March 7, 2010
Box Score
Box Score 
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Texas State dominated Sam Houston State this afternoon at Bobcat Field, beating the Bearkats 9-1 in six innings. Anna Hernandez led the attack by adding two more home runs to her resume and ending the Bearkats thoughts of a comeback. The Bobcats improve their overall record to 8-11, 5-1 in the SLC. The Bearkats loss drops them to 4-14, 0-6 in the SLC.
Texas State swept the series with Sam Houston State this weekend, keeping the Bearkats winless in conference play. The Bobcats came out strong in the first inning putting up four runs on SHSU in their first at-bat.
Hernandez and Chandler Hall posted back-to-back singles to give Texas State runners on first and second. After a passed ball, Hernandez advanced to third to put Texas State in scoring position. An RBI single by Haley Lemons, advanced Hernandez home and Hall to second. A ground out pushed Hall and Lemons a base each, before Hall scored at the plate on a wild pitch. Jenna Emery batted next, reaching first base on an error by the shortstop, which also saw Lemons score a run. Leah Boatright added to the Bobcats hitting spree with a double to left center, advancing Emery home and giving Texas State four runs on four hits in the first.
SHSU would not be held scoreless as Erin Burford hit a solo home run to left field to give the Bearkats their second hit and only run of the game.
McKenzie Baack gave the third inning life when she doubled to right center for her second of the season, driving in Hall on the play. The RBI double extended the Bobcats lead to 5-1.
In the fifth inning, Hernandez blasted the ball over the left field wall in the bottom of the fifth for her third homer of the season. But that was just a warm-up for the freshman second baseman, as she stepped to the plate again in the sixth inning. This time Hernandez connected with two runners on base sending the ball over the left field wall again to give Texas State three more runs and a 9-1 run-rule over SHSU.
Chandler Hall picked up her sixth win of the season after 5.1 innings in the circle. Hall struck out six batters, allowing just two hits and one run in the game. Texas State had three batters go 2-for-3 from the plate, but Hernandez went 3-for-4 with two homers, three runs and four RBI.
Morgan Mikulin took the loss for SHSU after 5.2 innings on the mound. Mikulin fanned six batters, but allowed 11 hits and seven earned runs on the day.
Texas State returns to Bobcat Field on Wednesday, March 10 at 6:00pm, when it hosts Baylor in non-conference play.
