March 28, 2017 Box Score
TURLOCK, Calif. - The Western Washington University softball opened its California road trip with a pair of losses in a non-conference doubleheader at Stanislaus State Tuesday evening at Warrior Softball Field.
The Vikings dropped the first game 3-0 in a pitcher's duel, and fell behind early and couldn't come back falling 10-4 in the nightcap.
WWU falls to 12-10 on the season and continues its 9-game California road trip Thursday with a neutral-site game vs. Sonoma State and will then play six games in the 2017 Tournament of Champions in Turlock.
GAME 1 // Stanislaus State 3, WWU 0 Box Score |
Freshman starting pitcher Anna Kasner allowed just 5 hits and 3 runs, with 8 strikeouts, but the Vikings were shut out 3-0 in the first game of the doubleheader.
Kasner and Stanislaus State starter Kylie Ragsdale were locked in a pitcher's duel with the game scoreless until the Warriors broke the game open with a 3-run 6th inning.
WWU was held to three hits, with the top three hitters in the lineup - Shearyna Labasan, Mackenzie Palmer, Makinlee Sellevold - each recording one hit.
Kasner was saddled with the tough-luck loss to fall to 6-4 on the season.
The Warriors scored the only runs of the game in the 6th inning, pushing across three runs off Kasner. First baseman Katelyn McDonald plated the game-winning RBI with a single to center field, and the Warriors would add a pair of insurance runs.
Stanislaus State 3, Western Washington 0 (Mar 28, 2017 at Turlock, CA)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington.. 000 000 0 - 0 3 3 (12-9)Stanislaus State.... 000 003 X - 3 5 0 (13-18)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington - Kasner and HughesStanislaus State - Ragsdale and QuiralteWin-Ragsdale (8-6) Loss-Kasner (6-4) T-1:39
GAME 2 // Stanislaus State 10, WWU 4 Box Score |
The Vikings fell behind early with Stanislaus scoring 5 runs in the first inning, and added 3 more runs in the 3rd inning to take an 8-1 lead, in the 10-4 defeat in the second game of the doubleheader.
WWU scored a pair of runs in the top of the 5th inning on a 2-run home run by Makinlee Sellevold, and added another run in the 6th inning, but couldn't pull any closer.
Sellevold (2-4) took the loss allowing 5 hits and 7 runs in 2.0+ innings. Shearyna Labasan came on in relief allowing 5 hits and 3 runs (0 ER) in 4.0 innings.
Stanislaus State's big first inning was highlighted by a two-out grand slam by third baseman Deja Guzman.
Stanislaus State 10, Western Washington 4 (Mar 28, 2017 at Turlock, CA)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington.. 010 021 0 - 4 6 3 (12-10)Stanislaus State.... 503 200 X - 10 10 1 (14-18)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington - Sellevold; Labasan (3) and RichardsStanislaus State - Stacy; Borst (6) and QuiralteWin-Stacy (2-2) Loss-Sellevold (2-4) T-2:04 A-51HR WWU - Sellevold (1)HR STAN - Guzman
Game Notes: Emily Benson was 0-for-3 with 4 walks in the doubleheader, giving her 49 walks to tie for 7th in the WWU record books...Benson has reached base safely via hit, walk or HBP in all 22 games this season...Makinlee Sellevold made her 60th career start in the circle (6th-most in WWU history)...after making only 2 errors over a 7-game stretch March 4-19, WWU has now made 12 errors over the last 4 games.
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