Dallas – The Pioneers traveled to Dallas, Texas for a doubleheader against Dallas Christian College, and were unable to contain the Crusaders offense as they went 0-2 on the afternoon. Wayland Baptist suffered the 13-7 loss in game one, then the Crusaders took game two, 14-6.
GAME ONE
Wayland Baptist got off to a great start offensively in game one and quickly took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1
st after
Mikayla Carrillo reached on a lead-off double and later scored on a
Brooklyn Araujo RBI groundout. The Pioneers then got two runs in the top of the 2
nd after Carrillo drove in a run with a sacrifice fly followed by an RBI single from
Arianna Zubia that made it 3-0.
Zubia tacked on another run for the Pioneers in the top of the 4
th after hitting another RBI single to make it 4-0. The Crusaders got on the board in the bottom of the 4
th with two runs to make it 4-2, but the Pioneers got a run back in the top of the 5
th after back-to-back doubles from
Christian Moyers and
Berkley Bradley made it 5-2.
The commanding lead for the Pioneers evaporated in the bottom of the 5
th as the Crusader's offense exploded for seven runs on five hits that made the score 9-5, DCC. The Pioneers responded in the top of the 6
th with two runs to trim their deficit to 9-7, but the Crusaders had another offensive explosion in the bottom of the 6
th as they scored four runs on three hits to make it 13-7.
The Pioneers were unable to score any runs in the top of the 7
th and fell to the Crusaders in game one, 13-7.
Zubia finished a perfect 3 for 3 with three singles, a walk, and two RBIs. Bradley finished 3 for 4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. Carrillo went 1 for 2 with a double, an RBI, a walk, and two runs scored.
GAME TWO
The Crusaders opened the scoring in game two with an RBI single that made it 1-0 after the first inning. The Pioneers would answer back in the top of the 2
nd after Araujo drove in Carrillo with an RBI double to make it 1-1. However, the tie wouldn't last long as the Crusaders offense continued their torrid day at the plate by combining for 12 runs over the 3
rd and 4
th inning – taking a commanding 13-2 lead over the Pioneers.
Freshman
Makayla Sanchez ignited some fight out of the Pioneers after she crushed a three-run home run that made it 11-5, DCC.
Adriana Armstrong then stepped to the plate and ripped a triple to right, and she would come across to score after Moyers hit a sacrifice fly to make it 11-6, DCC.
The Crusaders would hold the Pioneers scoreless the rest of the afternoon, and also added one more run in the 5
th inning to make the final score, 14-6.
Makayla Sanchez finished 1 for 3 with a three-run home run. Araujo went 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored.
UP NEXT
The Pioneers will return home for two exhibition games against Hill College on Tuesday, February 11
th. The two teams will face-off in a doubleheader, and game one is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM.
