Mean Green Defeats No. 11 Missouri
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/30/2011

DENTON, Texas (3/30/11) - The Mean Green softball team snapped Missouri's 24-game winning streak with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night at Lovelace Stadium. The No. 11 Tigers defeated North Texas, 4-1, in the first game of the doubleheader.

The Mean Green improves to 15-18 overall and hands Missouri (27-4) its fourth loss of the season. North Texas and Missouri are tied in the series, 1-1.

Behind four home runs, the North Texas offense exploded for nine runs in the second game of the doubleheader. Missouri jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but North Texas responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning and kept on adding to the lead the rest of the game.

Brittany Simmons picked up her eighth win of the season. She allowed two runs off eight hits in seven innings of work. After allowing two early runs, she held the 11th-ranked team scoreless for six straight innings.

The Mean Green handed Kristin Nottelmann her first loss of the season. She gave up nine runs off seven hits and is now 11-1 in 2011.

Megan Rupp led off the second game with her first triple of the season. Mallory Cantler brought her home with a sacrifice fly, scoring the Mean Green's first run. After a Caitlin Grimes single, Mariza Martinez hit her second home run of the day to put North Texas ahead, 3-1. She posted the Mean Green's only run in the opening loss.

Martinez led off the fourth inning with a walk. After Courtney Bradshaw advanced her to second with a sacrifice bunt, Lisa Johnson hit the Mean Green's second home run. It was Johnson's fifth home run of the season. Johnson also drew a walk in the game, setting the career walk record at North Texas. She surpasses Susan Waters with 62 career walks.

Cantler hit her team-leading sixth home run in the fifth inning, and Brooke Foster sealed the win with a three-run shot in the sixth inning. It was the freshman's first career home run.

Ashley Kirk (6-9) picked up the loss in the first game. She allowed three earned runs off six hits in seven innings of work. She struck out six batters.

Chelsea Thomas held the Mean Green to just one run off five hits. She struck out 11 Mean Green batters.

North Texas returns to action on Saturday, April 2 when the Mean Green faces to WKU on the road.

(03-30-2011 11:04 PM)MG61 Wrote:  Mean Green Defeats No. 11 Missouri
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/30/2011

DENTON, Texas (3/30/11) - The Mean Green softball team snapped Missouri's 24-game winning streak with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night at Lovelace Stadium. The No. 11 Tigers defeated North Texas, 4-1, in the first game of the doubleheader.

The Mean Green improves to 15-18 overall and hands Missouri (27-4) its fourth loss of the season. North Texas and Missouri are tied in the series, 1-1.

Behind four home runs, the North Texas offense exploded for nine runs in the second game of the doubleheader. Missouri jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but North Texas responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning and kept on adding to the lead the rest of the game.

Brittany Simmons picked up her eighth win of the season. She allowed two runs off eight hits in seven innings of work. After allowing two early runs, she held the 11th-ranked team scoreless for six straight innings.

The Mean Green handed Kristin Nottelmann her first loss of the season. She gave up nine runs off seven hits and is now 11-1 in 2011.

Megan Rupp led off the second game with her first triple of the season. Mallory Cantler brought her home with a sacrifice fly, scoring the Mean Green's first run. After a Caitlin Grimes single, Mariza Martinez hit her second home run of the day to put North Texas ahead, 3-1. She posted the Mean Green's only run in the opening loss.

Martinez led off the fourth inning with a walk. After Courtney Bradshaw advanced her to second with a sacrifice bunt, Lisa Johnson hit the Mean Green's second home run. It was Johnson's fifth home run of the season. Johnson also drew a walk in the game, setting the career walk record at North Texas. She surpasses Susan Waters with 62 career walks.

Cantler hit her team-leading sixth home run in the fifth inning, and Brooke Foster sealed the win with a three-run shot in the sixth inning. It was the freshman's first career home run.

Ashley Kirk (6-9) picked up the loss in the first game. She allowed three earned runs off six hits in seven innings of work. She struck out six batters.

Chelsea Thomas held the Mean Green to just one run off five hits. She struck out 11 Mean Green batters.

North Texas returns to action on Saturday, April 2 when the Mean Green faces to WKU on the road.

This is a great RPI win for the Conference and UNT. It also shows that many of the top 25 programs really have one good pitcher and the rest of the staff is questionable at best. The Mean Green have a few very good bats in the lineup as well and this will help you come SBC Tournamant time.

(03-30-2011 11:04 PM)MG61 Wrote:  Mean Green Defeats No. 11 Missouri
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/30/2011

DENTON, Texas (3/30/11) - The Mean Green softball team snapped Missouri's 24-game winning streak with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night at Lovelace Stadium. The No. 11 Tigers defeated North Texas, 4-1, in the first game of the doubleheader.

