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Doubleheader Case Study

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The Pacific softball team split a doubleheader with No. 22 Linfield on Sunday, dropping game one, 9-8 and winning the nightcap, 6-0. In both games, Pacific had double-digit hits in back-to-back games with 12 and 13 hits, respectively for the first time on the season. In game one, five-different Boxers – Haley Kodama, Nicole Martinez, Katelyn Macatis-Smith, Trisha Snydar and Kaitlynn Donaca – had two hits; plus Hailey Miller had three RBI and Martinez drove in a pair. In game two, Montana Vaught and Donaca each had three hits to lead the Boxers. Plus, Vaught and Donaca accounted for five of the six RBI to complement a standout pitching performance by Erin Shick, who limited the Wildcats to four hits in the shutout. Pacific started the doubleheader with a 5-0 lead, scoring five times in the third inning for the early lead before the Wildcats came back with seven en route to an 9-8 win. …show more content…

Then, a RBI double by Macatis-Smith and a well placed bunt by Miller brought in another Boxer run to extend the lead to 4-0. Pacific added to its lead when Trisha Snydar singled in Miller to stretch the advantage to 5-0. Linfield scored three runs on three hits in the fourth inning, cutting the lead to 5-3. Then, they scored four on a grand slam by Makenna Clizer to take a 7-5 lead in the fifth inning. Facing a two-run deficit, Haley Kodama had a two out, RBI double in the sixth to cut the deficit to 7-6. Then, the Wildcats added to their lead with two more runs in its half of the sixth inning for 9-6. In the seventh, Miller hit a two-run home run to make it a one-run game with none out. A fly out, strike out and line out ended the comeback

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