No. 12 Lady Roadrunners Sweep Paris to Earn First Conference Wins

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Angelina College’s Jordan Kisselburg drives a ball out of the park – one of her two homers – in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader against Paris College. The No. 12 Lady ‘Runners swept the Lady Dragons 8-0 and 11-1 at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)

That’s one way to break out of a slump.

The 12th-ranked Angelina College Lady Roadrunners – ranked as high as No. 8 nationally just weeks ago – broke out of a four-game losing streak to open conference play, rebounding in a big way with a doubleheader sweep of Paris College Saturday at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin.

Jordan Kisselburg homered twice in the first game, Lynsey Mitchell homered twice in the second – including a walk-off grand slam – and Kali Holcomb homered in each game to lead the Lady ‘Runners to 8-0 and 11-1 wins over the Lady Dragons.

Angelina College’s Lynsey Mitchell (12) takes a throw at first in time to nab Paris College runner Tahmia Beavers during Saturday’s doubleheader. Mitchell’s walkoff grand slam in the nightcap gave the No. 12 Lady Roadrunners an 8-0, 11-1 sweep at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)

Kisselburg went deep twice in the opener, blasting a three-run shot in the second inning and a two-run bomb in the third to finish with five RBI in the game. Holcomb added a two-run blast in the fourth to give AC a 7-0 lead, and Kaylee Parker capped with win with an RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to score Ashley Davis with the walk-off run in the 8-0 win.

The offense backed a solid performance from starting pitcher Whitney Howerton, who gave up only a third-inning double to Lady Dragon Shelby Little; in every other frame, Howerton was absolutely perfect, finishing with one strikeout as the Lady ‘Runner defense played flawlessly behind her.

In the nightcap, AC took a 1-0 lead on Kisselburg’s bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the first, opening the lead to 5-0 in the third on Parker’s RBI single, Kisselburg’s sacrifice fly and Mitchell’s two-run homer to centerfield.

Paris scored its only run of the day in the fourth inning, getting a sacrifice fly from Chassity Mendoza.

Holcomb answered the Paris run with a solo homer in the fourth to pad the Lady ‘Runner lead at 6-1. Lauren Garza added an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth to score Ashley Hallmark, who had doubled earlier.

In the bottom of the sixth, AC got a single from Shay Vegas, a walk to Parker and a single from Kisselburg to load the bases. Mitchell then banged her homer off the scoreboard to end the game in an 11-1 AC win.

The Lady Roadrunners travel to Navarro College on Wednesday. The doubleheader starts at 1 p.m. in Corsicana.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Angelina College pitcher Whitney Howerton delivers during Saturday’s doubleheader against Paris College. Howerton came within a single allowed hit of tossing a perfect game in the opener, and the No. 12 Lady ‘Runners swept the Lady Dragons 8-0 and 11-1 at Roadrunner Complex in Lufkin. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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