STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Can you talk about a better home debut then ending it with a no-hitter? Kendall Daniel did just that in the 9-0 win over Mississippi Valley State, the first freshman since 1997 to do so.
 
She marks just the second freshman to ever toss a no-hitter in program history with the first being Caryn Holbrook who tossed the first perfect game in program history in just Tarleton's second year as a program on March 29, 1997, in Stephenville vs. Eastern New Mexico. It was a 14-0 (5) win.

"Kendall is getting back in the swing of things and is really doing a great job in the circle for us," said head coach Mark Cumpian. "I was glad to see her throw a no-hitter today. All her hard work is paying off."
 
Hannah Blincoe earned her second win of the season moving to 2-0 on the season in the Texans' 3-2 win over Buffalo. She earned her first win in the Texans' 5-2 victory over Idaho State on Friday night.
 
The Texans are now 14-1 in the past three Whataburger Invitationals.

"Overall I thought it was a good weekend for us," said Cumpian. "We are starting to get in the groove of things and that's all you can ask for this early in the season. I thought our pitchers did a better of job of pounding the zone with strikes this weekend which is big. Our hitters need to be a little more discipline in the box, but we will adjust next week as we head to Commerce."
 
Tarleton State 3 Buffalo 2
 
The Texans opened up their first of two games Sunday vs. Buffalo going up 1-0 in the first inning. Brady Rowland hit a sacrifice fly to left field scoring Jordan Dickerson who reached base with a single to center.
 
Buffalo responded in the top of the second with two runs off of a double from Alyssa Wasielewski.
 
The Texans tied things up at two in the bottom half of the third when Dickerson scored on a wild pitch.
 
Both offenses went cold until the bottom of the sixth when Tarleton State plated the go-ahead and eventual game-winning run. Hayden Fox pinch hit for fellow sophomore Hannah Reed and hit a sacrifice fly to right field scoring Tristyn Trull putting the Texans up 3-2. This marked Fox's first RBI of the season and second of her young career with the Purple and White.
 
Blincoe went the distance this time giving up two runs on five hits and striking out four. Her four strikeouts mark her new-season high in her first season as a Texan and matches her career-high that was set against Texas A&M on March 1, 2023, during her time with Houston.
 
Tarleton State 9 MVSU 0
 
Daniel was the star of the show in the Texans' final game of the 2024 Whataburger Invitational throwing her first collegiate no-hitter in her home debut at the Tarleton Softball Complex.
 
She faced just two batters over the minimum, walking two on the day. She also struck out two on the day. Her no-hitter comes just 22 months following her near-fatal car accident in April of her senior year of high school.
 
The Texans gave Daniel plenty of run support on the day, but she didn't need any of it.
 
Tarleton State got the scoring started early when Rowland singled to left scoring Kelci Hill and Kayla Wallace putting the Purple and White up 2-0. This marked the first of three times Wallace crossed the plate for the Texans.
 
In the bottom of the second the runs kept coming when Wallace blasted a sky-high three-run shot over the right field wall putting the Texans up 5-0. Wallace collected her first three RBI of the day driving in Dickerson and Ashlee LaRue.
 
Things were quiet for both teams in the third before the Texans put up a four spot in the bottom of the fourth putting the game in run-rule territory.
 
Wallace once again hit a homer over the right field wall, this time a line drive out of the Tarleton Softball Complex. She drove in Dickerson and LaRue once again collecting her fourth, fifth and sixth RBI of the day.
 
The final run for the Texans came from a sacrifice fly off the bat of Kalyn Hill, scoring her sister Kelci.
 
The Delta Devilettes' final hope to keep things going in the top of the fifth didn't go as planned as they were retired in order. The final out of the game was only fitting as it was a grounder back to Daniel in the circle who threw out the runner at first securing the no-hitter for the redshirt freshman.
 
The Texans will return to action next weekend as they will hit the road for five more matchups, this time at Texas A&M-Commerce. The Purple and White will compete in the Lion Invitational Friday-Sunday. Tarleton State will have matchups with Nebraska-Omaha, South Dakota and host, Texas A&M-Commerce. Nebraska-Omaha is the 2023 Summit League Champions.