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CONWAY, AR: The Texas Wesleyan University softball team (4-5) blasted Hannibal-LaGrange College (1-2) 16-2 before falling in a 2-1 nail-biter to Central Baptist University (8-3) in the second day of the Central Baptist February Meltdown Tournament.
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Kendall Kizer started things off in the game against Hannibal-LaGrange with a RBI groundout.Â
Amber Marlett made it 3-0 with a homer. The Trojans got on the board with a Danielle Stackhouse RBI single before a bases loaded walk made it 3-2.
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A pair of walks and a hit batter loaded the bases for the Lady Rams in the bottom of the second. A few more runs crossed the plate before a Marlett grand slam put a ten in the run column. The Trojans walked another run home before the inning ended, and Wesleyan took an 11-2 advantage. Â Â
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Chelsea Anderson home run added to the lead in the third inning, before aÂ
Kendall Kizer RBI double and another Anderson three run bomb made it a 16-2 lead. The Trojans could not make up any ground and the game ended after five due to the mercy rule.
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The game against Central Baptist was the exact opposite of the first. Marlett continued her massive offensive streak with a solo home run to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Jordan Jones got the Mustangs in the hit column in the second, but were turned away.
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Texas Wesleyan took a 1-0 lead in the sixth before a Haley Baugh home run tied the game. Joella Bayles led off the seventh with a double, and Tiffani Pledger came up with a walk off RBI single to take a 2-1 win for the Mustangs.
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The Lady Rams will start a series with Southwestern Assemblies of God University on Tuesday, February 25. The double header will start at 5:00 pm.