Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ELLENSBURG, Wash. - The Central Washington University softball team fell to the Saint Martin's Saints in both games of Sunday's doubleheader.
 
QUOTING HEAD COACH JOE DIPIETRO
"We battled hard in both games today. I thought Payton pitched really well in game one. We needed a few people to step up when we had runners in scoring position and couldn't get them."
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
GAME 1:

• Final: Central Washington (1), Saint Martin's (2)
• Records: CWU (6-27, 4-15 GNAC), SMU (25-9, 10-4 GNAC)

 
GAME 2:

• Final: Central Washington (5), Saint Martin's (7)
• Records: CWU (6-28,4-16 GNAC), SMU (26-9,11-4 GNAC)
• Location: Gary & Bobbi Frederick Field, Ellensburg, Wash.

 
GAME 1:
 
SCORING:

• Ashley Goodale got the Saints on the board in top of the third inning when she flied out to left field, scoring Analise Griffiths on an RBI sacrifice fly.
• In the fourth inning, Serena Perez reached base on a shortstop's fielding error, allowing Karsyn Decker to score and put the Wildcats on the board.
• Griffiths doubled to left center in the seventh inning, scoring Schultz and giving SMU the lead, 2-1.

HITTING:

• The Wildcats were led by Karsyn Decker who had three hits, and one run scored.
• Gabi Casco and Serena Perez each had one hit.
• Casco had one walk.

PITCHING:

• Payton Kessler went the distance, pitching seven innings and giving up just one earned run on three hits, while striking out two and walking three across 28 batters faced.

 

GAME 2:
 
SCORING:

• Amanda Peterson singled to left field in the first inning, scoring Shelby Lawson and Heather Ebner, putting the Saints up early, 2-0.
• Kekai Schultz flied out to center field in the first inning, scoring Haley Agena on a RBI sacrifice flyout, 3-0.
• Mia Flores reached on a throwing error in the bottom of the first inning, scoring Gabi Casco and Jessica Reitz-Eaton, getting the 'Cats back into the game, 3-2.
• Lawson then singled to center field in the second inning, scoring Elissa Dewees and extending the lead for SMU, 4-2.
• In the bottom of the third inning, Serena Perez singled to left field, scoring Karsyn Decker and inching CWU back into the game, 4-3.
• Ebner hit a solo homerun in the fourth inning, extending the lead for SMU, 5-3.
• Ebner doubled to left center in the sixth inning, scoring Ava Heston and Analise Griffiths, 7-3.
• Flores singles to center field in the seventh inning, scoring Decker and bringing the Crimson and Black back into the game, 7-4.
• Perez singled to center field in the seventh inning, scoring Kayla Brusseau, 7-5.

HITTING:

• Serena Perez and Mia Flores led the Wildcats with two RBI's each, showcasing their offensive abilities.
• Karsyn Decker and Perez also led the 'Cats with two hits each.
• Gabi Casco and Flores had one hit each.

 
PITCHING:

• Ellie Gilbert pitched five innings, giving up seven runs on 12 hits and issuing one walk while facing 27 batters.
• Zoey Theophilus pitched one and two third innings, allowing no runs on one hit and recording one strikeout against six batters faced.
• Olivia Ross pitched one third innings as she faced one batter.

SERIES HISTORY:

• Central Washington leads the all-time series 96-62.
• These were the 68^th and 69^th games played in Ellensburg, Wash.

 
UP NEXT:
Your Wildcats host #11 Western Washington next weekend for a four-game set starting on Friday, April 18^th. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.  and senior day is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 19^th with first pitch at 1:00 p.m.