March 17, 2016 Game 1 - Box Score | Game 2 - Box Score
LACEY, Wash. - The Western Washington University softball team split a doubleheader Thursday afternoon in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action at the SMU Softball Field.
The Vikings defeated the Saints 2-1 in 10 innings in Game 1 and dropped the second game 3-1. The games were makeups for the rainouts from last Saturday.
WWU (11-9, 6-4 GNAC) has split each of its last four doubleheaders in conference play. SMU improves to 16-3 overall and 1-1 in GNAC play.
Sophomore Makinlee Sellevold (Everett, WA/Cascade) went 3-for-6 in the doubleheader at the plate and was the winning pitcher in the first game tossing a 10-inning complete game.
Sophomore Emily Benson (West Richland, WA/Kamiakin) went 3-for-8 with a home run (6th of the season) and junior second baseman Kali Patterson (Bonney Lake, WA) was also 3-for-8 with a run scored and RBI in the doubleheader.
The Vikings return to action this weekend hosting GNAC doubleheaders against Concordia (Saturday, 12 & 2 pm) and Western Oregon (Sunday, 12 & 2 pm).
Western Washington 2, Saint Martin's 1 (10 innings) //GAME 1
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The Vikings gave up a single run in the first inning, but that was all starting pitcher Makinlee Sellevold would allow in her complete-game victory in a 2-1 10-inning victory over the Saints.
SMU scored its only run on a single by Kim Nelson in the 1st inning, a play that eventually resulted in a 9-2-4 double play.
The Vikings tied the game in the 5th inning on a single up the middle by junior second baseman Kali Patterson. Sellevold led off the inning with a single up the middle, and pinch-runner Taylor Peacocke (Kenmore, WA/Inglemoor) moved to second on a sac bunt and scored on Patterson's single.
The game remained knotted through the 9th inning before the Vikings struck with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning. Patterson was placed on second to begin the inning due to the international tiebreaker rule. She moved to third base on a sac bunt by senior center fielder Arianna Barrio (Stanwood, WA/Lakewood) and scored on a sac fly by senior right fielder Alexie Levin (Everett, WA)
SMU threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th placing a runner on third base, but Sellevold got out of the jam to earn the complete-game victory to improve to 4-4 on the season.
The Vikings out-hit the Saints 10-4, led by multi-hit games from Sellevold (2-for-4), Patterson (2-for-5, R, RBI) and sophomore first baseman Emily Benson (2-for-5).
Western Washington 2, Saint Martin's 1 (Mar 17, 2016 at Lacey, WA) (Game 1)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington.. 000 010 000 1 - 2 10 2 (11-8, 6-3)Saint Martin's...... 100 000 000 0 - 1 4 2 (15-3, 0-1)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington - Sellevold and AmundsonSaint Martin's - Nelson and SchmaelingWin-Sellevold (4-4) Loss-Nelson (5-2) T-2:05Weather: Sunny with slight wind
Saint Martin's 3, Western Washington 1 //GAME 2
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The Vikings fell behind early and couldn't complete the sweep falling to Saint Martin's 3-1 in the second game.
The Saints scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning on run-scoring singles by Alyssa Slate and Mary Dettling. Both runs were unearned to WWU starter Shearyna Labasan (Mililani, HI/Maryknoll) after a leadoff error by third baseman Emma Blauser (Sr., Federal Way, WA/Todd Beamer)
SMU added another unearned run in the 4th inning when first baseman Emily Benson and Blauser committed back-to-back fielding errors.
Benson put the Vikings on the scoreboard in the top of the 7th inning with a 2-out home run down the left field line, her team-leading 6th longball of the season. It was the 13th home run of her career, moving sole possession of 5th place in the WWU career record books.
Labasan (7-3) was saddled with the tough-luck loss scattering 6 hits (all singles) in the complete-game effort. All 3 of her runs allowed were unearned.
Saint Martin's 3, Western Washington 1 (Mar 17, 2016 at Lacey, WA) (Game 2)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington.. 000 000 1 - 1 3 3 (11-9, 6-4)Saint Martin's...... 002 100 X - 3 6 0 (16-3, 1-1)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington - Labasan and AmundsonSaint Martin's - Williams and SchmaelingWin-Williams (6-1) Loss-Labasan (7-3) T-1:30 A-35HR WWU - Benson (6).Weather: Sunny with slight wind
