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Box Score 2 La Grande, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon softball team dropped a doubleheader to College of Idaho, 2-4 and 0-2, this afternoon at Peggy Anderson Field.
In the opener, Maestretti's homerun in the bottom of the 6th gave the Mountaineers (12-26, 3-18 CCC) a 2-0 lead.
The Yotes (26-21, 12-11 CCC) would tie the game in the top of the 7
th on a throwing error by Eastern, and hold the Mountaineers scoreless in the bottom of the 7
th to force extra innings.
C of I's Gabiola would homer in the 8
th inning with 1 on giving the Yotes a 4-2 lead. The Yotes would hold the Mountaineers scoreless in their final at bat giving the Yotes a 4-2 victory
College of Idaho's Paige Gabiola went 2 for 2 at the plate with 2 RBI's. Alexis Macias went 2 for 4 from the plate.
Eastern's
Stephanie Maestretti went 1 for 1 at the plate with 1 RBI while teammate
Alex Hillmick went 2 for 4 at the plate.
In the second game, the Yotes' Ashley Van Horne doubled to center field in the 6th inning scoring Hannah Johnson and Molly Mills. Van Horne's 2 RBI's would be the only runs in the game, as the Yotes would sweep the Mountaineers.
Hillmick went 1 for 3 at the plate for EOU while teammate
Gracie Flyg went 1 for 2.
The Mountaineers will be in action again this Friday and Saturday April 19
th and 20
th as they host Concordia and Northwest Christian. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday. Live stats will be available at EOUSports.com.