game at 4 p.m. in the championship game at 6:30 p.m. The "if necessary" game would be played Monday.
Mares worked seven shutout innings, retiring the last 16 batters she faced. The last hit was a single by Elizabeth Magee with two outs in the bottom of the second inning.
UTSA jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead before Sam Houston got to bat. Sophomore Jessica Rogers and sophomore Jessica Els started things with back-to-back doubles, Rogers coming home on Els' shot to left. Senior Christy Brownlee drove in Els with a hard single to left to make it 2-0.
After a fielder's choice by freshman Aimee Murray and an error off the bat of junior Krystal Gibson, sophomore Amanda Horton clubbed a bloop single in front of the center fielder that plated Murray and put UTSA up 3-0. Junior Jennifer Davis then reached on a fielder's choice and advanced a base along with Gibson on a wild pitch. Sophomore Stacey Gillespie came through with a two-out single to left to increase the lead to 5-0.
Brownlee added an insurance run with a solo homer in the top of the seventh, her NCAA-leading 22nd long ball of the year. That increased UTSA's season-total to 97, also tops in the nation.
Davis also extended her hitting streak to a team-high 12 games with a single to lead off the top of the sixth.
Southland Conference Tournament
Game 8: UTSA vs. Sam Houston State
UTSA500 000 1 - 6 9 1
SHSU000 000 0 - 0 2 1
Mares and Els. Guajardo, Collins (2) and Dileo, Sleep (2). WP - Mares (27-9). LP - Guajardo (13-5). Save - none. HR - UTSA: Brownlee (22). 2B - UTSA: Els (9), Rogers (8).
Records: UTSA (36-15). Sam Houston State (29-22).
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