Concordia Softball
Troy Makalena
3
Dixie State DX-SB 33-11
6
Winner Concordia, Irvine CUISB 32-11-2
Dixie State DX-SB
33-11
3
Final
6
Concordia, Irvine CUISB
32-11-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 3
Concordia, Irvine CUISB 2 2 0 0 2 0 X 6 10 1

W: Harvey, Grayson (16-4) L: Beardshear, Brooklyn (13-6) S: Quinn, Jordan (3)

3
Winner Dixie State DX-SB 34-11
1
Concordia, Irvine CUISB 31-13-2
Winner
Dixie State DX-SB
34-11
3
Final
1
Concordia, Irvine CUISB
31-13-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0
Concordia, Irvine CUISB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1

W: Barkwell, Alexis (9-1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Emily Duran

Concordia splits series with Trailblazers

Concordia capped off its four game series against Dixie State Saturday at Eagles Field with one win and a loss to end the weekend at a 2-2 tie.

The Eagle offense ran like a well oil machine in game one to forge the victory. The team laid down 10 hits with RBIs from four different players to take a 6-3 win.

Dixie State had two errors to start the bottom of the second to set the Eagles up to score. With Ryann Ferguson and McKinsey Thorpe on Alyssa Turner smoked a RBI single down the right field line. Then, Nicole Chavez laid down a picturesque bunt to sneak Thorpe through.

After holding the Trailblazers in their at bat, the Eagles returned to the attack. Lauren Rodriguez reached on an error and went to second on a wild pitch. Heather Nonora put down a bunt to push Rodriguez to third. Ferguson struck next with a RBI single to left center. Following Ferguson – Thorpe, Gjertsen and Turner consecutive singles for one more Eagle run.

Dixie State shrunk the Eagle lead to one in the third with five hits. Although the Trailblazers were close to catching Concordia, they never relinquished the lead.

In the fifth, the first baseman Amy Eilefson opened things up with a single up the middle. Then, Rodriguez roped a ball over the fence for a two run homer and 6-3 score.

Grayson Harvey grabbed her 16th win and threw five innings with five strikeouts. Jordan Quinn pitched two innings to seal the win and only allowed one hit.

In the final game of the series, both teams exemplified, yet again, why they sit at the top of the PacWest Conference standings. After battling for eight innings, the Trailblazers took the 3-1 win.

The Eagles struck first with one run on a sacrifice fly from Chavez. Dixie posted a run of their own in the third and the game remained 1-1 through seven. In the first extra inning, the Trailblazers broke the score open with two runs on three hits. The Eagles posed a threat in the bottom of the eighth with two runners on, but they were unable to convert them into runs. Dixie evened the series at two apiece with the 3-1 win.

BethAnn McCann through an impressive eight innings and struck out five Trailblazers.

The Eagles are currently fourth in the PacWest with a 17-9 record. Their next double header is Friday, April 21st at Eagles Field. The games begin at 2 p.m. 

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