Elish’s two-hitter lifts Texas to 3-0 win over Kansas

Miranda Elish dominated on the mound as the No. 11 Texas softball team took down Kansas 3-0 Friday night.

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Elish didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning as she tossed a two-hit shutout on the road at Arrocha Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. while striking out 10 Jayhawks — the eighth double-digit strikeout game she has had this season.

On the receiving end of the masterful pitching performance, catcher Mary Iakopo also starred in the batter’s box as she went 2-for-3 to help aid the Longhorns to the win. Iakopo is now 18-for-31 in the Longhorns last 11 games with 10 RBI.

Kaitlyn Washington had a two-run double in the fourth inning to give Elish (12-8) all the room she needed as Texas improved to 37-12 on the season, and 8-6 in Big 12 play.

K-Wash must have gotten tired of seeing zeroes on the scoreboard…great job @KaitlynBreann25! pic.twitter.com/cwxMM6dv0A

— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) April 26, 2019

Lauren Burke added an RBI double in the sixth inning for the third Longhorn run, scoring Elish who had reached via walk.

How to properly produce a RBI, courtesy of @lauren_burke5! pic.twitter.com/awpUpzIOb1

— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) April 26, 2019

MK Tedder went 2-for-3 with a run scored and Shannon Rhodes pitched in with a single and a run scored as well.

Remarkably, Texas has outscored its opponents 80-12 in the fourth inning of games this season, pushing across a staggering 30 percent of its runs during that frame.

Texas is back at it again today playing at Kansas at 2 p.m.

E3 | STRIKE THREE! And Texas is out of the jam! On to the fourth in Lawrence!

TEXAS 0, KU 0 pic.twitter.com/EREJBOH3en

— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) April 26, 2019

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