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Run-rule wins close out Senior Night
The Lady Wildcats varsity softball team picked up two district victories last week after defeating Pflugerville 17-5 on Tuesday and Pflugerville Connally 16-1 on Thursday.
The wins marked season sweeps of both the Panthers and Cougars.
PFLUGERVILLE
Elgin sophomore Averie Moreno had a breakout game and led all hitters, going 4-for-4 at the plate with six RBIs in the run-rule victory.
Senior Bianca Galindo started the scoring with a two-run home run, and Moreno added an RBI double to give Elgin an initial three-run lead.
Galindo, who leads the team with a .569 batting average and 10 home runs this season, was intentionally walked in the second inning. Elizabeth Anderson followed with an RBI single to add to the lead.
Anderson finished second on the team with four RBIs on three hits.
Moreno continued her strong performance with a two-run double, and a sacrifice fly from Miranda Herring made it 9-0 after just two innings.
Elgin added five more runs in the third inning on an RBI single from Anderson and a three-run home run from Moreno.
Moreno recorded her final RBI of the game on a single, while the last two runs scored on an error and an intentional walk.
Junior pitcher Katelyn Anderson picked up the win, throwing all five innings and allowing five runs on six hits with three strikeouts.
CONNALLY
Elgin’s second run-rule win of the week was secured during Senior Night after four innings. Moreno turned in another impressive showing, leading the team on 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
Katelyn Anderson got the start again in the circle and allowed just one run over the game with eight strikeouts.
The Cougars scored their lone run of the night on an error in the top of the second inning to briefly hold a 1-0 lead. However, Moreno quickly answered with a solo home run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game.
It was all Lady Cats from that point on as Elgin scored 15 unanswered runs.
The girls scored on two straight errors and an RBI single from Lexi Douglas to take a 5-1 lead in the third, setting up a massive 11-run fourth inning that ended the game.
Sarah Herring and Moreno opened the inning with back-to-back RBI doubles, followed by an RBI single from Anderson. Junior Grace Hagen added another RBI double. Elgin closed out the inning with a sacrifice fly and three straight singles from Herring, Moreno and Jaelyn Barker.
Elgin improved to 3-7 in district play and closed its season against East View after press time Tuesday.
