LONGVIEW – LeTourneau University's softball team salvaged the final game of a three-game series with McMurry Saturday, winning 4-3.
 
Emilee Anderson continued her hot hitting, and Jade Merrell won her first game as a YellowJacket in the circle as LETU evened its home record at 4-4 this season.
 
Anderson was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Merrell worked 5.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and a walk, recording three strikeouts. Bailey Richey picked up her second save of the year, allowing just one hit over the final 1.2 innings. Anderson had six hits in the series, with two multi-hit games. Merrell allowed two earned runs in 7.1 innings in the circle in the series.
 
McMurry (9-5, 5-4 American Southwest Conference) scored a run in each of the first two innings to take a 2-0 lead. LETU (5-6, 4-5) cut that in half in the bottom of the fourth when Callie Poore belted a double to center to score Mickenzie Murry.
 
The War Hawks scored again in the fifth on Emily Michki's single up the middle to make it 3-1. In the bottom half of the inning, Merrell had a bunt single that moved Lauren Wilking to third. Wilking scored on a throwing error to bring the Jackets within a run.
 
Anderson tied the game with a single that scored Merrell. Alysa Torres ripped a double to left center to score Anderson for the gamewinning run.
 
Murry went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Wilking was 1-for-1 with a walk. Torres and Poore both were 1-for-3 with RBI doubles.
 
The Jackets will play at Hardin-Simmons Friday and Saturday.