No. 3 Texas Lutheran Defeats Behrend Softball in NCAA Regionals
The No. 3 Texas Lutheran softball team scored 10 runs on eight hits to defeat Penn State Behrend 10-0 (5) in the first game of the 2026 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament on Thursday afternoon.
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | X | 10 | 8 | 1 |
SEGUIN, Texas – The No. 3 Texas Lutheran softball team scored 10 runs on eight hits to defeat Penn State Behrend 10-0 (5) in the first game of the 2026 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament on Thursday afternoon.
Score: No. 3 Texas Lutheran 10, Penn State Behrend 0 (5)
Records: Penn State Behrend (28-12), No. 3 Texas Lutheran (39-4)
Key Moments:
* Jordyn Joy allowed two hits for the shut-out victory, recording five strikeouts to improve to 12-1 for the Bulldogs
* Alexia Brown led off the first inning with hit on the first pitch from Joy
* The Lions tallied another hit in the third inning thanks to Julia Jones
* Texas Lutheran got on the board with two runs in the first with a bunt single by Caelee Clark
* She stole second and scored on a single to left field for a 1-0 lead
* Taylor Vannett made it 2-0 after getting walked and coming home on a sacrifice fly
* The Bulldogs added another run in the third before scoring seven runs with no outs in the bottom of the fourth
* Abby Tingley started in the circle, allowing four earned runs on six hits/
* Alyssa Tingley came in relief and pitched an inning
Up Next:
* The Lions will play in an elimination game tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. against either Huntingdon or Trinity (TX).