HOUSTON, Texas. - - Despite three hits from junior leadoff batter Amanda Arnett (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) and home runs from three different players, the Ball State softball team suffered a pair of losses on the opening day of the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational hosted by the University of Houston at Cougar Softball Stadium.
Arnett earned two of the Cardinals’ (2-5) six hits in the 13-2 (5) setback to 24th-ranked Texas, while adding one of Ball State’s six hits in the nightcap, an 8-5 loss to Iowa State. Arnett ended the day as Ball State’s top batter on the season, with a .