GAME ONE

GAME TWO

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Lewis & Clark softball team fell in back-to-back games to the Linfield Wildcats on Wednesday afternoon at the Huston Sports Complex in a Northwest Conference double-header. The Wildcats earned a 12-2 win in the first game, before defeating the Pioneers 14-3 in game two.

In game one, the Wildcats had accumulated a 10-0 advantage through four innings of action before the Pioneers were able to put anything on the scoreboard. Jessica Mullins began the scoring for the Pioneers, hammering her team-leading fifth home run of the season over the fence in left center. With the home run, Mullins also picked up junior Michaela Satter from second base, cutting the Wildcat lead to 10-2.

The Wildcats earned the two runs back in the top of the following inning for a 12-2 lead. The Pioneers were unable to get anything going in the bottom of the fifth inning, giving the Wildcats the victory after five complete innings.

The Pioneer bats got going early in the second game, jumping all over the Linfield pitcher and making solid contact. Down by two runs heading into the bottom of the first inning, the first three Pioneer batters made their way onto base before Jaimie Moon came around to score on a wild pitch.

Linfield extended its lead back to two runs in the top of the second inning, plating another run for a 3-1 advantage. A home run, a wild pitch and a single to left field in the top of the third inning allowed the Wildcats to pick up three more runs for a 6-1 lead.

Jess Mullins picked up her third and fourth RBIs of the day in the bottom of the third inning with a single to right center. The Mullins single brought Satter and Caroline DeVincenzi in to score to cut the Wildcat lead to 6-3.

The Wildcats would bunker down throughout the final four innings, allowing the Pioneers just two hits, while piling on eight unanswered runs for the 14-3 win.

The Pioneers return to the field on Saturday, April 17 when they take on the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash.