Araujo's 7th Inning Go-Ahead 3-Run HR in Game Two Helps Pioneers Split with Rams

Fort Worth --- The Pioneers split Saturday's doubleheader at Texas Wesleyan after senior Brooklyn Araujo played the hero with a massive go-ahead three-run home run to secure the game two win. Wayland Baptist lost 6-2 in game one, but they responded with a 4-3 victory in game two.
 
 
GAME ONE
 
Wayland Baptist got a first inning run to begin game one after Brooklyn Araujo drove an RBI single up the middle to score Arianna Zubia and make it 1-0. Texas Wesleyan answered back with one run in their half of the 1^st to even the score up at 1-1. The Rams struck again for two more runs in the bottom of the 3^rd to jump ahead, 3-1.
 
Araujo continued to pace the Pioneer offense in the top of the 4^th after crushing a solo home run to center – her 3^rd home run of the season – to trim their deficit to 3-2.
 
The Rams had a big offensive output in the bottom of the 4^th with three runs on three hits to take a 6-2 lead over the Pioneers. Wayland Baptist had a few opportunities to scratch runs across later in the game, but the Rams held on for the 6-2 win.
 
Araujo finished 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Mikayla Carrillo went 1 for 2 with a double, a walk, and a stolen base. Zubia went 1 for 4 with a run scored.
 
 
GAME TWO
 
Texas Wesleyan jumped ahead of the Pioneers, 2-0, in the bottom of the 2^nd after a two-run double. Wayland Baptist got a run back in the top of the 4^th after Christian Moyers was able to scramble home on a wild pitch to make it 2-1, Rams.
 
Texas Wesleyan pushed their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the 4^th after a solo home run, which put the Pioneers on the brink of being four-game swept.
 
Araujo had other plans as she stepped to the plate in the top of the 7^th with two outs and the game on the line, and she promptly crushed a 3-run bomb to give the Pioneers a 4-3 lead in the final inning. Adriana Armstrong slammed the door on the Rams in the 7^th and clinched the 4-3 win for the Pioneers.
 
Araujo continued her strong hitting weekend in game two – finishing 3 for 4 with a massive three-run home run. Amber Poorbaugh finished 1 for 3 with a run scored. Kailee Sanchez went 1 for 1 with a run scored.
 
Armstrong made the start for the Pioneers in game two, and she went all 7.0 innings, allowing three runs, four walks, and three strikeouts. Armstrong now owns a 4-5 record on the season.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
The Pioneers will return home next weekend for a four-game series against Sooner Athletic Conference foe, Langston University. The two teams will meet for two doubleheaders on Friday, March 21^st and Saturday, March 22^nd. Game one of Friday's doubleheader is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM.