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Photos by John Tkebuchava/The Advocate
Softball splits doubleheader, now 3rd in Southern Region
The Advocate
The Mt Hood Saints softball team split a home doubleheader Tuesday with the Lower Columbia Red Devils.
The Saints are currently 3-1 and in third place behind Clackamas and Southwestern Oregon, who are tied for first with 5-1 records in the Southern Region. The Saints defeated the Red Devils in game one 9-8 but lost the second game 4-3.
In game one, the Saints started slowly, going scoreless in the first inning. In the second, freshman Maycee Abendschein walked and advanced to third base on a single by sophomore Alexis Cline, That hit started the Saint bats going and they picked up three runs.
Going into the seventh inning the Saints were down 8-6, but the Red Devils were unable to score in their half. The Saints scored two runs to even the game. In the eighth, it was a repeat no-hit performance for the Red Devils, while the Saints picking up a run in the bottom of the inning to squeak out the victory.
In game, two both teams started slow with a scoreless first inning, but the Saints picked up steam, putting up three runs in the second. The Red Devils, who seemed all but out of the game, remained scoreless until picking up a run in the fourth inning to bring the score to 3-1. But in the sixth inning, the Devils got their offense going, posting up three runs. The Saints were unable to come back in the bottom half of the inning and took the loss.
Over the weekend, the Saints swept games in a doubleheader with the Chemeketa Storm, their conference rival who currently hold an 0-6 record in the South.
In game one the Saints defeated the Storm 14-11 after huge offensive performances in the fifth and sixth innings, where the Saints racked up an impressive 11 runs (five in the fifth, six in the sixth). Game two went much the same way, with the Saints, winning 14-6.
The Saints were scheduled to play a doubleheader against the Clark Penguins Thursday away. Results were unavailable at press time.
The softball team is scheduled to play a doubleheader against Clackamas at noon Saturday in Oregon City, and then will return home for another doubleheader Wednesday at 3 p.m. against Southwestern Oregon.
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