BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Central Washington University Softball Team suffered a pair of defeats on the road Friday to the Western Washington Vikings. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
 
SCORES:
 

• Game 1: Central Washington (2), Western Washington (11) (5 Inn.)
• Game 2: CWU (2), WWU (3)

 
RECORDS:
 

• CWU: (7-21, 1-5 GNAC)
• WWU: (16-11, 2-0 GNAC)

 
LOCATION:
 

• Viking Field (Bellingham, Wash.)

 
GAME 1:
 
SCORING:
 

• Maleah Andrews got WWU on the board in the first inning with a double to left center field which scored Payton Chacon to make it 1-0. 
• Laila Carpenter began a run in the second inning with a home run to left center field which scored Rachel Traxler followed by Chacon scoring on a wild pitch, then Emily McCutcheon singling down the left field line to score EmmaJoy Wise and Hailey Rath to make it 6-0 WWU.
• Still in the second, Haylee Kim reached on a fielding error by the second baseman which scored Olivia Matlock followed by McCutcheon scoring on a throwing error by the catcher to make it 8-0 WWU after two innings. 
• Kayle Brusseau put the 'Cats on the board in the third with a single to the shortstop which scored McKayla Cable to make it 8-1 WWU.
• The Vikings added on in the bottom of the third when Andrews tripled down the left field line to score Chacon followed by Andrews stealing home to make it 10-1 WWU.
• Jessica Reitz-Eaton sacrificed herself to the third baseman to score Izzy Vargas and make it 10-2 in favor of WWU.
• The Vikings wrapped up the game when Carpenter singled up the middle to score Kim and make it 11-2 in favor of the Vikings. 

 
HITTING:
 

• Cable, Brusseau, and Brooke Baker all had one hit each for the 'Cats.
• Brusseau and Reitz-Eaton each had an RBI.
• Vargas and Lizzy Turpen each drew two walks while Cable, Baker, Brusseau, and Jadyn Holdren all drew one walk. 
• Andrews and Carpenter led the Vikings with two hits each while Chacon, Matlock, McCutcheon, Kim, and Traxler all had one hit each. 
• Carpenter had three RBI while Andrews and McCutcheon each had two RBI.
• Chacon and Wise each drew two walks while Andrews and Rath each drew one. 

 
PITCHING:
 

• Reese Anderson pitched 1.2 innings allowing three hits, six runs, and four walks against 13 batters.
• Alex Flohr pitched the final 2.1 innings allowing six hits, five runs with three earned, two walks, and had a strikeout against 17 batters.
• Alanna Wirtala pitched the first three innings allowing three hits, one run, two walks, and had three strikeouts against 14 batters.
• Mac Ferguson pitched the final two innings allowing no hits, one run, and six walks against 11 batters.

 
GAME 2: 
 
SCORING:
 

• Andrews put the Vikings up in the second inning with a single to right field to score Traxler and Chayse Flick-Williams and make it 2-0 WWU.
• In the fourth inning the 'Cats got on the board when Vargas was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Cable and make it 2-1 WWU.
• Kasi Thomas tied it up in the sixth inning with a double down the left field line which scored Baker.
• The Vikings won it in walk off fashion in the seventh when Matlock sacrificed herself to the right fielder which scored Rath to give the Vikings the 3-2 win. 

 
HITTING:
 

• Cable and Thomas led the 'Cats with two hits each while Brusseau added one.
• Thomas and Vargas each had an RBI.
• Baker, Thomas, and Vargas all drew one walk.
• Traxler led the Vikings with two hits while Chacon, Andrews, and Rath all had one.
• Andrews had two RBI while Matlock had one.
• Seven different Vikings drew a walk each.

 
PITCHING:
 

• Zoey Theophilus pitched all 6.2 innings allowing five hits, three runs, seven walks, and earned two strikeouts against 32 batters.
• Evalyn Massena pitched the first 3.2 innings allowing four hits, one run, and one walk while striking out two fo 14 batters.
• Wirtala pitched the final 3.1 innings allowing one hit, one run, and two walks while striking out four of 14 batters.

 
SERIES HISTORY:
 

• WWU now leads the all-time series 93-78.
• The Vikings are on a six-game win-streak.
• The Vikings are 41-35 in Bellingham.

 
UP NEXT:
 

• The Wildcats and Vikings will meet tomorrow for another doubleheader at noon and 2:00 p.m. in Bellingham from Viking Field.