If ya got nuttin else to do at 4PM CST, the North Texas vs #18 Baylor softball game can be viewed free.

LINK
http://www.meangreensports.com/liveEvent...EM_ID=1800

Mean Green Hosts No. 18 Baylor Today
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/16/2011

DENTON, Texas (3/16/11) -The North Texas softball team concludes its 18-game home stand with a doubleheader against No. 18 Baylor this afternoon at Lovelace Stadium at 4 p.m.

The Mean Green is 10-6 on its homestand with four of its six losses coming at the hands of ranked opponents. North Texas is 12-10 overall this season, while Baylor stands in at 23-3.

The Mean Green swept nationally-ranked Baylor last year on the road in doubleheader action. The Bears travel to Denton for a mid-week doubleheader and are ranked No. 18 in the most recent NFCA/USA Today Top 25 Poll. North Texas is 3-6 in the all-time series against Baylor. In last year's two wins, Mallory Cantler tied a school record with five RBI in the Mean Green's 11-3 five-inning run-rule opening win and then posted the game-winning hit in the 5-3 nightcap victory.

(03-16-2011 09:50 AM)MG61 Wrote:  If ya got nuttin else to do at 4PM CST, the North Texas vs #18 Baylor softball game can be viewed free.

LINK
http://www.meangreensports.com/liveEvent...EM_ID=1800

Mean Green Hosts No. 18 Baylor Today
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/16/2011

DENTON, Texas (3/16/11) -The North Texas softball team concludes its 18-game home stand with a doubleheader against No. 18 Baylor this afternoon at Lovelace Stadium at 4 p.m.

The Mean Green is 10-6 on its homestand with four of its six losses coming at the hands of ranked opponents. North Texas is 12-10 overall this season, while Baylor stands in at 23-3.

The Mean Green swept nationally-ranked Baylor last year on the road in doubleheader action. The Bears travel to Denton for a mid-week doubleheader and are ranked No. 18 in the most recent NFCA/USA Today Top 25 Poll. North Texas is 3-6 in the all-time series against Baylor. In last year's two wins, Mallory Cantler tied a school record with five RBI in the Mean Green's 11-3 five-inning run-rule opening win and then posted the game-winning hit in the 5-3 nightcap victory.

Good luck this evening.

Z

North Texas went 1-1. Lost game one 6-1, and won game two 9-8 in extra innings.

(03-16-2011 09:26 PM)Mean Green Matt Wrote:  North Texas went 1-1. Lost game one 6-1, and won game two 9-8 in extra innings.

Dude, 2-3 against Top 20 teams in the last week. Very nice!

Z

(03-16-2011 09:45 PM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(03-16-2011 09:26 PM)Mean Green Matt Wrote:  North Texas went 1-1. Lost game one 6-1, and won game two 9-8 in extra innings.

Dude, 2-3 against Top 20 teams in the last week. Very nice!

Z

Thanks Z. We've got a pretty fiesty team and they just don't back down .:odie:

Bradshaw Posts Game-Winning Hit
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/16/2011

DENTON, Texas (3/16/11) - Senior Courtney Bradshaw posted the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the North Texas softball team to a 9-8 victory against No. 18 Baylor on Wednesday night at Lovelace Stadium. North Texas lost the first game of the doubleheader, 6-1.

The Mean Green extends its overall record to 13-11, while Baylor stands at 24-4. The Bears lead the series versus North Texas, 7-4, but the Mean Green has won three of the last four. North Texas has defeated two nationally-ranked teams in the last four days.

With Baylor holding an 8-7 lead, Lisa Johnson reached base with a walk in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Mean Green. Lesley Hirsch advanced her to second with a bunt single. After Hayley Siebman pinch ran for Johnson, Bradshaw brought both runners home with a single to the gap in right centerfield. Hirsch beat the throw home to score the game-winning run.

Mallory Cantler gave North Texas a 4-0 lead in the third inning with a grand slam, the first of her career. She becomes the fourth player in school history to record a grand slam. Cantler went 2-for-5 in the game with four RBI. Bradshaw led off the inning with a single. She went 3-for-4 with two RBI.

Baylor quickly tied the game in the top of the fourth with four runs off three hits.

Bradshaw led off the bottom of the fourth with a single. After a Brooke Foster single and a sacrifice bunt by Megan Rupp, Monica Hirsch knocked in a run with an RBI single. Mariza Martinez brought home two more runs with a double to extend the Mean Green's lead to 7-4.

Baylor pecked away at the lead with solo runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh inning. An RBI single tied the game for the Bears in the seventh. Baylor took the lead in the top of the ninth with an RBI double.

Ashley Kirk (6-5) picked up the win in relief. She pitched four innings and allowed two runs off three hits. Brittany Simmons started the game, pitched five innings and allowed five runs off eight hits.

Kirk took the loss in the first game. She pitched only two innings and allowed four runs off six hits. Lauren Poole and Mallory Cantler both pitched in relief.

Whitney Canion pitched a complete game in the opening win for Baylor and allowed just one unearned run off five hits. She struck out eight Mean Green batters. She picked up her third loss of the season in the second game, allowing two runs off two hits in 2.2 innings of work.

After Baylor took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the first game, North Texas quickly scored the tying run off a Bears error. Baylor used three runs in the second and two more in the fifth to stay ahead of the Mean Green.

North Texas returns to action on Friday, March 18 when it faces Middle Tennessee on the road at 1 p.m.

(03-16-2011 11:08 PM)MG61 Wrote:  

(03-16-2011 09:45 PM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(03-16-2011 09:26 PM)Mean Green Matt Wrote:  North Texas went 1-1. Lost game one 6-1, and won game two 9-8 in extra innings.

Dude, 2-3 against Top 20 teams in the last week. Very nice!

Z

Thanks Z. We've got a pretty fiesty team and they just don't back down .:odie:

Its been coming all along. Whether its football or softball the conference needs to be competitive with the elites. It ought to be a great tourney in Lafayette in May!

Z

(03-17-2011 07:17 AM)zeebart21 Wrote:  Its been coming all along. Whether its football or softball the conference needs to be competitive with the elites. It ought to be a great tourney in Lafayette in May!

Z

Does the tournament use double elimination format?