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SeattleU Softball Falls to East Carolina and No. 1 Washington at Bank of Hawai'i Invitational

SU will conclude the tournament on Sunday with a pair of games

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SeattleU Softball Falls to East Carolina and No. 1 Washington at Bank of Hawai'i InvitationalSeattleU Softball Falls to East Carolina and No. 1 Washington at Bank of Hawai'i Invitational
The Seattle University softball team's offense struggled to garner enough momentum to work towards their second win of the 2010 campaign Saturday afternoon. In day two of the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational, SU dropped a 9-0 decision to East Carolina, in their early game, and fell 12-0 to No. 1 the University of Washington to close out the day.

Game 1 vs. East Carolina • L 9-0

The Redhawk offense was stymied by an aggressive hitting East Carolina team, as they fell 9-0 in fiving innings in their second game of the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational. SeattleU only managed to get off one hit versus the Pirates, while ECU tallied 10 in the game. SU's lone hit came from offensive leader Jessica Amador.

The junior catcher singled to left center with one out in the top of the fourth. Despite having their first base runner of the game, since Megan MacIssac's game opening walk in the top of the first, the Redhawks were unable to put any offensive rhythm together. The East Carolina pitcher Faith Sutton had SU's number, as she threw nine strikeouts and only gave up two walks.

On the defensive end, SeattleU struggled to silence the hot hitting Pirates. SU's pitching combination of Jessica Ulrich and reliever Kelsey Reynolds each had a strikeout during their time on the mound. At the plate, ECU was led by Marina Gusman-Brown and Priscilla Velasquez, who each had a hit and a pair of RBIs.

Game 2 vs. No. 1 Washington • L 12-0

SeattleU's day did not get any better when the faced off with the top-ranked team in the country, the No. 1 Huskies of Washington to close out action on Saturday. The Redhawks fell 12-0 in five innings to the cross town foe. Theresa Clark was credited with SU's lone hit on the day to the Huskies 11.

Washington took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first and solidified it with 11 runs in the second inning. Behind three SeattleU errors and a three run home run from Danielle Lawrie, UW took a double-digit run lead on the Redhawks in two innings of play. SU was unable to dig themselves out of the run deficit and fell in five.

Relief pitcher Reynolds did strikeout three Washington hitters in 14 batters faced.

With the pair of losses, SU falls to 1-11 on the season. They will conclude the three day tournament with a pair of games on Sunday, Mar. 7. Opponents and times have yet to be announced.