Softball Championship Central

No. 5 UTA moves on with run-rule win vs. No. 8 Coastal Carolina
Troy, Ala. – The No. 5 seed UTA advanced to the double elimination portion of the 2017 Sun Belt Softball Championship with a 9-1 victory in five innings against No. 8 seed Coastal Carolina at the Troy Softball Complex.

UTA (32-23) advances to face No. 4 seed South Alabama at 3 p.m. CT. Coastal Carolina (32-23) is eliminated from its first ever Sun Belt Softball Championship.

The Mavericks led 2-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth before plating seven runs in the frame to notch the run-rule victory. Mallory Foster led the effort with two runs scored and two RBI while Whitney Walton went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI

Sam Clakley (24-12) took the win while Coastal Carolina’s Ashley Guillette (13-10) took the loss in the circle.

UTA 9, Coastal Carolina 1 (May 10, 2017 at Troy, Ala.)
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Coastal Carolina.... 000 10 -  1  4  1      (32-23)
UTA................. 020 7X -  9  6  0      (30-24)
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Pitchers: Coastal Carolina - Guillette, Ashley; Rahach, Taylor(3); Wallace, Devin(4) and
Smith, Kassidy. UTA - Sam Clakley and Kacey Everett.
Win-Sam Clakley(24-12)  Loss-Guillette, Ashley(13-10)  T-1:20  A-125
Weather: Clear