NAMPA, Idaho (Mar. 9) –
 
The Nighthawks found the scoreboard in the top of the first inning.  Anna Williams was hit by a pitch before stealing second.  She advanced to third on a passed ball, allowing an infield single from Brittany Genuardi to bring her home.
 
Theresa Moyle wasted no time getting the Wildcats some runs by blasting a two-run shot left center in the bottom of the third. 
 
Both offenses utilized the long ball for production.  Williams lifted a solo homerun for the Nighthawks in the top of the fifth, tying the game at 2-2.
 
Moyle wasn't done for the Wildcats.  She hit her second homerun of the contest, a solo blast, to center field for a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth.  Maddy Zerr stepped to the plate a batter later and made it back-to-back solo jacks for the Crimson and Black as they took a 4-2 advantage.
 
Cassidy Fifield wasn't about to let the Wildcats' lead stand.  She blasted a three-run bomb to center, putting the Nighthawks up 5-4.  Brittany Genuardi extended the lead with an RBI single to right.  Northwest Nazarene held a 6-4 lead going into the bottom of the sixth. 
 
Gracee Dwyer drew a pinch hit walk to lead off the bottom half of the sixth, she was then replaced by Paige Liikala.  Alycia Bannan strode to the plate as a pinch hitter and blasted a two-run shot to left, tying the game at 6-6 in a 14-pitch battle. 
 
Bethany Balucan singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Rachael Johnson.  Savannah Egbert hit an infield single, putting runners on the corners for Moyle.  For the third time in game one, Moyle went deep.  She crushed the offering to center for a three-run homerun, putting the Wildcats ahead 9-6. 
 
In the top of the seventh, the Nighthawks fought back once more.  Madi Strickler drove in one run with a single to center, before Ivy Hommel drove a pair in to tie the game with a single of her own. 
 
The Nighthawks continued to threaten in the seventh.  Kylie Orr came to the plate with a pair of runners aboard and two outs.  She laced a line drive to right field, eluding the glove of the right fielder and bringing home a pair.  Orr, however, failed to re-enter properly and was declared out, erasing the Nighthawks' runs. 
 
Kayla Smith reached on a dropped pop fly and was able to reach scoring position on the error.  Keegan Wise chopped a grounder back towards the circle, but the Nighthawks' first basewoman failed to keep in contact with the bag, allowing Wise to reach and putting runners on the corners.  After a foul out down the left field line Johnson slapped a grounder to short, where it was mishandled, allowing Smith to score from third for a 10-9 victory.
 
Moyle was just a grand slam away from a homerun cycle in game one.
 
Samantha Stanfield once again got the call for the Wildcats in the back end of the twin bill. 
 
Central Washington wasted no time getting their offense going.  Zerr drove in Moyle with a single for an early 1-0 lead.  The lead was snuffed out in the top of the second with a homerun from Genuardi.
 
Genuardi struck again for the Nighthawks, ripping a three-run shot to right center for a 4-1 lead.  The Nighthawks had a pair of runners aboard, with two outs, when Shelbie Martinez roped a line drive to left center.  Smith made a full extension running grab to end the inning and keep the deficit at just three.
 
A bases loaded walk to Dwyer pushed one across in the bottom of the third, but the Wildcats couldn't cash in any more runs.  Julia Reuble pinch hit with the bases loaded and two down, driving a ball deep to left field, but Williams was able to track it down on the warning track.
 
Moyle brought the Wildcats within one in the bottom of the fourth, singling home Johnson.  Zerr then drove in a pair, ripping a single back through box for a 5-4 lead.
 
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Egbert gave the Wildcats an insurance marker with a single up the middle to drive in Brown.  After Moyle was intentionally walked, for the second time, Alycia Bannan hit a sacrifice fly, followed by a single from Zerr to give the Wildcats an 8-4 lead. 
 
Taylor Williams worked out of a jam, ending the inning with a diving catch in right field from Wise to preserve the advantage. 
 
The Crimson and Black weren't done on offense.  Mikayla Kopacz blasted a two-run shot, driving in Liikala, for a 10-4 lead.
 
Central's pitching staff held the Nighthawks in check for the final four innings. 
 
Every batting order spot for the Wildcats produced at least one run, hit, or RBI in game four.
 
"Anytime you can sweep in the GNAC it is a special weekend," CWU Head Coach Mike Larabee said.  "To come down here against a good team and take all four, it's a great weekend.  We showed a lot of grit.  We managed to get nearly everyone in off the bench and some big hits from them.  They worked really hard and were rewarded for it."
 
The Wildcats are back in action on Saturday (Mar. 16) for a doubleheader at Western Washington.  First pitch is scheduled for noon.