GAME ONE

GAME TWO

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Lewis & Clark softball team dropped a pair of Northwest Conference contests to the Pacific Boxers on Thursday evening at the Huston Sports Complex. Playing as the home team, the Boxers earned a 13-4 win in the first game of the evening, before capturing a 4-2 victory in the nightcap.

The loss drops the Pioneers to 3-21 on the season and 0-13 in NWC action. The Boxers are now 14-10 overall and 9-3 in conference play.

In game one, the Pioneers earned two runs in the top of the first inning. The first run came in after Jaimie Moon reached base with a lead off walk and found her way around the bases, first by stealing second and then moving to third on a sacrifice bunt by Michaela Satter. Moon came home on a Pacific pitching mistake, as Chelsey Chamberlain threw the ball away, allowing Moon to hustle home untouched. Sophomore Caroline DeVincenzi scored the second run of the inning with a solo shot over the left field fence.

The Boxers answered back in their half of the inning, scoring four runs on four hits. They then went on to score six runs in the next two innings, which included a five run second inning, taking a 10-2 advantage through three complete innings.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Pioneers earned two runs back, cutting the Boxer lead to 10-4 on a two-run home run by Satter. Satter's home run found its way over the left field wall, picking up Moon who had previously reached base on another lead-off walk.

Pacific loaded the bases a couple times in the bottom of the fifth inning, eventually going on to plate three runs to seal the win. Jordan Middledorf brought in two of the runs, singling down the right field line.

The nightcap began with the Boxers putting up four runs in the first two innings. Three of the Pacific runs came in the bottom of the first inning, with Chamberlain getting the scoring started with a two RBI single to center field. Chamberlain would come around to score moments later on another Boxer single.

The Pioneers cut the Boxer lead in half in the top of the fifth inning, putting together an all around offensive assault. With the bases loaded, the Boxers once again helped the Pioneers out, with the pitcher throwing a wild pitch that allowed Moon slide into home. Danielle Blechert knocked in the other Pioneer run, finding the gap in center field, allowing Satter to score from third.

Down 4-2, the Pioneers fought to come from behind through the next two innings, but would be unable to find any chinks in the Boxers armor.

The Pioneers return to action on Saturday, April 3 at noon when they host the Linfield Wildcats in a NWC double-header.