FORT WORTH-- The Texas Wesleyan softball team (16-10, 10-6 SAC) split a DH against MACU (15-13, 4-8) on Saturday afternoon at Sycamore Park. The Lady Rams won game one 13-3 and lost game two 3-0.

In game one, TXWES used explosive offense and solid pitching to upend MACU. Kylie Summers crushed a lead-off homerun over the left field wall to give the Lady Rams a 1-0 lead. In the third inning the Lady Rams grasped control of the game with a six run inning. Brynna Foster hit a double through the left side to score Kylie Summers. Hailey Hernandez hit a single to score Brynna Foster and Izzy Valenzuela crushed a grand-slam to give TXWES a 7-1 lead heading into the fourth inning. 

In the fifth inning, Kylie Summers hit her second homerun of the game to extend the lead to 10-3. Rhea-Ann Avalos ended the game with a three-run homerun to make the score 13-3. Taylor Tubbs pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out four batters. Tubbs moves to 8-4 on the season. Kylie Summers went three for four with two homeruns and four RBI's. Rhea-Ann Avalos went two for four with three RBI's. Izzy Valenzuela went two for three, hitting a grand-slam and recording four RBI's. 

In game two, pitching and defense was a key factor in deciding the game. Through two innings of play, neither team was able to score a run. MACU scored three runs in the third innings. These were the only runs scored in the game.

TXWES was only able to record three hits. Dylann Kaderka moves to 8-6 on the season after pitching 7 innings, giving up four hits and three runs. Kaderka also recorded six strikeouts. TXWES will face OPSU in a four game series on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 in Goodwell, Oklahoma.