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<\/p>\n TYLER, TEXAS \u2013 UT Tyler softball moved to 26-8 overall and 18-4 in LSC play after a doubleheader split with Lubbock Christian on Friday afternoon on homecoming weekend at Irwin Field.
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\nGAME ONE: UT Tyler 3 | Lubbock Christian 5
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\nUT Tyler had control throughout the game, but a late rally from the Lady Chaps pushed them in front in the seventh inning.
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\nThe Patriots jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first, taking advantage of a pair of free passes and a single to load the bases. Next up was an error from the Lady Chaps that brought home the first run from Kaelyn Lerma<\/a>, and an RBI fielder’s choice made it 2-0 as Sydney Linn<\/a> recorded an RBI.
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\nStarter Alli Kimball<\/a> worked around a pair of singles in the first two innings, not allowing a run despite the traffic on the basepaths. The key play came in the second, as she got a lineout to first base that ended up as a double play. In the third she would allow another single, but got three quick outs around it, each on just one pitch.
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\nThe Lady Chaps busted through in the fourth, playing small ball on the way to a sacrifice fly before an RBI single to center field to tie the game. The Patriots would counter in the home half of the fifth, getting their own sacrifice fly from Dezirae Lopez<\/a> to take the lead yet again.
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\nLubbock Christian battled back in the seventh inning, getting the first two on before a sacrifice bunt. They added a single through the left side to tie the game, and then got an RBI groundout to take the lead. They added one more run via a wild pitch, taking a 5-3 lead into the final half inning.
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\nThe Patriots got a single to put a runner on with one out, but were unable to put the pressure on the Lady Chaps and fell 5-3.
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\nThe offense mustered just three hits in game one, one each from Lopez, Layne Reh<\/a>, and Keona Wells<\/a>. They got RBI from Lopez, Lerma, and Linn.
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\nAddison Martindale<\/a> suffered her first loss of the season in the defeat.
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\nGAME TWO: UT Tyler 5 | Lubbock Christian 2
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\nUT Tyler came roaring back in game two, tacking on five runs early and leaning on a big performance from Kendall Selitzky<\/a>.
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\nSelitzky retired the first eight batters, going 1-2-3 in both the first and second innings while adding two strikeouts. Her perfect game was broken up in the third with a two-out single, but catcher Taryn Barney<\/a> threw her out trying to steal to end the inning. In the fourth, she went 1-2-3 yet again, keeping the Lady Chaps bats quiet.
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\nWhile she dealt in the circle, the Patriots offense got to work. They plated their first run in the second, coming on an RBI fielder’s choice from Layne Reh<\/a>. In the third, they added two more, the first of which via an error in center field, and the second from an RBI single by Reh. In the fourth, the Patriots added two more, both on errors by the Lady Chaps defense as Kaylee Cavazos<\/a> and Dezirae Lopez<\/a> each crossed the plate.
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\nLubbock Christian finally broke through on Selitzky in the fifth, getting a solo home run and later an RBI single. Those two runs would be the only runs of the game for the Lady Chaps, as Selitzky went 1-2-3 in the sixth and then faced just four batters in the seventh to shut town the game.
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\nDezirae Lopez<\/a> and Layne Reh<\/a> each had a pair of hits in game two, with Reh having two RBI and Lopez having two runs scored.
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\nKendall Selitzky<\/a> posted her fourth complete game of the season on her way to her seventh win. She allowed five hits and two runs while striking out two batters and surrendering no walks.
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\nUT Tyler will face off with Midwestern State on Sunday afternoon in an LSC doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. back at Irwin Field. \u00a0
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