No. 3 seed Texas State took down No. 2 seed South Alabama in nine innings on Thursday, 4-2.
Sophomore shortstop Hannah Earls, Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Ciara Trahan and junior third baseman Sara Vanderford all connected on base hits to lead off the top of the first inning. Sophomore right fielder Anna Jones struck out in the next at-bat, but senior catcher Caitlyn Rogers brought in the first run of the game with an RBI single to centerfield.
Despite the bases still being loaded with only one out after Rogers’ hit, Texas State left all three runners stranded and gave up the game-tying run in the bottom frame. Three innings later, Jaguars redshirt junior cleanup hitter Victoria Ortiz swatted a solo home run to right field to give South Alabama its first lead, 2-1.
