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Haley Ebner
6
Eastern Oregon EOU
9
Winner William Jessup WJU
Eastern Oregon EOU
6
Final
9
William Jessup WJU
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Eastern Oregon EOU 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 6 10 1
William Jessup WJU 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 9 10 2

W: Sarro, Brooke (1) L: Kazmierski, Ashton (1)

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Eastern Oregon EOU
11
Winner Simpson (Calif.) SU
Eastern Oregon EOU
3
Final
11
Simpson (Calif.) SU
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Eastern Oregon EOU 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Simpson (Calif.) SU 3 3 0 3 2 0 11 10 0

W: Wehunt, Sunshine (1) L: Lambert, Jessica (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Dakota Zellmer, Sport Information Intern

EOU Slips in Final Two Games of Simpson Triangular

REDMOND, Calif. – The Eastern Oregon softball team dropped its the final two games during the Simpson Triangular, 9-6 in eight innings to William Jessup and 11-3 to Simpson on Monday.

Game 1 | William Jessup 9, (RV) Eastern Oregon 6
The Mountaineers lost a close one against William Jessup to start the second day. In the first inning of the game, the Warriors scored their first run giving them a 1-0 start. In the fourth inning, the Mountaineers tallied three runs, the first coming off of junior third baseman Jordan Henley's first pitch home run, her first as a Mountaineer. Junior shortstop Ashley Kelly and sophomore outfielder Madison Parker scored as well during the fourth on a two-RBI single by senior Rayne Spencer.

The Warriors answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth to reclaim the lead 4-3, however, EOU continued to rally. In the top of the fifth, senior Hannah Rothwell scored on a bases-loaded walk by Kelly. Later that inning, sophomore outfielder Julie Hernandez scored the go-ahead run on an RBI ground out by senior Sarah Bonner to give the Mountaineers a 5-4 lead over William Jessup.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Warriors tied the game up with a single from sophomore outfielder Abbie Lewis, scoring junior infielder Taya Ruiz, eventually sending the game into extra innings. The Mountaineers scored the go-ahead run on an RBI single by freshman Haley Ebner to score Spencer from third to take the lead 6-5. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Warriors loaded the bases, and with two outs, senior outfielder Jena Ovens hit a walk-off grand slam, giving EOU their third loss of the season.

Sophomore Amanda Smith made the start, allowing four runs, three earned, in three innings pitched. Junior Ashton Kazmierski allowed four runs in 4.2 innings with four strikeouts. She threw four shutout innings to start in relief before the grand slam in the eighth. 
 
Game 2 | (RV) Simpson 11, (RV) Eastern Oregon 3

The Mountaineers came out with a hot start in their second game of the day, scoring three runs in the first inning. The first inning outburst was led by RBI's from senior second baseman Madison Barr, senior first baseman Shevan DeFreitas, and Rothwell as EOU tallied five-straight hits to start the game. The Mountaineers tallied seven hits throughout the game.

The Blue and Gold were unable to keep the momentum going the rest of the game, falling to Simpson 11-3 in six innings. Simpson was led by junior shortstop Courtney Clevenger and her perfect 4-for-4 day with three RBIs, as well as senior second-baseman Madison Wright, who went 2-for-3 with three walks and three runs scored. The Redhawks scored three runs in the first, second and fourth innings, followed by two more in the fifth. 

The Mountaineers will look for redemption against Simpson on Tuesday for their double-header in Redding, California. Games are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

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