Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
May 24, 2021 | 7:38 AM
(Seguin) – The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (32-4) are returning to the NCAA Division III Softball national finals and will play in defense of their 2019 national championship after defeating Emory & Henry (Va.) 10-2 in five innings Sunday for the Seguin, Texas Regional Championship.
TLU went a perfect 4-0 in the regional, played at the Bulldogs’ Ed Kruse Stadium (Morck Softball Field).
The top-seeded Bulldogs opened with a 21-3 win over No. 6 seed Cedar Crest (Pa.) on Friday, eliminated No. 3 seed Christopher Newport (Va.) 4-2 on Saturday afternoon, and defeated Emory & Henry 5-0 Saturday evening to advance to the regional championship.
-Tim Clark, TLU Sports Information
(Kerrville) – Rebecca Snow homered and then delivered a walk-off single in the seventh inning to bring a seventh consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Championship to the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs.
At Schreiner University’s Mountaineer Field, Snow and the Bulldogs prevailed 2-1 over Centenary College (La.) in the first championship game of the tournament. Centenary needed to defeat TLU twice on Monday to claim the conference championship. The Ladies advanced to the championship round with three wins in the weather-shortened tournament.
TLU improved to 28-4 overall and won its 20th consecutive game of the year.