SAN ANTONIO — Tess Soefje and Angelica Niño homered to back a strong start in the circle from Nicole Merrill as UTSA completed a series sweep of North Texas with a 5-1 win on Sunday afternoon at Roadrunner Field.
The Roadrunners (9-16, 3-0 C-USA) opened Conference USA action with a three-game sweep for the second time in the last three seasons.
Merrill went the distance as she allowed just one run on five hits with five walks and a season-high nine strikeouts. Chelsea Thomas, like Soefje, aided the offense with a pair of hits to help UTSA break open a close game with four runs in the bottom of the sixth.