KINGSVILLE, Texas – Junior Jory Cervantes (Pflugerville, Texas) drove in three runs, scored five times and stole four bases as the No. 15 Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team overpowered the Western New Mexico Mustangs in a doubleheader, winning the opener 12-0 and the second game 14-0 on Sunday afternoon in Lone Star Conference action at Vernie and Blanche Hubert Field in Kingsville, Texas.
The Javelinas have now won four-in-a-row and are 28-5 overall and 12-4 in the LSC. WNMU is 4-26 overall and 1-15 in conference.
GAME ONE
The Javs got on the board in the first inning of game one by loading the bases with one out and a pair of bases-loaded walks forced in the first two runs. Sophomore Natalie Rodriguez (Edinburg, Texas) drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make the score 3-0.
Three more Blue and Gold runs came home in the third, when a pair of one-out singles brought sophomore Kayla Gonzales (San Antonio, Texas) and she rocketed a three-run homer over the wall in center to double her team's advantage.
Cervantes started a Javelina rally in the fourth by singling, stealing second and scoring on an error. After the Javelinas loaded the bases, senior Kaylee Dietrich (Phoenix, Ariz.) lined a two-run safety into left and another WNMU error led to TAMUK's 10th run of the game coming across. A bases-loaded hit batter and a Jackie De Los Santos (Kingsville, Texas) sacrifice fly concluded the scoring.
Keeping the Mustang lineup silent was sophomore Beth Montes (San Antonio, Texas). She conceded only two hits and walked just one across four innings while tallying eight strikeouts. Junior Saidi Castillo (Kingville, Texas) recorded the final three outs.
GAME TWO
The offensive attack started immediately for the Blue and Gold, as senior Loren Kelly (Rockport, Texas) walked, stole second and third, Cervantes walked and swiped second while Kelly scored on an error. Gonzales followed with an RBI double and she touched home when Onofrei punched a single into center.
The rally kept rolling thanks freshman Aaliyah Ortiz (San Antonio, Texas), who ripped an RBI double into center and when Rodriguez dropped a hit into right, Ortiz scored to make it 5-0. Four batters later, Cervantes came up with the bases loaded a sliced a three-run double into left. Gonzales drove in the inning's ninth and final run with double.
In the second freshman Rylee Oborski (Salado, Texas) added to the margin with an double to right-center that sent Dietrich to the dish and sophomore Breanna Carr (Kingsville, Texas) collected two RBIs by lacing a triple into right. Carr tripled in another run in the fourth and scored TAMUK's final run on a two-bagger courtesy of sophomore Kytana Muniz (Harlingen, Texas).
Freshman Carissa De Los Santos (Kingsville, Texas) put together an excellent performance in the circle, giving up only two singles and not walking a batter in five innings. She retired the six in order in four of her five innings, retired the last seven batters she faced and struck out six.
The Javs will be back at home on Tuesday for two games with Texas A&M-San Antonio starting at 4 p.m. Stay current with Javelina softball by following @TAMUKSB and @JavelinaSports on both Twitter and Instagram, liking the Javelina Sports Facebook page, subscribing to the Javelina Athletics YouTube Channel and visiting Javelinaathletics.com. Watch your Javelinas live today on the Javelina Sports Network sponsored by Mendoza's Pharmacy.
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