{"id":176853,"date":"2026-02-23T19:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/176853\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:34:22","slug":"texan-softball-closes-out-texan-classic-with-comeback-win-over-texas-am-corpus-christi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/176853\/","title":{"rendered":"Texan Softball closes out Texan Classic with comeback win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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STEPHENVILLE\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Tarleton\u00a0State Softball pulled out a 6-4 win in Sunday\u2019s game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi\u00a0with a big five-run sixth inning to close out the annual Texan Classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Texans had a slow start to the game,\u00a0remaining\u00a0scoreless until the\u00a0bottom of the fourth, while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi\u00a0started the game off\u00a0with\u00a0single runs\u00a0scored\u00a0in the second, third, and fourth innings.\u00a0In the bottom of the fourth,\u00a0Jaelynn Duke\u00a0reached\u00a0base\u00a0on a walk.\u00a0Casey Schultz\u00a0was right behind her with a\u00a0single to\u00a0shortstop.\u00a0Madison Runyan\u00a0bunted the ball for another single, loading the bases for\u00a0Braylin Pannill. Pannill walked to push\u00a0Duke across\u00a0home\u00a0plate, narrowing the deficit to two.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a scoreless fifth inning, A&M-Corpus Christi added another run to the board off a groundout to second base.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Momentum shifted in the bottom half of the inning as the Texans scored five\u00a0straight\u00a0runs\u00a0to take the lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Three consecutive singles by Runyan,\u00a0Addison Wittram, and Pannill resulted in another\u00a0bases\u00a0loaded situation.\u00a0After\u00a0Hayden Fox\u00a0lined out to shortstop, an Islander error\u00a0advanced\u00a0the bases and allowed Runyan to score.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mikayla Wilson\u00a0was up to bat next,\u00a0singling\u00a0to left field to bring\u00a0Wittram\u00a0home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Macie Vickers\u00a0followed her with a big double to left center, batting in Wilson and\u00a0Mikaila Gilliland, who was pinch running for Pannill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Duke hit another single, this time to right center to score Vickers and take the lead\u00a06-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tarleton State\u00a0utilized\u00a0four pitchers in the circle to secure the 6-4 win,\u00a0combining for\u00a0six hits allowed and four runs across seven innings.\u00a0Sadie Beck\u00a0started and went 4.0 innings, limiting the Islanders to two runs (one earned) while striking out three.\u00a0Gracie Riney\u00a0added 0.1 inning, and\u00a0Taylor McKean\u00a0added 2.0 innings of relief.\u00a0Abigail Dowell\u00a0(3-0) was credited with the win after recording the final two outs of the sixth to halt a late threat. Beck returned to close the door in the seventh, earning her first save of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At\u00a0the plate, the Texans turned in 10 hits and capitalized on a five-run sixth inning to flip a three-run deficit into the deciding margin. Vickers highlighted the rally with a two-run double, finishing with two RBI, while Wilson, Runyan, and Schultz each posted multi-hit performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Texans will take on another road tournament this weekend, competing in the UNM Invitational in\u00a0Albuquerque, New Mexico,\u00a0on Feb. 27-March 1.<\/p>\n

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