The Rundown: The Concordia Eagles recorded their fourth straight shutout with two wins over Holy Names on the road on Tuesday.
Concordia 11 Holy Names 0 5 innings
By the Numbers: Grayson Harvey threw her fourth-straight shutout allowing three hits with eight K's. She improved to 11-0. Ryann Ferguson and Hannah Howell doubled and Charlotte Foster hit two home runs. Amy Eilefson also hit a bomb.
The Difference:Â Harvey has thrown 30-straight scoreless innings.Â
Critical Plays: Foster homered with two out in the first for CUI's first run. Howell doubled and scored in the second. Two singles and hit batter loaded them for CUI in the third. Two more singles plated five in the inning. Eilefson homered to start the fourth and Foster hit a three-run shot in the fifth.
Concordia 6, Holy Names 0
By the Numbers: Jasmin Dresser homered, and Foster, Eilefson, Hanna Miller, and Megan Feuerstein all doubled. Susana Gurney and BethAnn McCann combined on the shutout. CUI scored six runs on 12 hits, leaving seven on base.
The Difference:Â The Concordia pitching staff kept the count at zero until the Eagle offense got six runs in the sixth inning.
Critical Plays: In the sixth inning Foster doubled with one out, and Eilefson doubled to left to score her. Miller then doubled to score another, and Dresser homered to left to score two more. Nicole Chavez singled one home, and after Fuerestein doubled, she scored on a sac fly.
What it Means: Concordia improves to 21-2 and 5-1 in the PacWest.
"I am proud of our effort today, as our pitching was good and we swung our bats well," CUI head coach Crystal Rosenthal said. "It was an all-around team effort and good way to end our trip."
Up Next:Â The Eagles stay on the road, but just down the road, visiting former NAIA-foe Vanguard at 2 pm on Friday.