Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
MARSHALL, Texas — It didn’t take much for UMHB Softball to go from being in the thick of a one-run tournament game to eyeing a significantly more daunting four-run deficit. All it took, in fact, was one swing with two outs in the sixth inning on Thursday afternoon.
MARSHALL, Texas — Try as they might, the shots wouldn’t fall for Mary Hardin-Baylor through the second half on Saturday afternoon.
MARSHALL, Texas — Eli Beard had no intention of letting The Cru come up short on Friday afternoon, not after suffering back-to-back losses by a combined three points less than week prior.
MARSHALL, Texas — UMHB Volleyball’s legacy of success in ASC Tournament play added another chapter on Friday evening. The third-seeded Cru emerged victorious in a thrilling five-set victory over No. 2 seed Hardin-Simmons, advancing to Saturday’s tournament final.
ABILENE — Who knew two matches, played between the same two teams, a mere five days apart, could have such different outcomes.
ABILENE — Nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the postseason. Ben Allen and Barry Elkins have certainly reiterated that fact to their teams as the schedule turns from the regular season to the ASC Tournament.
MARSHALL, Texas—LeTourneau’s Maddie Flanery stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and swung at the first pitch she saw. With one out, she drove the pitch from UMHB starter Eileigh Whyte into the left center field gap in what proved to be the game’s biggest shift in momentum.
MARSHALL, Texas–For the second straight year, UMHB Softball dropped its opening-round ASC Tournament game, falling to Concordia, 4-1, on Thursday morning.
And just like last season, The Cru’s path to a tournament championship game appearance will run through the elimination bracket.
True To The Cru’s Riley Zayas is joined by UMHB head softball coach Melissa Mojica and cruathletics.com broadcaster Kyle Shipp on this preview podcast as UMHB Softball enters the ASC Championship Tournament, beginning Thursday morning.
MARSHALL, Texas–The 2024 season for the UMHB baseball team came to an end abruptly on Thursday in East Texas. After entering the tournament as the No. 3 seed, The Cru dropped games to Hardin-Simmons and McMurry, and became the first team eliminated from the six-team conference tournament.