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Softball wins all four games at NWAACC Crossover Tourney
The Advocate
The Lady Saints softball squad went 4-0 at the NWAACC Crossover Tournament in Yakima, Wash., this past weekend.
The team improved to 18-4 overall and 3-1 in league play.
"We played four and we won four," said Head Coach Meadow McWhorter in excitement.
In game one on Saturday, the Saints played the Treasure Valley Community College Chukars. Freshman Kayla Anderson (7-1) with a 1.31 ERA, started things off with a bang throwing a complete game (seven innings), allowing only two hits in the 6-4 victory.
In the second game of the doubleheader, the Saints defeated the Olympic Community College Rangers 4-2. Sophomore Myranda Sawyer (4-2 with a 1.82 ERA) threw a complete game and allowed only four hits.
The Saints, who in the past have been told by the coaching staff to be more aggressive, came out in this past weekend with more self-assurance and got the job done. "We definitely played with more confidence with each game," said McWhorter.
Sunday produced the same results. The day started with the closest scoring affair of the tournament against the Bellevue Community College Bulldogs, with the Saints winning 3-2. Freshman Chelsea Schriber (6-1 with a 1.08 ERA) came prepared for the challenge. "She threw a fantastic game. She was ahead in the count, she was using all of her pitches. She got out of a lot of key situations. She just played 100 percent on and off the mound," said McWhorter on Schriber’s pitching performance.
The final game of the tournament was against the Walla Walla Community College Warriors and the Saints closed out the tournament with a 5-3 win. Freshman Amanda Livingston made her debut (1-0), throwing an impressive five innings for the Saints until she was relieved by Anderson who pitched the final two innings.
Unlike the first three games of the tournament, the Saints struggled early in the game and played with their backs against the wall. "In the Walla Walla game, we were down 3-0 in the fifth, and we had been struggling going with the outside pitch all game," said McWhorter.
According to McWhorter, her team wasn’t going to end the game without a fight. "Each hitter executed to generate the runs we needed. A definite high point for us was hitters coming in and having timely hitting," she said.
The team travels to play the Clackamas Community College Cougars in a doubleheader today starting at 3 p.m.
The Cougars are tied with the Lower Columbia Red Devils for first place in the South at 4-0. The Cougars overall record is 17-6.
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