Lady Tigers roll over trinity

The Tigers moved to 4-0 

on the season by completing 

a sweep of Trinity University on Saturday. ETBU easily put game one away by a 

score of 7-0, but the Tigers 

played their closest game of 

the year by defeating Trinity, 4-3. Kelly Jo McLendon 

won game two for her first 

collegiate win at ETBU, and 

if this is any indication of 

how the freshman can maintain consistency in a heated 

environment, it will not be 

her last.

At the plate in game one, 

the team was led by Kelsey 

DeCarolis, who tallied four 

hits on the day, and Lacy 

Liles who hit a three-run home bomb. ETBU scored 

all seven runs in the fifth, ultimately closing the door on 

Trinity. The winning pitchers for the day were Tawny 

Hank in game one and Kelly 

Jo McLendon in game two. 

Hank went the full seven innings giving up only four hits 

and garnering four strikeouts.

Game two proved to be 

a bit more of a composure 

test for freshman pitcher 

Kelly Jo McLendon. It took 

extra innings for the sweep, 

but ETBU took the series. 

The game ended when Trinity pitching walked Maranda 

Westbrook with the bases 

loaded, allowing Mallory 

Westbrook to come in as the 

winning run. Trinity showed 

the Tigers their first sign of 

vulnerability by securing a 

two run lead that went into 

the fourth inning. ETBU 

scored a run in the fourth and 

tied the game in the sixth before winning in the eighth.

Shelby Parker started the 

game and went four innings 

for the no decision. She had 

six strikeouts and gave up 

three earned runs on four hits.

McLendon went the next four 

innings and recorded five 

strikeouts and had only two 

hits. She showed true promise by pitching out of a bases 

loaded jam with one out in 

the top of the eighth inning to 

get the win.