AUSTIN, Texas - Tatum Quaker fired a four-hit shutout in the opener, while both Jalee McDonald and Brooke Cornelison turned in a two-hit ballgame, leading the way for the Texas Woman's University softball team (4-7, 3-3 Lone Star Conference) in a doubleheader split with St. Edward's (4-6, 1-5), winning the opener 4-0 before falling 3-0 in the finale. 

"I'm proud of how our team came out in the first game of the day," said head coach Amber Barker. "It was a complete team win. We struggled offensively in game two, but it was good to see our defense show up for both games, taking care of the routine plays and making some incredible defensive ones as well."

Cornelison's RBI single in the top of the second inning plated Taylor Goulet to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead, and two innings later Cornelison would reach on a fielder's choice that would again score Goulet to push TWU's lead to 2-0. 

Senior Tara Solomon provided insurance in the sixth with a two-run triple that set the game's score at its final margin, 4-0. 

Meanwhile, Quaker was stellar in the circle, not allowing a runner beyond second base and fanning five, walking one in her shutout. 

In the finale, TWU was held to two hits as the Hilltoppers returned the shutout favor from the opening game. Kelsie Briggs took the loss after surrendering a pair of runs on two hits in 1.2 innings of work, while Jalee McDonald was fantastic in relief, allowing one unearned run on two hits in 4.1 innings of work. 

The Pioneers conclude their weekend games with a 1 p.m. Sunday doubleheader at St. Mary's.