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
Freshman Cody Crowder’s single put runners on the corners, and an error on a sacrifice bunt scored Zapata. Trinity then threw an error trying to turn a double play to allow another runner to score, and Guin’s two-out single put 11-0.
During the fourth inning, Colby blasted four hits scoring three runs. Tanner Trusell, Wade Rush, and Bryce Meyers each scored on hits to the outfield.
Trailing 5-3 in the sixth inning, freshman Ashlin Roach and senior Brianna Williams doubled and singled to put runners on the corners and end the day for the Centenary starter, Haley Miller. Then, after a foul out, Matulis singled through the left side to make it a one-run game, scoring Roach. Next,
Adam Morgan came on in the 6th in relief of Eickhoff and cruised through the inning. However, the 7th inning was a different story. The Braves loaded the bases with no outs and then pushed a run across on an Inciarte one-out single. Joely Rodriguez then relieved Morgan and, after getting an out, gave up a two-run double to Markakis down the third base line that barely tipped the outreached glove of Maikel Franco. Rodriguez then walked Matt Adams to make the score 8-0 Atlanta. All three runs were charged to Morgan.
In the first game of the doubleheader Madi Perez, ‘17, (4-0) led the way. She tossed seven strong innings, allowing two runs and on five hits while walking just one Regal batter. Perez struck out more hitters than she allowed on base, totaling up seven strikeouts in the game.
The sixth inning was when everything changed, as the Boom sent 10 batters to the plate, and scored five runs, giving them a 7-0 lead. Matt Piatt notched two hits and RBIs in the inning, including his leadoff home run over the right center field wall. It was his first on the season. Brandon Sedell (Nova Southeastern), Hoover and Chris Townsend (Central Arkansas) set the table for the top of the lineup when each singled to load the bases. After a pitching change, Daniel Sweet cleared the bases, with a three RBI triple to left center field. Piatt drove his second RBI in the inning in with two outs and two on, with a line drive between the shortstop and third
With two down, an error and singles by Gillet, Smith and Ford scored the first run of the game in the top of the first. Texas Lutheran scored a pair in the bottom of the frame, but the Ladies answered right back in the second. Freshman Kylie Bradley singled to leadoff the inning and advanced to second on a bunt. Sexton and Moran followed with singles to tie the game.
The Bruins got the run back in its half of the third to take a 3-1 lead. Again, Meyer was involved in the scoring for Pacific in the fourth inning. With two out, Von Ferguson (Everett, Wash.) was hit by a pitch, who would later come around to score when Meyer doubled to centerfield. With George Fox holding a 3-2 lead, the Burins added to their lead with a run each in the fifth, sixth and eighth inning en route to the 6-2
With two outs in the second, Josh Watson singled through the left side, plating two and giving the TCU a 3-0 lead.
Perez and Pacific are idle until Saturday, Oct. 1 when they will travel to face Pacific Lutheran at 1 p.m. to begin Northwest Conference play. This is the 18th season that D3football.com has selected the Team of the Week, which honors
The play of the game came in the bottom half of the 12th inning and extended the game one more inning. After two of the first three Diamond Dawgs reached, Altamonte Springs coach Kevin Davidson decided to have McCarthy issue an intentional base-on-balls to Marshawn Taylor (Grambling State) that loaded the bases with one out. He then fanned pitcher Mathew Oset (Seminole State College) on three pitches. Devlin Granberg (Cisco Junior College) popped up down the right field line and Tyler Langley (Central Arkansas) made a diving catch to retire the side and allow the winning run to be scored in the next inning.
Game two started off promising for the Ladies when Sexton led off the game with a double and scored on a pair of sacrifices, but that was it for the Centenary offense – which managed only three hits in the game.
After Centenary tied game two at three, Dallas took advantage of a dropped popped up bunt. With one out and two on base, Jade Miller doubled to score the go-ahead run and put a pair in scoring position. Allie Driskill added an infield single that cleared the bases.
In the opening frame, Wake Forest jumped out to a 2-0 lead on back-to-back RBI singles from Ben Breazeale and Johnny
In the seventh, Kyle Davis led off with a double and went to third on Braden Zarbnisky's single to center. Jimmy Galusky's groundout plated Davis and Zarbnisky scored on Kevin Brophy's base hit, cutting the Terrapins lead to 4-3.