BELLINGHAM, Wash. -
Lauryn Bergevin homered for the first time in career in the first game of a double-header against Western Washington on Saturday afternoon.
Game One: NNU 12, WWU 0 (5 Innings)
It was all Nighthawks to start the day as
Ava Clark and
Jami Obringer led off the game with back-to-back walks.
Keana Bell was then hit by pitch to load the bases with no outs. After a first inning pitching change from the vikings,
Emma Bumatay recorded a two-RBI single to score Clark and Obringer.
After a fly out ended the top of the first, we saw the minimum number of batters until the top the of the third.
Jami Obringer singled and then stole second to tie the single-season stolen base record for the Nighthawks.
Emma Bumatay added another RBI to her total with a double to bring around Obringer. Bumatay took third on a fielder's choice that failed to get anyone out and
Lola Crosby singled to drive in Bumatay.
Lauryn Bergevin stepped up with Crosby at first and sent the second pitch of the at bat over the fence to record her first homer in her collegiate career.
NNU had another big inning in the fourth after
Annie Swanson drew a four-pitch walk and
Ava Clark worked a full-count walk.
Jami Obringer Singled to score Swanson from second.
Hailey Harris singled off a bunt that scored Clark and a
Lola Crosby sacrifice fly brought in Obringer and Bergevin drove in two more runs. After the Nighthawks batted around,
Annie Swanson reached on an error from the second baseman which scored Bergevin to put them up, 12-0.
Western Washignton was unable to score any runs before the end of the fifth inning.
Miah Lusk (W, 11-2) pitched 5.0 innings and only gave up one hit and had nine strikeouts in the win.
Jami Obringer,
Emma Bumatay, and
Lauryn Bergevin each recorded two hits while Obringer led all players with three runs scored.
Lauryn Bergevin had a career game going two-for-three with a homer and four RBIs.
Game Two: NNU 5, WWU 6 (10 Innings)
After a game that only went five innings, game two went into extras and lasted 10 innings.
The Vikings started hot, scoring four runs in two innings before NNU recorded a hit.
WWU held a 4-0 lead before
Annie Swanson cut into the lead with a one-out solo shot, the first of her collegiate career.
Heading into the top of the fourth, the Nighthawks trailed 4-1.
Emma Bumatay knocked a one-out single and
Hailey Harris singled up the middle to put two on, with one out.
Audrey McKibben came in to pinch run for Bumatay and
Lola Crosby reached on a fielder's choice that failed to get anyone out. With the bases loaded,
Lauryn Bergevin singled up the middle and advanced to second on the throw as both McKibben and Harris scored to make it a one-run game.
Jami Obringer led off the top of the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk before
Keana Bell and
Emma Bumatay flew out to center field. With the outs and runner on first,
Hailey Harrissingled which allowed Obringer to take third.
Molly Buckingham was put in to run for Harris and immediately stole second. On that steal attempt, WWU catcher, Maddie Pewitt attempted to back-pick Obringer at third but threw the ball into left field, allowing Obringer to score and tie the game at four.
Lola Crosby singled to score Buckingham and take a 5-4 lead.
With time running out for the Vikings, Rachel Traxler led off the sixth with a single and then took second ona ground out from Laila Carpenter. Payton Chacon grounded out but that advanced Traxler to third. The Nighthawks were an out away from taking a one-run lead into the final inning but Maleah Andrews singled to score Traxler and tie the game.
Neither team was able to take the lead in the seventh and the game would head into extras. With only one base runner off a Chacon walk that led to a stolen base, but nothing else.
Heading to the 10th, Bumatay was placed on second as the tie breaker for the Nighthawks but two fly outs and pop out would leave the go-ahead run at second. WWU's Pewitt worked a full-count walk to put runners at first and second. Hailey Kim laid down a sacrifice bunt and
Keana Bell played aggresive to get the force at third but Hadley Oylear beat the throw to load the bases without any outs.
With the winning run just 60 feet away for the Vikings, NNU had to play perfect. Nazli Chavez pinch hit for Traxler. Chavez worked a full count and drove the seventh pitch of the at bat into deep left field that hit the wall a few feet into fair territory, scoring Oylear and winning the game in walk-off fashion.
Riley McGee pitched 1.1 innings and gave up four runs, four hits, and walked one batter.
Hailey Harris relieved McGee and pitched 3.0 innings giving up three hits, no runs, and had two strike outs.
Miah Lusk (L, 11-3) came in and pitched 4.2 innings giving up two runs, on four hits, with two strikeouts.
Emma Bumatay and
Hailey Harris led the Night hawks with two hits while
Lauryn Bergevin had two RBIs.
NNU is now 24-15 overall and 5-7 in conference play. They will have next week off and will travel to Billings, Mont. for a four-game series against MSU-Billings, starting April 17.
