March 31, 2017 Box Score
TURLOCK, Calif. -- Junior catcher Carlie Richards went 2-for-2 with 3 RBI and sophomore starting pitcher Shearyna Labasan allowed only 2 hits over 4.0 scoreless innings to lead the Western Washington Vikings to a 12-0 victory in 5 innings over Academy of Art Friday afternoon at Pedretti Sports Complex in the Tournament of Champions.
Western scored a season-high 12 runs while snapping a five-game losing streak to improve to 13-11 on the season. AAU falls to 16-18 on the season.
Labasan (Mililani, HI/Maryknoll) improved to 5-2 on the season allowing only two baserunners in the game (both singles). She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs scored and 2 RBI.
Junior third baseman Makinlee Sellevold (Everett, WA/Cascade) went 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored and sophomore center fielder McKenna Mathis (Mesa, WA/Connell) was 2-for-2 with a double and 2 RBI.
The Vikings held a 3-0 lead through the first 3 innings, before an 8-run outburst in the top of the 4th inning put the game out of reach. Richards (Richland, WA/Kamiakin) got the scoring started with an 2-out infield single in the top of the 2nd and Mathis had a 2-out, 2-run double in the 3rd inning to extend the lead to 3-0. The Vikings sent 13 batters to the plate in the 8-run 4th frame.
Western continues play in the Tournament of Champions with one more game tonight playing San Francisco State at 7 pm.
WWU will play UC San Diego (11:30 am) and Holy Names (2 pm) tomorrow in the second of three days of the 26-team, 77-game Tournament of Champions.
Western Washington 12, Academy of Art 0 (03/31/17 at Turlock, CA)----------------------------------------------------------------------Western Washington.. 012 81 - 12 11 0 (13-11)Academy of Art...... 000 00 - 0 2 2 (16-18)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Western Washington - Labasan,Shearyna; VanRiper,Morgan(5) and Richards,Carlie.Academy of Art - Park, True; Peters, Alexa(4); Tablada, Katie(5) and Grant, Ryia.Win-Labasan,Shearyna(5-2) Loss-Park, True(2-10) T-1:31 A-57Weather: Sunny, clear
Game Notes: Carlie Richards and Makinlee Sellevold both extended their hitting streaks to 7 consecutive games...Sellevold has reached base safely in each of her last 14 games...WWU snapped a season-high 5-game losing streak...WWU is 5-2 in the 7 starts by Shearyna Labasan this season.
