{"id":175938,"date":"2026-02-23T00:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/175938\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T00:40:12","slug":"mavericks-close-out-boerner-invitational-with-walk-off-win-over-creighton-4-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/175938\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks Close Out Boerner Invitational with Walk-Off Win Over Creighton, 4-3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stephen_F_Austin.png\" alt=\"Stephen F. Austin\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Stephen F. Austin<\/p>\n<p>2\/24\/2026 | 5:30 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Feb. 24 (Tue) \/ 5:30 PM CT&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stephen_F_Austin.png\" alt=\"Stephen F. Austin\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Stephen F. Austin&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/opponent-history\/stephen-f-austin\/69\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    ARLINGTON, TX \u2013 UTA wrapped up the Boerner Invitational with a dramatic 4-3 extra-inning triumph against the Creighton Bluejays on Sunday at Allan Saxe Field, walking it off in the bottom of the eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Creighton struck first, plating runs early to take a 2-0 advantage. UTA responded behind a big swing from <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/kelsey-creech\/14802\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14802\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsey Creech<\/a>, who delivered a two-run home run to even the score and shift the momentum back to the Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>The game remained deadlocked at 2-2 into extra innings before Creighton pushed across a run in the top of the eighth to regain a 3-2 lead, but UTA answered immediately in the bottom half.<\/p>\n<p>After putting runners aboard, the Mavericks tied the game before <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/marley-neises\/14669\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14669\" target=\"_blank\">Marley Neises<\/a> delivered the decisive blow. Neises ripped her third hit of the afternoon to bring home the game-winning run and secure the 4-3 walk-off victory.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nGAME NOTES&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nNEXT UP<br \/>\nThe Mavericks will play Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas on Tuesday, Feb. 24, with first pitch scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#8212; #BuckEm \u2013<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW THE MAVS<br \/>\nFor the latest news on UTA Softball, log on to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.utamavs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UTAMavs.com<\/a>\u00a0or stay connected to the\u00a0Mavs on social media. Follow the Mavericks on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UTAMavsSoftball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UTAMavsSB<\/a>, on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/utamavssoftball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UTAMavsSB<\/a>\u00a0and on Facebook at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTAMavsSoftball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/UTAMavsSB<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Stephen F. 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