MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon softball team stayed hot and completed a four-game sweep of Central Washington on Saturday to open GNAC play with 8-5 and 4-2 wins at WOU Softball Field.
In the first game, the Wolves (10-13 overall, 4-0 GNAC) and Wildcats (2-16, 0-4) were tied 4-4 heading to the bottom of the fifth when
Lexi Carlos put WOU ahead with an RBI single to left.
Hope Bodak followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 6-4, Hommel added an RBI double to make it 7-4 and
Aaliyah Gaboriault drove in a run on a fielder's choice to make it 8-4 as the Wolves held on from there.
Kennedy Abbas picked up the win, going the distance while giving up three earned runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and two walks. The Wolves finished with eight hits by eight different players with
Victoria Zimmerman leading WOU at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI, two runs, two walks and a triple.
In game two, the Wolves got a game-tying two-run homer from
Brooklyn Schneidt in the fourth inning and a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth by
Kate Ronning to beat the Wildcats 4-2.
After tossing a three-hit shutout Friday,
Abby Stansbury was strong in the circle again - giving up an earned run on eight hits with no strikeouts or walks.
WOU hits the road next week to take on Western Washington starting noon Friday in Bellingham.
