Covering UMHB Athletics and the stories behind the score
MARSHALL, Texas — The day before her team took the field for its ASC Tournament opener, UMHB head softball coach Melissa Mojica was asked about her pitching staff. Six different pitchers recorded at least five starts in the regular season, and four threw 45.0 innings or more, neither stat being especially common when it comes to a softball pitching staff.
MARSHALL, Texas — In a sport with a 40-game regular season, it is incredibly rare to go seven days without playing a game, much less 12. But that is the situation UMHB Softball has found itself in over the last two weeks, its regular season slate entirely wrapped up, and a weekend of anticipation at the ASC Tournament waiting ahead.
CLAREMONT, Calif. — Breanna Taylor remembers the conversation well. UMHB head tennis coach Daniel White had gathered Taylor and her women’s tennis teammates together at the start of the spring semester to talk about the months that lay ahead.
BELTON — After turning to the Division I ranks for its men’s basketball head coach last spring, Mary Hardin-Baylor has tabbed another former Division I coach to lead the women’s basketball program into the future.
HEWITT, Texas — After leading UMHB’s indoor volleyball program since 2019 and starting the beach volleyball program in 2022, Mark Pryor is heading half an hour north to lead Midway High School’s volleyball program.
It’s a new week in Cru Country, and there’s plenty to watch for as April gets going. This Monday morning breakdown is intended to do just that, highlighting some of the notable moments and accomplishments from the previous seven days, while giving a look ahead at what is upcoming for UMHB Athletics.
BELTON — Addy Todd broke for third base, then turned the corner and headed home in perhaps the most memorable play of Monday’s doubleheader.
It’s a new week in Cru Country, and there’s plenty to keep an eye on. This Monday morning breakdown is intended to do just that, highlighting some of the notable moments and accomplishments from the previous seven days, while giving a look ahead at what is upcoming for UMHB Athletics.
BELTON — Mary Hardin-Baylor has parted ways with head women’s basketball coach Katie Novak-Lenoir after three seasons, True To The Cru has learned.
ABILENE — The shot was good from the moment it left Karlee Cronk’s hands.