LA GRANDE, Ore. – Mountaineers Softball split day one of their series against Corban University. Eastern Oregon was tripped up in the opener, 5-4, before bouncing back with a 4-2 win in game two.
Game 1 – Corban 5, Eastern Oregon 4
How it Happened
• Timely hitting was key in the series opening win for the Warriors (17-23, 10-11 CCC) who escaped with the one-run win. Eastern (28-11 15-5 CCC) had the edge in hitting, 9-6.
• The Warriors also had two errors in the game, while EOU played a clean game. A two-run third inning and a three-run sixth lifted Corban to the slim series opening win.
• Getting the Warriors on the board and ending a scoreless game was a two-run homer in the third. EOU answered in the fourth with three runs scored to jump ahead by one, 3-2.
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Kayla Berg got Eastern on the board with an RBI groundout to score
Grace Gaither.
Haley Ebner then homered to left field to score
Karsyn Zaragoza and her, giving EOU a 3-2 edge.
• The final run of the game for the Mounties came in the fifth. Gaither singled to left , scoring
Hannah Tyree to put the Mounties up by two runs, 4-2.
• In the sixth frame, a pair of singles by the Warriors ultimately secured them the win. An RBI base hit scored a run to make it 4-3 before a two RBI single to right center gave Corban the 5-4 lead, which the team never surrendered.
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
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Grace Gaither hit 2-4 with one RBI and scored a run.
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Shelby Starr hit a perfect 2-2 in the game.
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Taylor Dow went 2-4 at the plate.
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Haley Ebner batted 1-3, with a home run and had two RBI.
• Starter
Amanda Smith (13-4) pitched 5.1 innings and struck out eight batters in the loss.
For the Warriors
• Paia'ala Wilcox-Molina Hit 2-3 with two RBI.
• Anastasia Iosia went 2-3 with an RBI and scored one run.
• Taylor Beasley was 1-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
• Holly Gonzales (8-8) pitched a complete game and had six strikeouts.
Game 2 – Eastern Oregon 4, Corban 2
How it Happened
• Game two was a low scoring fight and neither team had a clean game by any means. Corban outhit EOU, 9-5, and had two less errors with a 2-4 mark.
• Helping EOU secure the day one split was a three-run fourth inning. Outside of the fourth, neither team scored more than once.
• Corban got on the board in the second on an EOU error and two hits. An RBI double down the left field line scored an unearned Warriors run to make it 1-0.
• The score remained 1-0 until the fourth when EOU struck. A leadoff walk, followed by back-to-back walks loaded the bases and the Mounties made Corban pay.
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Haley Ebner played the role of hero as she smacked a double to left center. Her three RBI hit scored
Karsyn Zaragoza,
Grace Gaither, and
Taylor Dow.
• Leading 3-1, EOU held on this time around for the win. An RBI single from Gaither in the fifth scored their final run as her hit plated home
Hannah Tyree to make it a 4-1 game.
• The final Warriors runs came in the top of the seventh ultimately thanks to three errors by EOU. Despite the miscues, Eastern gave up just one run before closing out the game with the two-run victory.
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
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Haley Ebner hit 1-2 with three RBI and drew a walk.
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Grace Gaither batted 1-2, scoring a run and had an RBI.
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Mckenna Stallings (7-4) pitched a complete game and had two strikeouts in the win.
For the Warriors
• Karla Calderon batted 2-3 and scored one run.
• Taylor Beasley went 2-4 at the plate.
• Alise Olson (5-8) pitched three innings in the loss and had two strikeouts.
By the Numbers
5 - With the game two win, EOU snapped a five-game skid against Corban.
7 - Eastern drew seven walks in the game two win over the Warriors.
3 - The Mounties tallied a season best three stolen bases in game two.
10 - EOU racked up a season-high 10 strikeouts in the series opener against Corban.
Up Next
• EOU will wrap up the series against Corban Saturday, April 9. First pitch is set for 10 a.m. in game one, with game two set for a 12 p.m. start at Peggy Anderson Field.
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