By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
Wolves softball found its rhythm after a week in Hawaii. After losing both games of their first double header to Hawaii Pacific, they went on a four-game win streak over the rest of the week with wins over Chaminade and BYU-Hawaii.
The games against Hawaii Pacific on Feb. 13 were high scoring affairs, where the Wolves lost 6-10 and 6-8.
First year pitcher Chandler Bishop came out to pitch in the fourth inning of the first game. Wolves held a 6-5 lead at the time. Hawaii Pacific put up five points in the final three innings to grab the win and gave Bishop the loss.
Sophomore pitcher Haley Fabian opened the second Monday match with three quick strikeouts. Junior outfielder Zoe Clark homered in the second. Again, until the fourth, Western Oregon led.
Fabian gave up six runs in two innings before being relieved by senior Sammi Cadwallader. The loss was Fabian’s third of the season.
“We started the week out on a very low note,” said Ku’ulei Siolo, senior catcher. “But I think that fired us up. We went into each game ready to take care of business, and that’s what we did.”
On Feb. 15, the Wolves delivered a pair of blowouts to Chaminade, winning 11-2 and 12-4.
Fabian pitched a complete game to open the doubleheader, which also saw the Wolves slug away three home runs. Senior shortstop Kelsie Gardner scored three runs off of five at-bats in the first game.
The second game began with power, as the Wolves racked up eight runs over the first two innings and continued in style on the way to the second big win.
The week of doubleheaders closed out at BYU-Hawaii, where the Wolves again dominated. The first game finished 9-3 and the second 11-0.
Fabian picked up her second win of the season and Cadwallader improved to a 3-0 record.
Zoe Clark had four RBIs and two runs over the course of the day.
The 6-5 Wolves travel to Caldwell this weekend to face the College of Idaho.
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