{"id":5319,"date":"2021-03-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=5319"},"modified":"2021-03-19T17:43:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T17:43:26","slug":"javelinas-leap-to-a-4-0-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/17\/javelinas-leap-to-a-4-0-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Javelinas leap to a 4-0 start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blue and gold shines in Lone Star conference<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time since 2008, the Lady Javelinas are 4-0 in the Lone Star Conference (LSC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a long weekend, the Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK) women\u2019s softball team combined runs and big-time plays to find themselves ahead on the leaderboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The No. 19 TAMUK softball team, which scored a doubleheader sweep of the St. Mary\u2019s Rattlers on Sunday, 13-1 and 9-1, was in LSC action at Vernie and Blanche Hubert Field in Kingsville, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOpening weekend in conference, you put yourself in a great position going 4-0,\u201d coach Craig Nicholson told Javelina Athletics. This team\u2019s been through a lot the last two weeks. It felt like we were hitting our stride offensively and then we had to take 10 days off. All weekend, we had some at-bats where we just battled our way through them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur girls want more for themselves every weekend we have the chance to do so. They are capable of much more greater things. That\u2019s the sign of a team that wants to compete and has the capability to compete late in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the Javelinas own the best record in the conference thus far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMUK blew open the first game against St. Mary\u2019s, with big time moves performed by freshman duo, Natalie Rodriguez and Lizette Del Angel. After allowing a single to the game\u2019s first batter, Del Angel held the Rattlers hitless for the rest of the day and only issued one walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe game was intense,\u201d Del Angel said. \u201cWe knew what we needed to do to solidify our standing and collect the wins.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blue and gold would then open with a nine-run fourth that started with a walk, an error and a bunt single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Mary\u2019s managed to get on board the second game only allowing their opponents to rally back in the second half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second game, starter Saidi Castillo (Kingsville, Texas) kept the Rattlers in check for six innings, allowing only one run on six hits while striking out nine. Throwing back-to-back strikeouts, Castillo finds herself with a 4-0 record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur team is capable of so much, we all believe we can make so many things happen for our program this season,\u201d Castillo said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Javelinas edged both games with high energy maintained in all innings, and are looking to continue with their well-earned success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Javelinas will play their first road conference doubleheader on Friday, when they visit Lawton, Okla., taking on the Cameron Aggies in doubleheader that will begin at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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