GAME ONE
GAME TWO
PORTLAND, Ore. - Sophomore Caitlin Relyea hit
two homeruns during the Lewis & Clark softball teams Northwest
Conference double-header against the George Fox Bruins on Saturday
afternoon at the Huston Sports Complex. Relyea's homeruns were not
enough to lift the Pioneers over the Bruins, who earned an 8-1 win
in the first game and an 8-6 victory in game two.
Prior to the start of the double-header the Pioneers honored
lone senior Jessica Mullins who was playing in her final home game
of her career. Mullins is a four-year letterwinner for the
Pioneers.
The loss drops the Pioneers to 3-34 on the season and 0-26 in
conference action. The Bruins improve to 11-27 overall and 5-21 in
conference.
In game one, George Fox scored first, plating two runs in
the top of the first inning with Serena Lee and Kerrianne Davidson
coming around to score.
Jamie Moon pulled the Pioneers within one run in the
Pioneer half of the inning, scoring on a Bruin error.
The Bruins responded with five runs in the second inning,
including a three-run homerun by Bethany Chriss. George Fox ended
the scoring in the top of the third inning with a solo homerun by
Taylor Whitmore to earn the 8-1 win.
In game two, once again took the lead in the first inning with
Lee coming in to score. The Pioneers took a 2-1 lead in the bottom
of the second inning with a solo homerun by Relyea over the fence
in center field. Michaela Satter came around to score the Pioneers
final run of the inning.
George Fox recaptured the lead in the top of the fourth inning,
scoring three runs for a 4-2 advantage. Two more Bruin runs came
around to score in the top of the following inning, putting George
Fox ahead 6-2. Nicole Renteria and Davidson accounted for two more
Bruin runs in the sixth inning.
The Pioneers earned three runs back in the bottom of the sixth
to cut the score to 8-5, beginning with a two-run homerun by
Relyea. Satter came around to score later in the inning on a double
by Gabby Castro.
Moon came in to score in the bottom of the seventh to pull the
Pioneers within two runs, but it would not be enough.
The Pioneers return to action on Sunday, April 25 at noon, when
they travel to Newberg to take on the Bruins in another set of
Northwest Conference contests.
