Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The LeTourneau University split a doubleheader with Concordia University on Saturday afternoon in Austin. The YellowJackets lost to the Tornados, 5-4 in game one before picking up a 9-6 win in the nightcap.
 
In game one, LeTourneau had seven hits in the one-run loss to the Tornados. For the YellowJackets, senior Anna Winter went 2-for-2 with a run scored and freshman Courtney Matulis had two of the three RBIs. Concordia spread seven hits among seven-different players including a three-RBI triple by Alexis Lynn.
                                                                                                    
The YellowJackets jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the first inning. Sophomore Megan Hill started out the game with a double to the gap in left-center field. Then, three-straight one-out walks by LeTourneau plated the first run of the afternoon. An illegal pitch by Concordia stretched the lead to 2-0 for LeTourneau.
 
A bases clearing, three-RBI down the left-field line by Lynn put CTX in front by a 3-2 margin in the third. They added to their lead on a pair of two-out RBI singles in the fourth for a 5-2 lead. The YellowJackets mounted a comeback in the sixth when Matulis drove in a pair to cut the deficit to one, 5-4. Concordia starter Zalysa Perez retired the YellowJackets in order in the seventh to end the contest to improve to 8-9.
 
In game two, LeTourneau recorded a season-high 17 hits en route to the 9-6 win in the nightcap. Senior Anna Winter, sophomore Halee Pryor and freshman Whitney Judd each had three hits. Plus, Judd, Courtney Matulis and freshman Tessa Young each had two RBI to spark the attack. Senior Kelli Parton picked up the win, allowing 10 hits and six runs – two earned in the contest.
 
After scoring a run each in the first two innings for a 2-0 LeTourneau lead, Concordia cut the deficit to one with a solo home run in the third. LETU retaliated with a seven-run fourth inning as they sent 13 batters to the plate. The seven runs came on eight hits including a pair of two-RBI singles by Judd and Matulis. The Tornados cut into the lead with a five-run fifth inning and mounted a threat in the sixth against Parton and the YellowJackets. Parton and LeTourneau silenced the threat with back-to-back fly outs after the Tornados had loaded the bases with one out. A 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh by Parton sealed the win.
 
Next, LeTourneau will continue its season at the 2014 ASC Championship on Thursday, May 1 when they will face the No. 1 seed and host Texas-Tyler at Suddenlink Field.