{"id":5825,"date":"2017-04-26T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=5825"},"modified":"2017-04-25T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T23:59:00","slug":"wolves-on-the-cusp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wolves-on-the-cusp\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves on the cusp"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Burke De Boer \r\nSports Editor<\/pre>\n
Sophomore pitcher Haley Fabian led Wolves softball to three victories over the weekend. The Wolves traveled north for a long weekend, playing four games against Western Washington and two against Simon Fraser, beginning on April 21.<\/p>\n
The Wolves experienced a stop-and-start weekend, going 3-3, with each of their wins coming from complete games pitched by Fabian.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy catchers and I were able to find the batters\u2019 strengths and weaknesses after their at bats and then adjust to it,\u201d Fabian said.<\/p>\n
In the first day of double headers, the Wolves fell to the  Western Washington Vikings 1-13 then beat them 6-1.<\/p>\n
Western Washington opened the game with immediate scoring. They would not relent, as they put up runs in every inning on first-year pitcher Chandler Bishop.<\/p>\n
Game two was another story; Fabian locked the Vikings batters down, allowing only three hits and striking out six.<\/p>\n
The Wolves offense scored all six of their runs in the second inning.<\/p>\n
Seniors Kelsie Gardner and Hailee Watilo each picked up an RBI while they got on base, and were themselves batted in by a double from sophomore Cheyanne Rimer.<\/p>\n
In their second day of battle with the Vikings, the Wolves lost by a narrow 5-6 and won by a narrow 1-0.<\/p>\n
Western Oregon picked up the lead in the second inning of the first game, when senior Mercedes Green slugged a two-run home run. They held onto this lead until the bottom of the final inning.<\/p>\n
Senior Sammi Cadwallader hit the Vikings batter with a pitch with bases loaded. The floodgates were then opened, and Western Washington put up enough runs to snag the victory.<\/p>\n
Fabian pitched the second game for a shutout performance. <\/p>\n
Senior Emma Alfonso scored the only run of the day to lead the Wolves to the win.<\/p>\n
The Wolves went further north, to Burnaby, Canada, to face Simon Fraser.<\/p>\n
An error in game one\u2019s first inning allowed Simon Fraser to score their first two runs, and they would hold onto this lead as the Wolves took the 0-4 loss.<\/p>\n
The Wolves regrouped for an 8-7 victory in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Fabian had five strikeouts over the first five innings, while Green, Rimer and sophomore Jenna Kelly all hit home runs. The Wolves took an 8-0 lead going into the sixth, when the Clan came back resurgent.<\/p>\n
The Wolves defense was able to stop another comeback victory. With two outs, Simon Fraser hit a grand slam and followed it with a solo home run in the seventh to come within one.<\/p>\n
Gardner, playing at shortstop, then snared a grounder to end the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to come out and win every game we can,\u201d Gardner said afterwards, looking ahead to this week\u2019s fixtures.<\/p>\n
With six games left, the Wolves remain on the cusp of qualifying for the GNAC tournament, two games behind the number four team. It will be a gauntlet just to qualify, as their final six games are against the top two teams in the conference.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at journalsports@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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