IRVINE, Calif. – Northwest Nazarene softball earned their first victory of the 2022 season with a 7-2 win over Sonoma State, finishing the Concordia Kickoff Classic with a split on the final day after a 2-1 loss to Hawaii Pacific.
How It Happened
- Game One was scoreless for the first four innings, with NNU starter Charlotte Forniss and HPU starter Taylor Thompson matching zeros on the scoreboard.
- NNU got on the board first in the top of the fifth, as Forniss helped her own cause with an RBI double to score Abigail Gagnon.
- HPU rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth, though, and took the game by that final score of 2-1.
- Game Two went back and forth to start, with NNU emerging with a 3-2 lead over Sonoma State after three innings.
- The Nighthawks broke the game open with four runs in the fifth, starting with a Madison Felter RBI single. Nicole Zuvela then drew a bases-loaded walk, Emma Mulligan hit a sacrifice fly, and Sidney Booth was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 7-2 Nighthawks.
- Booth took care of business from there in the circle, blanking SSU in the final two frames to preserve the win.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU moves to 1-4 on the season as they conclude their time in Irvine.
- In game one, Forniss went 5.2 innings and allowed just one run on three hits.
- The Nighthawks had four hits in the first game, with a different player recording each.
- In game two, Booth went the distance in the circle, tossing a complete game two-hitter with six strikeouts.
- Booth was also 2-3 from the plate with three RBI in game two, while Maia McNicoll and Mackenzie La Neve each had two hits as well.
- NNU didn't commit any errors in the second game, the first time through five games this year to do so.
Next Up
The Nighthawks will now head to Tucson, Arizona next weekend for the MSUB Desert Stinger. NNU opens the tournament with MSU Denver at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 11.
