Boxers Capitalize On Late Rallies In Twinbill Sweep Of Pirates
Game 1 Box Score |
Game 2 Box Score
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Pacific softball team used late rallies in both games to take down Whitworth 4-0 and 8-3 in Northwest Conference action on Saturday at Marks field.
The Boxers improved to 10-8 overall and 7-3 in the Northwest Conference. Whitworth dropped to 6-10 overall and 3-7 in the conference.
Megan Winans (Fr., Hood River, Ore.) and
Becca Moen (Jr., Gresham, Ore.) led the Boxers at the plate. Winans went 5 for 6 with four RBIs, while Moen went 5 for 7 with one RBI.
Marissa Reichard (Fr., Forest Grove, Ore.) picked up her fifth victory in the circle, shutting out the Pirates and holding them to just three hits.
Sara Aasness (Jr., Kirkland, Wash.) picked up the victory in the second game.
GAME 1 – Pacific 4, Whitworth 0
The first game proved to be a pitcher's dual between Reichard and Whitworth's Riley Fritz in the first four innings. The Boxers broke open the scoring in the fifth after Winans doubled to left field. Winans would steal third two batters later and scored on the catcher's throw to third that went passed the third baseman.
The Boxers added three more runs in the sixth inning to secure the victory. Moen led off the inning with a single up the middle. She would advance to second on the next play on a bunt from
Rachel Roberts (Fr., Oregon City, Ore.). Roberts was also safe at first. Reichard sacrifice bunted Moen and Roberts to second and third to put runners in scoring position.
Jessie Moore (Fr., Portland, Ore.) doubled to left field to score Moen and Roberts.
Maddie Collura (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) came into pinch run for Moore and scored on the next play after a single up the middle from Winans to cap the scoring for the Boxers.
Whitworth loaded the bases in their final chance to come back. Jamie Brunner singled to right field to start the inning. Heather Hesselgesser also singled. Both Brunner and Hesselgesser advanced on a wild pitch. Reichard walked the next batter to load the bases, but recorded the next three outs to take home the victory.
Reichard (5-0) recorded the victory in the circle, allowing no runs on three hits. She struck out eight and walked three. Fritz (5-2) took the loss for the Pirates. Moen led the Boxers with a 3 for 4 effort, while Winans went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Moore was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Roberts was 2 for 4.
GAME 2 – Pacific 8, Whitworth 3
The Pirates were on the board first in the second game, after their offense got to Pacific starter Aasness. Bailey Kasler led off the second inning with a home run over the left field wall. The next batter, Julia Johnson, also tagged one over the left field wall for back-to-back home runs.
Pacific tied the game up in the fourth inning. Reichard led off the inning with a single up the middle. She stole second and scored on a triple by Winans. Winans would score on the next play as
Kylee Yamamoto (Fr., Mililani, Hawaii) hit a sacrifice fly to right field.
An inning later, the Boxers would take the lead for the rest of the game. With one out, Moen doubled to left field and advanced to third on the throw.
Kaitlyn Shikada (So., Honolulu, Hawaii) scored on the play. Roberts singled to score Moen for the second run of the inning.
Whitworth came back within one in the bottom of the fifth, but wasn't enough as the Boxers capped the game with a four-run seventh inning. Moen and Roberts walked. The two advanced up a base on Reichard's ground ball to third base. Moore singled and scored Moen. Roberts and Moore would score on Winans double down the left field line. Winans later scored on Yamamoto's single to center field.
Once again the Pirates tried to comeback in the bottom of the seventh but Aasness held them back from producing a run.
Aasness (3-1) recorded the victory in the circle. She allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out three and walking two in seven innings of work. Taylor Gilbert (1-6) took the loss for the Pirates, allowing four runs on seven hits in five innings of work.
The Boxers pounded out 11 hits with a 3 for 3 effort from Winans, who tallied three RBIs. Moen went 2 for 3 with and RBI while Moore was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Yamamoto went 1 for 2 with two RBIs.
The Boxers will finish up their eastern Washington trip tomorrow as they play their final two games of their four-game series against Whitworth. First pitch is at noon.
