KINGSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M-Kingsville softball team will welcome the St. Edward's Hilltoppers this weekend for a three-game series beginning on Friday with a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m.
The Javelinas (6-8, 3-3 LSC) return home after spending last weekend through Monday sweeping the Mustangs of Western New Mexico.
In the sweep, TAMUK pulled its conference record back to .500 after run-ruling the Mustangs in every game while launching 11 home runs over the three-games in the Land of Enchantment.
Aaliyah Ortiz and Matisen Onofrei both hit three home runs against the Mustangs followed closely by Kayala Gonzales who had two big flies of her own in the series.
Gonzales, has batted .529 across her last 17 at-bats without recording a single strikeout over the past six games of the season. The San Antonio native is also the toughest player to strike out in the whole league.
Jory Cervantes scored five runs across the series adding to her team leading 14 runs scored this season.
In the circle, Beth Montes spun a gem in her last appearance dealing a complete game striking out eight batters and only allowing four hits across five innings of work.
St. Ed's (12-6, 6-3 LSC) comes to Kingsville coming off a sweep of their own, having gone 3-0 against the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds last weekend.
Megan Morris, Katie Dillon, and Arianna Vidales all are batting over the .300 so far this season, with Vidales scoring 14 runs on the year
As a team, the Hilltoppers lead the LSC in triples with six on the year.
In last season's meetings, the Javelinas swept the Hilltoppers across another three-game series.
Following the doubleheader Friday, the series will conclude with a final game on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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