ELLENSBURG, Wash. (Apr. 20) –The Central Washington University softball team celebrated five seniors prior to their doubleheader against Saint Martin's University. The Wildcats offense was dominate in game one, taking it 11-0 in five innings. Game two belonged to the Saints as they took it 9-3. 
 
Prior to first pitch, Kayla Ellis, Kayla Smith, Bethany Balucan, Savannah Egbert and Rachael Johnson were celebrated.
 
"This is the first class I've been with for four years here at Central," CWU Head Coach Mike Larabee said. "They are incredible young ladies. It's been an absolute privilege to coach them. They are the heart and soul of our team right now. Not only great softball players, but they show great character and work ethic. They allow me to worry about the things I need to do and take care of the locker room.  Hopefully I get to continue to coach them through the end of May." 
 
Julia Reuble was the star of game one between the Wildcats (28-14, 19-5) and Saints (20-23, 10-14). Reuble hammered two home runs. The first came in the top of the first when. Maddy Zerr and Egbert were on base when Reuble swatted a three-run dinger over the left center field wall. 
 
The Wildcat offense was prolific in the second inning, plating five runs. The inning was punctuated by Reuble's second homer of the day. Reuble smashed this one over the center field fence, scoring Katie Kastning on the play. 
 
"Julia didn't get off to the start she wanted to, but she put in the work," Larabee said. "She's always been a great hitter. Julia went to work and her hard work is paying off." 
 
Egbert was another offensive standout in the first game for the Wildcats. She went 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored. Balucan helped the Wildcats add insurance in the fourth inning by ripping a double down the left field line that scored Smith and Kastning. 
 
Lexie Strasser (14-8) and Isabel Womack combined to keep the Saints scoreless in game one. Strasser pitched four innings, allowing just two hits and no earned runs. Strasser struck out two and faced just 15 batters in her outing. 
 
The Wildcats got in their own way in game two against the Saints. The Saints held a 3-1 lead entering the fourth inning. During the fourth inning, the Wildcats made four errors, aiding the Saints in scoring five runs. In total, the Wildcats made seven errors in game two. 
 
"Seven out of the nine runs they scored were unearned," Larabee said. "If we give them what they deserve, we win the ballgame 3-2. The old adage is that defense wins championships and offense wins games and we have a very good offense. We got to tighten up our defense if we want to get where we want to be." 
 
The Wildcats found some offense in game two. In the second inning, Egbert singled to center, scoring Sydney Brown. The Wildcats added another run in the fifth. Alycia Bannan singled to center, scoring Egbert. In their last chance at the plate, the Wildcats plated one run. It was Bannan who knocked a sacrifice fly into right field. Kastning used exceptional speed to score from second base on the play. 
 
The Wildcats travel to Oregon for the final weekend of regular-season Great Northwest Athletic Conference games. Next Saturday, the Wildcats take on Concordia (Ore.) in a doubleheader before taking on Western Oregon in a twin bill the next day.