ATHERTON, Calif. – Northwest Nazarene softball won 1-0 and 7-0 in their games against the Menlo College Oaks on Monday.
The Nighthawks are now 23-6 overall and 6-2 in the GNAC.
Game 1
The lone run of the game came in the second inning when
Kellcie Adams hit a sacrifice fly to score
Mari Kamemoto.
Emma Mulligan went 3-3 at the plate. This was Mulligan's second three-hit game of the year and fifth multi-hit games.
Keana Bell and
Emilie Hernandez each had two-hit games. Hernandez recorded the only extra-base hit of the game with a double in the top of the second inning.
Sidney Booth started in the circle for the Nighthawks and pitched 4.0 innings while striking out seven batters and allowing just one hit.
Mia Traylor pitched the final three innings of the game and earned her first save of the season.
Game 2
Emma Mulligan was an absolute highlight reel defensively for NNU. She made great backhanded plays in the third and fourth innings to prevent runners from reaching base. The Nighthawks earned their first hit of the game in the top of the fourth inning and Menlo earned their first hit in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Nighthawks scored most of their runs in the fifth inning of the game. They put together four hits and took advantage of three errors by the Oaks to score six runs. NNU added one more run in the top of the seventh after
Lauryn Bergevin hit a double and came around to score on a single from
Emma Bumatay.
Gina Skinner started in the circle and pitched the first 4.0 innings for the Nighthawks, allowing just one hit.
Lynsey Chiala made her first appearance of the season and pitched the final 3.0 innings of the game to earn her first save of the year.
On Deck
The Nighthawks next game is at home against the Wildcats of Central Washington on Friday, March 29
th.
