GAME 1 | Prairie View A&M 8, South Dakota 4

COMMERCE, Texas --The Prairie View A&M Panthers fought back from down 4-2 in the fifth inning to beat the South Dakota Coyotes 8-4 Saturday.

Senior Cailin Massey (2-1) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Prairie View A&M (6-4). The right-hander went 4.1 shutout innings while giving up five hits, allowing one walk and striking out one.

At the plate, the Panthers were paced by freshman Kearstin Tinsley, who went 2-for-3 on the day with a walk and an RBI. Junior Mia Nunez put together a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Sophomore Reagan Green also helped out for Prairie View A&M, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Panthers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Prairie View A&M got an RBI single from Green, scoring Tinsley from third base.

The Coyotes failed to push any runs across before the Panthers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Sophomore Lainey Niederhofer came across to score the lone run of the inning for Prairie View A&M, which brought the Panthers lead to 2-0.

Prairie View A&M's lead had evaporated once the sixth inning arrived and turned into a 4-2 South Dakota advantage, when the Panthers re-gained control at 8-4. The Panthers bats heated up in the inning, scoring six runs, including a one-run double off the bat of Nunez. The score remained 8-4 for the rest of the game, as Prairie View A&M coasted to the win.

GAME NOTES

» Prairie View A&M's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed six runs across.
» The Panthers out-hit the Coyotes at a 10-7 clip.
» Tinsley stole three bases in Saturday's game.
» Prairie View A&M went 6-for-11 (.545) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 32 South Dakota hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out three.
» Tinsley led the Panthers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
» South Dakota was led offensively by sophomore Brooke Carey, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
» Freshman Campbell German led the Coyotes pitching staff, throwing one shutout inning.

GAME 2 | South Dakota 4, Prairie View A&M 1

COMMERCE, Texas --The Prairie View A&M Panthers put together a valiant effort on Saturday, but ultimately came up short, losing to the South Dakota Coyotes by the score of 4-1.

Senior Madalyne Martinez (3-2) got the ball to start for Prairie View A&M (6-5) and took the loss. Senior Halley Elizarraras was a bright spot for the Panthers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing three shutout innings, allowing one hit, with two walks and one strikeout.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 1-0, the Panthers first put runs on the board in the second inning. Prairie View A&M got an RBI single from senior Hannah Garza, scoring junior Dyani McKinley from second base. South Dakota then scored three times over the remaining five innings to break the tie and grab the 4-1 win.

GAME NOTES

» Prairie View A&M's highest-scoring inning was the second when it pushed one run across.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers limited South Dakota to just 2-for-12 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Prairie View A&M pitchers faced 34 South Dakota hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out two.
» Garza led the Panthers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with an RBI.
» South Dakota was led offensively by freshman Piper Ruhl, who went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
» Sophomore McKenna Young led the Coyotes pitching staff, throwing seven innings of one-run ball.