MONROE, La. – Tarleton State split the first day of the Best on the Bayou, just the second and third road games for the Purple and White thus far this season.
The Texans took a 4-2 win over Memphis to open the tournament and then fell to host ULM later in the afternoon 8-4 as Tarleton State moves to 12-6 on the season, the second-best record in the WAC.
Tarleton State 4 Memphis 2
Shelby Schultz earned her seventh start of the season and she continued to sit batters down as she struck out six and earned her fourth win of her career.
The first inning was quiet for both teams before Tarleton State made some noise in the top of the second and never looked back. JJ Duke launched her second long ball of her freshman campaign down the left field line, a solo shot to give the Texans the early 1-0 lead.
The Purple and White kept the Tigers at bay once again in the second before the Texans increased the lead in the top of the third.
Tristyn Trull, the shortstop from Decatur, Texas led off the top of the third and didn’t wait long to make an impact. Trull hit a no-doubter to dead center putting Tarleton State up 2-0 early on.
Once more the Tigers were held scoreless before the Purple and White added yet more runs to the then shutout.
In the top of the fourth with bases loaded, Trull once again was the hero hitting a single to left center scoring Austin Germain and Bella Hernandez and moving Haley Hughes to third to push it to a four-run lead 4-0.
Just like the first inning, the fifth was no different as both teams held each other scoreless before the Tigers finally cracked through and scored one in the bottom of the sixth. Neely Taylor singled to right field as Zoe Adebayo advanced to third and then scored on an error cutting the Texans lead to three making it 4-1.
With just three outs to go to secure their 12th win of the season, the Texans entered the bottom of the seventh, but the Tigers were going to do anything but lay down. After a fly out and strikeout of the first two Tigers, Adebayo took the Purple and White deep left center to cut Tarleton State’s original four-run lead in half, 4-2.
Just an out away, Taylor lined out to Trull and that was the ball game as the Texans secured their 12th win of the season to hold sole place of the second-best record in the WAC behind Grand Canyon (12-3).
For the Texans, head coach Mark Cumpian used a trio of arms in the Purple and White’s first action of the Best on the Bayou. Shelby Schultz earned her seventh start of the season and didn’t disappoint one bit as she went 4.1 IP and earned her fourth win of her career moving to 4-1 on the season. She gave up no runs on five hits and struck out six as she now has struck out 49 on the season. She also walked one Tiger. Gracie Riney took over for the left-handed rock slinger in the fifth inning and tossed just an inning as she gave up one run (unearned) on three hits and struck out a pair. Following a freshman start, Cumpian bookended things with a freshman in Sadie Beck. Beck earned her second save of her career as she went 1.2 IP. She gave up just one run (earned) on one hit as she struck out one and walked one as well.
For the Tigers, they used just a pair of arms in Rylee Dugar and Jericho Tate. Dugar earned the start as she took her third loss of the season to move to 3-3. She went 3.2 IP as she gave up all four of the Texans runs on eight hits as she walked three and struck out two. Tate went 3.1 IP as she gave up just two hits and struck out three.
Tarleton State 4 ULM 8
Middle innings and questionable calls doomed the Texans in their second game of Day 1 of the Best on the Bayou.
The first two innings went scoreless for both side before ULM scored in the bottom of the third and never looked back.
Meagan Brown singled to the shortstop in the bottom of the third as Carys Platt scored to make it 1-0. Morgan Brown then hit a sac fly to right field scoring Brooklin Lippert to push it to 2-0 Warhawks. Maryssa Zenzen double to center field as Hollie Thomas and Megan Brown scored to make it 4-0.
In the top of the fourth, Bella Hernandez took the home team deep with a two-run shot down the left field line to make it 4-2.
ULM then responded in the bottom half of the inning as Meagan Brown hit a bases clearing double to right center scoring three to push the lead to five, 7-2.
The bottom of the fifth saw the home team add their eighth and final run of the game as Lippert singled up the middle to make it 8-2.
In the top of the seventh with bases loaded, Kalyn Hill singled to right field as Alyssa Budisalovich and Hughes scored to make it 8-4, the final.
For the Texans, the crew from Stephenville once again used three different arms this time in Hannah Blincoe, Alexa Rehmeier and Kynlee Marquez. Blincoe went 2.2 IP as she earned the start and took the loss moving to 3-3 on the season. She gave up four runs (all earned) on three hits as she struck out two and walked three. Rehmeier then went just a third-of-an-inning as she gave up three runs (all earned) on no hits and walked three. Marquez tossed the final three innings as she gave up just one run (earned) on four hits and struck out one and walked two as well.
For the Warhawks, Victoria Abrams earned her third win of the season as she moves to 3-1 on the season. She gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits while she walked four and struck out three. Dakota Lake tossed the final inning and gave up just one hit and walked one as well.
The Texans return to action on Saturday for two more games as they will play Memphis at 10 a.m. followed by SEMO at 12:30 p.m. Tarleton State will be the home team in both contests.
There will be no stream this weekend for any games, but live stats will be available for the entire weekend. For the full 2025 schedule click here.
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