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Dustdevils Fall to Eagles in Doubleheader

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – The Dustdevils (5-13, 2-6) traveled up to Oklahoma to take on the Oklahoma Christian Eagles (10-6, 6-2) in a Lone Star Conference doubleheader on Saturday.

Game 1
Erika Cortez got the start on the mound for the Dustdevils in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The game was knotted at zero until the Eagles got on the board first with an RBI-single putting them up 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth.

Grace Anderson took a no-hitter to the top of the sixth inning when Victoria Espinoza tied the game at one with a solo home run. Kristin Maldonado and Kennedy Griego followed up with singles, but the Dustdevils did not bring another run across.

The Eagles walked it off in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single, giving them the 2-1 victory in game one.

Cortez finished the game with 6.1 innings pitched while allowing two runs on eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
 
Game 2
The Dustdevils looked to bounce back in game two of Saturday's doubleheader in Oklahoma, with Carla Arellano getting the start.

The Eagles got on the board first with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, before adding two more in the bottom of the second.

OCU extended their lead in the fourth, scoring five runs off a 3-run home run, an RBI single and an RBI double.

Arellano pitched 3.1 innings and allowed eight runs on 10 hits. Tessa Ramirez closed out the game for TAMIU pitching 0.2 innings and allowing two hits with one walk and one strikeout.

The Dustdevil offense was held to no hits in the game, Katelyn Luera reaching via a walk and Isabella Perez reaching via an error by the shortstop.

The Dustdevils finish the series tomorrow in Oklahoma City at 12 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Carla Arellano

#14 Carla Arellano

P
5' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
Erika Cortez

#5 Erika Cortez

P
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Kristin Maldonado

#8 Kristin Maldonado

OF/SS
Sophomore
R/R
Tessa Ramirez

#20 Tessa Ramirez

P
5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Victoria Espinoza

#21 Victoria Espinoza

OF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Kennedy Griego

#18 Kennedy Griego

3B
5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
Katelyn Luera

#3 Katelyn Luera

UTL
5' 2"
Freshman
L/R
Isabella Perez

#27 Isabella Perez

C
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Carla Arellano

#14 Carla Arellano

5' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Erika Cortez

#5 Erika Cortez

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
P
Kristin Maldonado

#8 Kristin Maldonado

Sophomore
R/R
OF/SS
Tessa Ramirez

#20 Tessa Ramirez

5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Victoria Espinoza

#21 Victoria Espinoza

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Kennedy Griego

#18 Kennedy Griego

5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
3B
Katelyn Luera

#3 Katelyn Luera

5' 2"
Freshman
L/R
UTL
Isabella Perez

#27 Isabella Perez

Freshman
R/R
C