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Jim Powers
0
Wayland Baptist (TX) WAYLAND 21-29
8
Winner Science and Arts SCIENCE 44-7
Wayland Baptist (TX) WAYLAND
21-29
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Final
8
Science and Arts SCIENCE
44-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Wayland Baptist (TX) WAYLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Science and Arts SCIENCE 1 0 3 0 4 8 12 0

W: S. Williams (23-4) L: Armstrong, Adriana (10-12)

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Winner Wayland Baptist (TX) WAYLAND 22-29
0
Texas Wesleyan TEXAS WE 20-24
Winner
Wayland Baptist (TX) WAYLAND
22-29
6
Final
0
Texas Wesleyan TEXAS WE
20-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wayland Baptist (TX) WAYLAND 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 6 12 0
Texas Wesleyan TEXAS WE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

W: Rich, Addy (8-12) L: K. Barnes (11-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Pioneers Fall to 1-Seed Drovers, Take Down 4-Seed Rams to Keep SAC Softball Championship Hopes Alive

Chickasha, Okla. --- Wayland Baptist dropped the opening game of the 2025 Sooner Athletic Conference Softball Championships 8-0 to 1-seed and #1 ranked Science & Arts (Okla.), but they responded nicely for a 6-0 win in an elimination game against Texas Wesleyan to keep their hopes alive.
 
 
Game One vs. 1-seed Science & Arts (Okla.)
 
With the Pioneers earning the 8-seed in the 2025 SAC Softball Championships, they were forced with the daunting task of challenging the NAIA's top-ranked Drovers of USAO.
 
USAO defeated the Pioneers 8-0 for a five-inning run-rule victory, which put the Pioneers backs against the wall in the double-elimination format in play at the SAC Championships.
 
The Pioneers were only able to record one hit in the opener, a fourth inning lead-off single from Arianna Zubia.
 
With the loss, the Pioneers would have to face the loser of (4) Texas Wesleyan vs. (5) Oklahoma Panhandle State, which (4) Texas Wesleyan fell short.
 
 
Game Two vs. 4-seed Texas Wesleyan
 
The Pioneers experienced much greater fortune at the plate in game two, and it started immediately in the top of the 1st after Amber Poorbaugh drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single to make it 1-0.
 
Poorbaugh caused more damage in the top of the 3rd with another single that scored two runs to increase the Pioneer advantage to 3-0. Two batters later, Abcde Garcia drove in Poorbaugh with an RBI single to make it 4-0, WBU. Makayla Sanchez capped off the big inning with an RBI double to left that put the Pioneers ahead 5-0.
 
Brooklyn Araujo added an insurance run for the Pioneers in the top of the 6th after an RBI groundout scored Christian Moyers from third to make it 6-0.
 
Addy Rich slammed the door on the Rams in the bottom of the 7th to clinch the 6-0 win for the Pioneers and keep their SAC Softball Championship hopes alive.
 
Rich was the starting pitcher for the Pioneers in this one, and she was masterful at producing soft contact from the Rams hitters. She finished with a complete-game shutout with only three hits allowed.
 
Poorbaugh led the Pioneers offensively going 2 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored. Araujo went 3 for 4 with two doubles, an RBIs, and two runs scored. Garcia finished 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Makayla Sanchez went 1 for 4 with an RBI double.
 
 
Up Next
 
With the win over 4-seed Texas Wesleyan, the Pioneers will now play on Saturday, May 3rd against 5-seed Oklahoma Panhandle State at 3:00 PM in an elimination game on the campus of USAO. The winner will advance to play the 1-seed Drover of Science & Arts (Okla.) 30-minutes later.
 
For more information regarding the 2025 Sooner Athletic Conference Softball Championships, please visit: https://soonerathletic.org/tournaments/?id=828
 
 
 
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