KERRVILLE, Texas – Howard Payne’s Katie Poerner went 5-for-7 from the plate in a , 2-1 and 6-2, double header sweep for the Lady Jackets over Schreiner University in conference action Wednesday afternoon.
In game one, the Lady Jackets got all of their offense in the sixth inning. After Howard Payne loaded the bases, an Amanda Gober single would give HPU a 2-0 lead scoring Tylene Middleton and Evangelina Tellez. Schreiner score one in the bottom of the seventh but the Lady Jackets would hold for the 2-1 victory.
Baillie Trumble got the complete game win for Howard Payne giving up one run on six hits and striking out four. Katie Poerner was 2-for-3 from the plate.
Game two was not as close as Howard Payne held a 5-0 lead after the top of the fifth. The Lady Jackets scored three in the opening frame and then added single runs in the second and fifth innings. Schreiner scored two in the bottom of the fifth. HPU then added a security run in the sixth to claim the 6-2 win and the double header sweep.
Haleigh Caraway recorded the complete game win giving up two runs on eight hits. Poerner again led the Lady Jackets going 3-for-4 at the plate. Jessica Morales and Caraway added two hits each.
Howard Payne now stands at 13-12 overall and 8-4 in ASC play. Schreiner falls to 3-23 overall. Howard Payne will have a non-conference double header with Southwestern University on Friday in Georgetown, Texas starting at 1:00 pm.
