TEMPE, Ariz. – Seattle University softball fell in a pair of games at the Kajikawa Classic Sunday. Madison Cathcart hit her 38th career home run to become the program's all-time leader as SU dropped a 6-3 decision to Utah and then a 7-0 contest at No. 22 Arizona State.
Against Utah, Carley Nance got the Redhawks going early, blanking the Utes into the fourth inning. In the top of the fourth, Cathcart blasted a long home run to right field, giving SU a 1-0 lead.
Cathcart passed Jane Purdy on the career homer list. Purdy hit 37 home runs in her career and will be inducted into the Seattle U Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 22.
Utah homered to even the game in the bottom of the fourth. Stephanie Merwin singled to lead off the fifth and then Cherise Silvan dropped a bunt single. Lily Garcia's sacrifice bunt moved the runners ahead with one out. Alyson Matriotti brought in Merwin with an RBI groundout to second for a 2-1 advantage.
In the bottom half of the frame, the Utes broke out for five runs to swing the game. SU scored once in the sixth, but Utah held on for the 6-3 win.
Merwin went 2-3 with a double and a run to continue her stellar start to the season.
Against the Sun Devils, SU got down early and could not rally. ASU scored five runs in the first inning and added a single score in the second. Freshman Stefanie Madrigal came on in relief and performed well, holding down the Arizona State offense for the rest of the day.
SU heads to California for five games next weekend. It will play a doubleheader at Stanford on Thursday before going to the Libby Matson Tournament at Pacific on Friday and Saturday.
Against Utah, Carley Nance got the Redhawks going early, blanking the Utes into the fourth inning. In the top of the fourth, Cathcart blasted a long home run to right field, giving SU a 1-0 lead.
Cathcart passed Jane Purdy on the career homer list. Purdy hit 37 home runs in her career and will be inducted into the Seattle U Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 22.
Utah homered to even the game in the bottom of the fourth. Stephanie Merwin singled to lead off the fifth and then Cherise Silvan dropped a bunt single. Lily Garcia's sacrifice bunt moved the runners ahead with one out. Alyson Matriotti brought in Merwin with an RBI groundout to second for a 2-1 advantage.
In the bottom half of the frame, the Utes broke out for five runs to swing the game. SU scored once in the sixth, but Utah held on for the 6-3 win.
Merwin went 2-3 with a double and a run to continue her stellar start to the season.
Against the Sun Devils, SU got down early and could not rally. ASU scored five runs in the first inning and added a single score in the second. Freshman Stefanie Madrigal came on in relief and performed well, holding down the Arizona State offense for the rest of the day.
SU heads to California for five games next weekend. It will play a doubleheader at Stanford on Thursday before going to the Libby Matson Tournament at Pacific on Friday and Saturday.