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Gore settled in afterward, gave up no runs over his next three innings and finished the game giving up three runs off six hits in six innings of work with nine strikeouts.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Opposite Schlittler, Ray ended his first start of the year with a loss after allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Brundage combined with sophomore defender Brooklynn Sosa multiple times throughout the match, with Sosa constantly making attacking runs down the right.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Galloway runs down a fly ball to right-center field.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Steps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steps%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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