McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Taking on the 16th-ranked team in the nation, the Puget Sound Loggers couldn't muster enough offense to upset the Linfield Wildcats, falling 7-2 and 12-0 in a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader on Sunday in McMinnville, Ore.

After a scoreless first inning, the 'Cats struck first with three runs in the bottom of the second to take the initial lead.  After one more Linfield run in the third and two more in the fourth, the Loggers finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth when Erika Hayes (Edmonds, Wash./Edmonds-Woodway) singled down the right field line to score Briana Huber (Chico, Calif.).

Linfield picked up another run in the fifth to pull ahead by six runs, 7-1, but the Loggers got the final run as Katy Appleby (Westminster, Colo./Standley Lake) scored following a Linfield error that allowed Carolyn Moore (Seattle, Wash./Holy Names) to reach base.

In the nightcap, the nationally-ranked Wildcats blew the game open right away, putting nine runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth and the Loggers just couldn't get the offense to produce.  Linfield added two more in the third and one more in the fourth as the 'Cats invoked the eight-run rule to take the 12-0 victory in five innings.  

Sophomore Megan Janes (Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe) was the only Logger with multiple hits on the day, going two-for-seven in the doubleheader.

The Loggers will head to Spokane this weekend for four-games at Whitworth University.  The NWC series is set to begin at Noon on Friday.