Box Score AUSTIN, Texas – Texas A&M International closed play at the St. Edward's Softball Invitational on Sunday with a pair of games against Regis and Chadron State, splitting the showdown with a win and a loss.
Along the way, the Dustdevils (7-7, 0-0 Heartland) landed a pair onto the All-Tournament Team: Brittany Mussett and Kyndall Reaves. Mussett, a freshman catcher, and Reaves, a senior pitcher, went a combined 11-for-25 with three RBI over the four-game tournament.
On Sunday, TAMIU first floored Regis – for the second time in as many days – by a 3-0 scoreline. TAMIU downed Regis 14-0 over the two games. Sunday's second game saw Chadron State edge the Dustdevils, 3-2.
TAMIU will next travel to West Texas A&M to face the hosts in a doubleheader and then Cameron in a pair of doubleheaders on Feb. 21-22.
GAME 1: TAMIU 3, Regis 0
Mariena Gallardo blasted a home run to left center field in the fourth inning, snapping a scoreless game and starting a string of three straight innings with Dustdevil runs.
Chelsea Capello showed her might in the fifth inning, launching a solo homer down the left field line to double the Dustdevils lead and Cassie Garcia closed the game's scoring with a RBI single to plate Samantha Gutierrez.
Of the Dustdevils seven hits, no batter claimed more than one. Gonzalez, Capello, Cassandra De Leon, Mussett, Reaves, Garcia and Gallardo each reached base with a hit. De Leon and Reaves stroked doubles as their hits, and Parnin was hit by a pitch and later stole a base.
Gallardo (3-4) pitched to the victory, going seven innings with two strikeouts, two walks and just five hits allowed.
GAME 2: CSU 3, TAMIU 2 (8 innings)
Mussett began the scoring for the Dustdevils in the 11:15 a.m. game, belting a RBI single to right-center field and scoring Esme Gonzalez for an early lead.
The Dustdevils doubled the distance with a Parnin RBI single in the sixth inning, but it wouldn't keep the TAMIU victory in line.
Chadron State scored two in the sixth – both unearned – and one in the eighth inning walk off to victory.
Only Mussett hit safely multiple times, going 2-for-4 with a RBI. Four others reached once off hits.
Reaves started the game and went five innings with three strikeouts, a walk and five hits allowed, but Sarah Johnson (1-2) lost the game with 2 1/3 innings of work. She struck out two and walked two while allowing two hits.
