Softball | 3/19/2011 4:33:46 PM

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 [Game 1 box score] [Game 2 box score]

MONMOUTH, Ore. - Jessica Wood gave up just two unearned runs in the opener and Alex Hillmick followed with her first career shutout to lead Western Oregon to a doubleheader sweep of Central Washington on Saturday (Mar. 19).

The wins moved Western Oregon to 9-11 on the season and to 6-8 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The losses evened the Wildcats' record at 3-3 in conference and 5-6 overall.

Andrea Bailey went 6-for-7 with three runs scored and three RBI on the day. Ashley Worthey drove in six runs and had a hit in five of her seven at-bats.

Game 1
Jessica Wood pitched a complete game giving up two unearned runs and four hits to lift WOU over CWU 4-2 in game one.

Andrea Bailey went 3-for-3 in the game and helped the Wolves jump out to an early lead on 2010 GNAC Pitcher of the Year Lauren Hadenfeld. With one out in the third inning, Bailey doubled just inside the right field line to bring in Kelsie Didion.

Bailey then started Western Oregon's two-run rally in the fifth with an opposite field double. She would come in, along with Tierra-Lyn Cuba, on a two-out single by Ashley Worthey to put WOU in front 3-0.

That would be all Wood would need en route to earning her fifth win of the season. The Wolves outhit the Wildcats 9-4 while holding them without and extra base hit.

Game 2
Alex Hillmick allowed just four hits while inducing 15 groundball outs to earn her first career shutout in a 7-0 win. Meanwhile, the top of the Wolves' order provided the offense.

Andrea Bailey, Tierra-Lyn Cuba and Ashley Worthey went 7-for-11 with five runs and six RBI out of the top three spots in the order. Bailey and Worthey both added home runs. Kendra George also had a multi-hit game and a stolen base.

The Wolves got a run in the bottom of the first on an unearned run and then added two runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings. It was Bailey hitting her two-run homer in the third and Worthey did the same in the fifth. Worthey picked up two more RBI in the sixth on a bases loaded single.

For the second straight game, WOU held CWU to just four hits while it collected 11. The Wildcats also left just three runners on base.

Maria Gau (1-2) took the loss after giving up eight hits and five runs (four earned).

Next games
These teams will conclude their series tomorrow (Mar. 20) with another doubleheader beginning at 11:00 a.m.