AUSTIN– Having played against the nation’s best on consecutive weekends, the UMHB softball team was well-prepared entering its ASC road series at Concordia (TX) on Friday and Saturday.
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UMHB softball shuts out No. 7 ETBU in game two of challenging road series
MARSHALL, Texas- In an unforgiving stretch of the conference schedule, facing Top 10 teams on consecutive weekends, the UMHB softball team showed few signs of fatigue.
Instead, the Crusaders went toe-to-toe with the nation’s seventh-ranked team, ETBU, on the road, and pulled out a shutout victory on Friday evening, finishing the weekend fourth in the ASC standings.
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With six teams in action this past week, here’s a look back on how the Crusaders fared, including short write-ups on Acrobatics & Tumbling, men’s and women’s tennis, and beach volleyball.
No. 25 UMHB softball defeats No. 4 Belhaven in game one, falls 2-1 in weekend series
BELTON, Texas-The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor softball team played host to No. 4 Belhaven University Friday evening in Belton. The Cru came into the series one game back of Belhaven in the standings.
DOWN GOES NO. 1! UMHB softball wins game two of doubleheader over top-ranked Texas Lutheran
BELTON- There are few things a team desires more than defeating the nation’s best. Especially when that team is unranked, as the UMHB softball team was entering Wednesday’s doubleheader against the No. 1-ranked Bulldogs of Texas Lutheran.
The Week in Review: Softball extends win streak to 10, Beach Volleyball looks ahead to home opener
Each Monday, we take a look back on the way the week unfolded for several UMHB teams, as the spring sports get underway. So here is a quick look at how each team in action this week fared. Combined, the Cru was 9-7 on the week.
The Weekend in Review: Softball sweeps series, men’s and women’s tennis pick up first victories of season
There was plenty that occurred this past weekend in UMHB athletics as baseball, softball, basketball, tennis all competed, and picked up victories early in the spring. We will recap it all for you in this quick weekend review. Be sure to follow our coverage on Twitter at @TrueToTheCru, and right here on the website, where we will have plenty of ASC Tournament basketball coverage this week.
A look back on the weekend: Acro & Tumbling and Baseball open seasons with victories, Women’s hoops remains unbeaten in ASC
As winter turns to spring, several of UMHB’s athletic programs have returned to action, or in the case of the nationally ranked basketball teams, are in the homestretch of their schedules, eyeing the postseason.
Photo Gallery: UMHB Softball vs. Southwestern University
BELTON- The UMHB softball team began its 2022 season on Sunday afternoon, splitting a doubleheader with Southwestern (TX) at Belton’s Dee Dillon Field.
The Cru took game one, edging the Pirates 2-1, behind five scoreless innings from starting pitcher Bayleigh Grogan. Grogan allowed just three hits and struck out three, while Elisabeth Paul paced UMHB at the plate, finishing 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Game two was pushed into extra innings, with the score knotted at zero, before Southwestern scored four runs in the top of the eighth. A Taylor Holman RBI single in the bottom of the inning brough Elissa Elliott across the plate, but the visiting Pirates held on for the win.
UMHB travels to Hardin-Simmons for a three-game series this weekend, beginning on Friday.
True To The Cru’s Russell Marwitz captured all the action in UMHB’s season-opening contests from field level. A collection of several of his photos can be found below:
Experienced in the circle and at the plate, UMHB softball carries high expectations into 2022
BELTON- Melissa Mojica is incredibly confident in her pitching staff entering the 2022 season, which will begin Saturday afternoon in Houston. And the second-year head coach has good reason to be.