Katie Petersen (, ) batted 6-for-7, Jessica Amador () hit a home run in each game, and the pitching did enough to control Lower Columbia College as the Seattle University softball team swept the Red Devils, 5-3 and 8-7, Wednesday afternoon at Logan Field.
Amador led of the second inning of the first game with a home run to put SeattleU on the board. Later in the inning, Katie Antich (, ) singled to drive in Lauren Carlson (), stole second, and scored on a Petersen single. After Lower Columbia scored a single run in the third inning, SeattleU answered in the bottom of the inning as Jodie Schmehr’s (, ) single scored Cassie Cueto ().
A two-run single by Yolanda Chinn in the top of the fourth inning brought Lower Columbia within one at 4-3, but singles by Antich, Petersen, and Cueto plated another run for SeattleU. Kelsey Reynolds () allowed only a hit and a walk in the final three innings to preserve the victory, finishing with eight strikeouts for the game.
In the second game, Lower Columbia took the early lead thanks to a two-run home run by Kim Paollili, but Seattle University answered when Petersen walked and scored on a two-run shot by Jamie Foote (Lynnwood, Wash.). The Red Devils retook the lead in the second inning, as Sabrina Stanley’s single scored Sara Oliva and a groundout by Kendall Grant was able to bring Amber Diimmel across with the team’s fourth run.
A Petersen single in the bottom of the second inning scored Peggy Mathison () to bring SeattleU within one at 4-3. In the bottom of the fourth, after Antich scored on a wild pitch to tie the game, Amador hit her second home run of the day, scoring Petersen ahead of her and giving the Redhawks a 6-4 lead.
Lower Columbia scored once in the sixth inning to cut the SeattleU deficit to one at 6-5, but Foote answered in the bottom of the inning with a double that scored Petersen, followed by a wild pitch that plated Foote to give SeattleU an 8-5 lead.
It would turn out to be needed insurance as, in the seventh inning, Samantha Petrich singled to score Grant, followed by a sacrifice fly by Paollili that drove in Laura Thorp and advanced Petrich to third base with two outs. Hannah Klein () forced Talia Hamer to groundout to Mathison to end the game.
hosts Simon Fraser Sunday, April 19, in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. at Logan Field. Seniors Cueto, Foote, Heather Hansen (, ), and Lisa Hill () will be recognized in Senior Day ceremonies during the afternoon. Live stats for both games of the doubleheader will be available on GoSeattleU.com.