The Mean Green improves to 15-18 overall and hands Missouri (27-4) its fourth loss of the season. North Texas and Missouri are tied in the series, 1-1.

Behind four home runs, the North Texas offense exploded for nine runs in the second game of the doubleheader. Missouri jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but North Texas responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning and kept on adding to the lead the rest of the game.

Brittany Simmons picked up her eighth win of the season. She allowed two runs off eight hits in seven innings of work. After allowing two early runs, she held the 11th-ranked team scoreless for six straight innings.

The Mean Green handed Kristin Nottelmann her first loss of the season. She gave up nine runs off seven hits and is now 11-1 in 2011.

Megan Rupp led off the second game with her first triple of the season. Mallory Cantler brought her home with a sacrifice fly, scoring the Mean Green's first run. After a Caitlin Grimes single, Mariza Martinez hit her second home run of the day to put North Texas ahead, 3-1. She posted the Mean Green's only run in the opening loss.

Martinez led off the fourth inning with a walk. After Courtney Bradshaw advanced her to second with a sacrifice bunt, Lisa Johnson hit the Mean Green's second home run. It was Johnson's fifth home run of the season. Johnson also drew a walk in the game, setting the career walk record at North Texas. She surpasses Susan Waters with 62 career walks.

Cantler hit her team-leading sixth home run in the fifth inning, and Brooke Foster sealed the win with a three-run shot in the sixth inning. It was the freshman's first career home run.

Ashley Kirk (6-9) picked up the loss in the first game. She allowed three earned runs off six hits in seven innings of work. She struck out six batters.

Chelsea Thomas held the Mean Green to just one run off five hits. She struck out 11 Mean Green batters.

North Texas returns to action on Saturday, April 2 when the Mean Green faces to WKU on the road.

Cajuns, Baylor and Mizzou! You're building a bit of a resume'. Congrats!

Z

UNT softball team does it again
11:02 AM Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Brett Vito

Here's one from the land of "go figure."

The UNT softball team beats UTEP, Louisiana Tech and Mississippi just before the start of Sun Belt play, takes a game from national power Louisiana-Lafayette in the first week of the conference season and then splits with Big 12 power Baylor

One would think UNT is going to steam roll into the rest of the Sun Belt season, right?

Uhh,

Then UNT gets swept by Middle Tennessee and loses two of three to Florida International.

UNT is now right back where it started after pulling off a stunner last night and splitting with 11th-ranked Missouri. UNT won the second half of that doubleheader as well and snapped the Tigers' 24-game winning streak.

UNT had better go something with that momentum this time around. Big nonconference wins are great, but UNT is sitting at 2-7 in league play, one game out of last place.

UNT heads to Western Kentucky this weekend. The Hilltoppers are one of those teams in the Sun Belt with only one win in league play.

All those big wins show just how good UNT can be. It just has to handle its business in a few conference series to dig itself out of an early hole.

(03-31-2011 12:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  UNT softball team does it again
11:02 AM Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Brett Vito

Here's one from the land of "go figure."

The UNT softball team beats UTEP, Louisiana Tech and Mississippi just before the start of Sun Belt play, takes a game from national power Louisiana-Lafayette in the first week of the conference season and then splits with Big 12 power Baylor

One would think UNT is going to steam roll into the rest of the Sun Belt season, right?

Uhh,

Then UNT gets swept by Middle Tennessee and loses two of three to Florida International.

UNT is now right back where it started after pulling off a stunner last night and splitting with 11th-ranked Missouri. UNT won the second half of that doubleheader as well and snapped the Tigers' 24-game winning streak.

UNT had better go something with that momentum this time around. Big nonconference wins are great, but UNT is sitting at 2-7 in league play, one game out of last place.

UNT heads to Western Kentucky this weekend. The Hilltoppers are one of those teams in the Sun Belt with only one win in league play.

All those big wins show just how good UNT can be. It just has to handle its business in a few conference series to dig itself out of an early hole.

You guys are this close to being a contender... Once you stop with the inconsistency you will be right there. Looks like SAl might be on their way...We'll see in a few weeks.

Z

(03-31-2011 12:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  ...UNT gets swept by Middle Tennessee...

that continues to amaze and puzzle...

(04-02-2011 07:40 PM)SpaceRaider Wrote:  

(03-31-2011 12:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  ...UNT gets swept by Middle Tennessee...

that continues to amaze and puzzle...

Space you guys split with Sal today, right? Maybe MT softball is coming around???

Z

(04-02-2011 09:38 PM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(04-02-2011 07:40 PM)SpaceRaider Wrote:  

(03-31-2011 12:05 PM)MG61 Wrote:  ...UNT gets swept by Middle Tennessee...

that continues to amaze and puzzle...

Space you guys split with Sal to day, right? Maybe MT softball is coming around???

Z

maybe, but I would have to see more than what they've done to be convinced of that...