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Central Washington University Athletics

Serena
Jacob Thompson
6
Winner Central Washington CWU 1-7
4
Our Lady of the Lake OURLADY 4-1
Winner
Central Washington CWU
1-7
6
Final
4
Our Lady of the Lake OURLADY
4-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Central Washington CWU 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 10 0
Our Lady of the Lake OURLADY 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0

W: Ross, Olivia (1-0) L: A. Hernandez (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Six-Run Inning Propels Wildcats to First Victory

SAN ANTONIO – The Central Washington University softball team used a six-run sixth inning to secure the first win of the season in the concluding game of their season-opening trip to Texas.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
 
  • Final: Central Washington (6), Our Lady of the lake (4)
  • Records: CWU (1-7), OLLU (4-1)
  • Location: OLLU Softball Field, San Antonio, Texas

QUOTING HEAD COACH JOE DIPIETRO:

"We were disappointed in the way we approached our at-bats on the trip. We couldn't get a hit when we needed it. We'll work extensively on situational hitting when we get back. Looking forward to our home-opener in 10 days."
 
SCORING:
 
  • In the bottom of the second inning Kayla Dreese drew a walk which scored Marissa Bradley for the 1-0 lead for OLLU.
  • Later in the second inning Cassandra Valdez drilled a double to left field which was enough to score Celina Wilharm, Madison Garza, and Dreese for the 4-0 lead for the Saints.
  • In the top of the sixth inning Alyssa Benthagen put the 'Cats on the board when she hit a single to right field which would score Karsyn Decker, making it 4-1 OLLU.
  • TK Kai would cut the Saints lead in half when she singled to center field bringing home Reese Schimmel in the process making it 4-2 OLLU.
  • In the next at-bat Jillian Hampson would bring home Ashlee Laver with a single out to left field to make it 4-3 OLLU.
  • In her home state Serena Perez would tie it up in the next at-bat hitting a single to left field which would score Makenna King making it four apiece.
  • Laney Kaysner would put the 'Cats on top with a single to the pitcher which would score Kai making it 5-4 CWU.
  • The Saints pitcher would walk Decker which brought home Hampson to make it 6-4 in favor of the Wildcats.
 
PITCHING:
 
  • Olivia Ross pitched the full seven innings for the 'Cats allowing eight hits, four runs, and one walk while getting one strikeout against 31 batters.
  • Valdez started the game for OLLU lasting three innings allowing one hit and two walks while getting five strikeouts against 11 batters.
  • Valeria Vielma came in to relieve Valdez, pitching for two innings allowing three hits while getting one strikeout against eight batters.
  • Ava Hernandez pitched the final 0.1 innings allowing six hits, six runs, and two walks while getting one strikeout against 10 batters.
 
HITTING:
 
  • The Wildcats finished with 10 hits.
  • Benthagen, King, and Perez led the way with two hits apiece.
  • Kaysner, Schimmel, Kai, and Hampson all recorded one hit apiece.
  • Decker drew two walks while Kaysner and Kate Hopkins each drew one walk.
  • The Saints finished with eight hits with all eight hits belonging to different players.
 
UP NEXT:
 
  • The Wildcats will head back to Ellensburg for their home-opening series against the 24th-ranked NAIA program, the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers.
  • The Mountaineers come to town for a four-game series Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18.
  • First pitch is set for noon on Saturday and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday with game two for each day to start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one with all four games happening at Gary and Bobbi Frederick Field.
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