Official Site of the Sun Belt · May 24, 2018
Softball Recaps and Scores - May 23-25
NISC Championship Round
Wednesday, May 23
Loyola Marymount 10, UTA 5
LOS ANGELES - Despite a hot start from UTA in a three-run first, it was Loyola Marymount that used its offense to power to a 10-5 win in the NISC Championship Round opener on Wednesday.
The Mavericks saw the end of their three-game postseason winning streak, falling to 30-27 for the season. UTA will move into the loser's bracket of the final-four tournament, playing an elimination game at 12 p.m. on Thursday against the loser of UC Riverside and Eastern Kentucky. The Lions (32-24-1) knocked 11 hits on the way to their double-digit run total, advancing into the winner's finale, also on Thursday.