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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 8 Concordia University softball team received trouble from Eastern Oregon University, before sweeping the Mountaineers Saturday.

The Cavaliers (17-1)(8-0) remained unbeaten in Cascade Collegiate Conference play, but it was not easy against Eastern. Danielle Pulfrey (9-1) picked up both wins for CU.

EOU jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning and extended the margin to 5-1 after the second inning. Concordia would then score six unanswered runs to claim the victory.

After giving up three runs in the first inning and two in the second, two-time CCC player of the Week Renee Santos was replaced on the mound by this week's conference player of the week, Pulfrey.

Pulfrey, a senior, came in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the second and struck out the ensuing Eastern Oregon (9-9) (1-5) batter to end the inning. The Hillsboro, Ore. native went on a tear from there allowing no runs and only two hits the rest of the game.

Mallory Callahan recorded a two RBI single for the Cavaliers in the top of the six inning that gave CU its first lead of the game. Tina Garcia also had two RBI for Concordia, one in the second inning and one in the top of the fourth.

Jennifer McDonnell (8-8) was credited with the loss for Eastern Oregon. The freshman allowed two earned runs and six hits in seven innings on the mound. The Mountaineers left nine runners on base, while CU left seven. EOU committed four errors and Concordia and three.

McDonnell and Pulfrey each pitched all seven innings in the second game. McDonnell threw six of her 15 strikeouts in Game 2, and Pulfrey had five of her 14. McDonnell threw 251 pitches total for the day, throwing 149 strikes.

The second game was a pitching duel until Concordia scored the first run of the contest in the top of the fourth inning when Ali Paz scored after a Becca Gawlista single. Gawlista and Garcia each had doubles in the top of the sixth that drove in runs to give CU a 3-0 lead.

Eastern's Iris Woodhead scored after a Krista Kountz sacrifice bunt in the bottom half of the sixth inning. The Mountaineers left five runners on base in Game 2, and the Cavaliers left four. EOU had three errors, while Concordia had one.

The Cavaliers host Oregon Tech Friday in Portland with the first pitch of Game 1 scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon hosts the University of Great Falls Sunday at 11 a.m.