North Texas Softball Looks Stunning In Green As They Demolish Florida Atlantic In First Home Series

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Green and White, our Legendary School Colors on display for a Grand Slam

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   3

Florida Atlantic 15-15

   7

 North Texas 16-6

Score By Periods

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Florida Atlantic	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	9	1
North Texas	2	0	0	0	5	0	X	7	9	1

Winner: Ashley Peters (9-3) Loser: Lynn Gardner (8-5)

UNT Softball Wins First Home Series

DENTON, Texas – Mean Green softball won their first home series of the season Sunday with a 7-3 win over Florida Atlantic at Lovelace Stadium. The offense led the way again finishing with seven runs on nine hits, and they looked spectacular in their Green and White uniforms.
 
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH RODNEY DELONG
"We hit a lot of hard balls today, I think we lined out three or four times. We felt good about it coming in though with the wind blowing the way it was. The kids had a good approach and did a good job. It was a good win for us and we wore colors that represented our school."
 
 
RECAP: 
 
The Mean Green (16-6) started the game hot once again with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Kalei Christensen homered in consecutive games for the second time this year to give UNT a 1-0 lead. Ashlyn Walker then extended the lead to 2-0 with an RBI double to bring Kailey Gamble home.
 
In the bottom of the fifth inning, UNT extended the lead to 7-0 when Gamble hit a grand slam and Mikayla Smith followed up with an RBI single. It was Gamble's first career grand slam and the first grand slam for the Mean Green since Rayna Lewis hit a grand slam against the University of Incarnate Word on February 26, 2021. Adler was there cheering his tail off for the Mean Green.

Then in Garbage Time...
 
The Owls cut the deficit to 7-2 in the top of the sixth when Sara Berthiaume knocked in the first run with an RBI single followed by an RBI double by Jalynn Ford.
 
Florida Atlantic added one more run in the top of the seventh inning before Skylar Savage stranded two runners to end the game.
 
Ashley Peters (9-3) started the game for North Texas and held the Owls to three hits in the first five scoreless innings before FAU strung together a couple of good at-bats. Peters pitched 5.1 innings and tied her career-high in strikeouts (8) as she picked up the win. Savage relieved her in the middle of the fifth inning and pitched 1.2 innings.
 
Gamble led UNT on offense going 1-for-2 at the plate and adding two runs, four RBI, one walk, and a grand slam.

The next home game is Friday, April 1st (yes, Aptil Fools Day) against UTEP at 6:00
 

[UNTLifer]

Took two of three from the Owls.  Lost the opener Friday night.  Guess what color we were wearing.

[ADLER]

5 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Took two of three from the Owls.  Lost the opener Friday night.  Guess what color we were wearing.

Yes, our bats went silent, we were shut out and we lost because we were wearing black, but the deciding game in the series was an annihilation of FAU wearing our beautiful Green and White. 

That Kailey Gamble Grand Slam was a thing of beauty. KABOOM!!!

Edited March 21, 2022 by ADLER