The UTSA softball team was
swept in five games at the Marriot
Houston Invitational this past
weekend. The Roadrunners are
currently on an eight game losing
streak.

After two impressive wins
against UTEP (4-2) and Nebraska
(10-9) in UTSA’s opening weekend
at the Hotel Encanto Invitational
in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the
Roadrunners would drop the remaining
games of the tournament
against Penn State (4-8), New
Mexico State (7-28), and Colorado
State (1-5).

UTSA opened play in Houston
against Texas, ranked number
15 according to ESPN.com/ USA
Softball Division 1 poll, in what
would turn out to be a tight 2-3
loss for the Roadrunners. Sophomore
Caitlyn Ivy hit her first home
run of the season to put UTSA
ahead 2-0 in the top of the third inning.

Texas would respond by adding
their own 2-run home run in
the bottom of the third. The game
would stay tied until Longhorn
shortstop Alexis Bennett hit a solo
home run in the sixth to give UT
(11-0) a final 3-2 advantage good
enough for the win.

UTSA dropped the second
game of the tournament against
host Houston 13-3. The Cougars
(4-6), who played five games in 48
hours, would ultimately lose the final
game to Texas 11-4.

A pair of pitchers duels left the
Roadrunners winless on Saturday
against No. 18 Louisiana- Lafayette
(8-2) in a 1-3 loss, in addition
to the 2-3 heartbreaker dealt by
the Boilermakers of Purdue (3-7).
Purdue scored three first innings
runs on four hits and four UTSA
errors.

In the final game of the invitational,
the Roadrunners were
shut-out and limited to only one
hit against Big 12 opponent Iowa
State (6-5). The 0-9 loss was the result
of great pitching from the Cyclones.

Rachel Zabriskie and Lauren
Kennewell combined to throw
a one-hitter—Zabriskie threw
four innings of no-hit ball, tallying
seven strikeouts with zero walks.
Kennewell would finish the job allowing
only one hit in the fifth to
senior Krista Sitka.

Caitlyn Ivy leads UTSA (2-8)
with a batting average of .355
with eleven hits, six RBIs, and two
home runs. Danye Holmes is batting
.292 with three home runs
and seven RBIs.

UTSA was scheduled to travel
to Lubbock to play a two-game set
against Texas Tech (10-1) but the
games were cancelled due to inclement
weather.

The season’s first home games
will be during the UTSA Invitational
next weekend. That Invitational
will feature UC Riverside(2-6) and
North Texas (2-4).