SPOKANE, Washington – Jessica Moore and
Kelsie Sullivan both homered, but the Puget Sound softball team lost both ends of its Northwest Conference doubleheader at Whitworth Saturday.
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Puget Sound 4, Whitworth 12 (6 inn.)
The Loggers trailed 3-0 after the first inning, but Moore's homer in the second inning sparked the Puget Sound bats
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Moore hit a one-out solo home run, and
Savanna Smith immediately followed with a single. Smith moved to third base on an error, and she came in to score on a sac fly by
Natalie Wilson.
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The Loggers took a 4-3 lead in the third inning.
Hana DeGuzman hit a one-out single, and
Mikayla Newman followed with a walk. Sullivan cleared the bases with a triple down the right-field line.
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Puget Sound 5, Whitworth 14 (5 inn.)
The Pirates scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back.
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Kendall Gantz hit an RBI double in the second inning for Puget Sound. In the third inning,
Hana DeGuzman was hit by a pitch, and she later came in to score on a wild pitch.
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Natalie Wilson led off the fifth inning with a double, and she came in to score on a base hit by DeGuzman. Two batters later, Sullivan homered to left field.
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Puget Sound and Whitworth conclude their series Sunday, March 20.
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