HOUSTON - The Prairie View A&M softball team wrapped up its regular season schedule on Friday, taking away a split at Texas Southern in Memorial Park.
 
The Lady Panthers took a 4-1 victory in the first game, then fell 5-0 in game two in rescheduled makeup games from back in March.
 
PVAMU, 4 - TSU, 1
The first game was a continuation from the doubleheaders scheduled on March 30, before the lightening and rain delay.  The game was postponed and the Lady Panthers held a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning.

The fourth frame opened on a miscue by the center fielder allowing  Bianca Cruz to reach first base, advancing to second on the throw.  Serena Antone followed with a double to center field scoring Cruz for the first touch across home plate.  Gabrielle Fonseca hit a two-run RBI to center field to take the 3-0 lead.


After a defensive change in the top of the sixth, Cruz singled up the middle to begin the base pad running for the Lady Panthers.  On a sac bunt by Antone Cruz advanced to third.  Fonseca brought Cruz in for her third RBI off of a single up the middle for the 4-0 lead.


TSU posted one run in the bottom of the sixth, but was unable to respond as both teams went scoreless in the seventh and PVAMU sealed game one's win.

Fonseca led the team going 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs.  Antone followed going 2-for-2 and one RBI.  . Crystal Castillo (10-3) took the win delivering eight strikeouts and only allowing six hits on 27 batters faced in all seven innings.


TSU, 5 - PVAMU 0

Texas Southern scored in the first, fourth and fifth innings to take game two and the sweep. 

The Lady Panthers did manage four hits in the contest.  Cameron Lavergne (1-for-3), Alyssa Garcia (1-for-2, Diavionne Dewalt (1-for-1) and Fonseca (1-for-2) all had hits, while Vanessa Castro delivered two strikeouts and allowed only four hits on 18 batters faced from the pitcher's mound.

Prairie View finished the regular season with another winning record of 28-15 the most wins in a season since 1989, and all them were against D-I opponents.  Vernon Bland is in his eighth season as the head coach that has had back-to-back to back 20 plus wins and has amassed four seasons all together with 20 plus wins.  

The Lady Panthers will compete in the SWAC Softball Tournament beginning on Wednesday, May 8 to defend their 2018 SWAC title. The team is set to play at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex in Montgomery, Ala. The defending Champions will enter the tournament as the #2 seed of the West Division and will face Alcorn State  the #3 seed of the East Division at noon on  Wednesday.