SEATTLE – Seattle U softball (13-19, 5-3 WAC) opened a three game set with Stephen F. Austin on Friday night, taking both games of the doubleheader, 4-1, and 10-0 (five innings). Stefanie Madrigal tossed a complete game with six strikeouts and just one earned run allowed in the opener while Avari Morris marked her first career complete game shutout with a career-high nine strikeouts to capture the doubleheader sweep. Both Western Athletic Conference (WAC) contests took place at Logan Field on the campus of Seattle U in Seattle.
GAME ONE
Seattle U grabbed the lead in this one at the very beginning, using a Mikee Morris double off the left field wall to drive in Sydney Frankenberger. Both teams were held scoreless until the Redhawks put up a three spot in the sixth on three hits. Back-to-back singles from Morris and Jasmine Wehn allowed Taylor Fitch to use a deep fly ball to center field to drive in Morris to double the lead. Three batters later, Karen Spadafora drove a ball into center field that allowed pinch-runner, KJ Hopfer, to score from second and some heads up base-running from Lily Garcia made it four-zero.
Stefanie Madrigal was in the zone early, striking out the final two Ladyjacks to close out the first inning. After working around an error in the second, Madrigal sent the Ladyjacks down in order in the third. The San Jose, California, native marked a season-high six strikeouts and didn't allow a run until the final inning.
M6 | STRIKE 3???
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SU 1
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GAME ONE SCORING
- First Inning: Mikee Morris doubled to left field, driving in a run.
- Sixth Inning: Taylor Fitch hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring a run. Karen Spadafora singled to center field, driving two runs in.
- Seventh Inning: SFA scored one run on four hits.
Jasmine Wehn put the Redhawks in front once again in the opening inning, smacking a ball off the top of the scoreboard in right field.
B1 | JAS ROCKETS THAT ONE OUT OF HERE ??
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SU 2
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The Redhawks would do more damage in the third inning, exploding for eight runs on 10 hits. Sydney Frankenberger got started with a double to left, before Tai Wilson singled to third and Mikee Morris put them in scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Wehn and Fitch marked back-to-back RBI singles to make it four-nothing before Ava Sin rocketed three-run home run into right field.
B2 | AVA SIN WITH THE THREE-RUN HOMER ????
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The Redhawks continued to pour on the pressure as Lily Garcia singled right after and then Karen Spadafora was able to drive her across to score with a single into right field that caused a difficult throw. Sophia Kissling beat out a hard hit ball to shortstop for an RBI single, while Frankenberger grabbed another hit in her second at bat of the inning. Wilson would walk in the next at bat, while Mikee Morris marked the last hit of the inning with an RBI single up the middle.
Avari Morris was dominate in the circle from the very beginning, striking out the side to open the contest. The freshman from Henderson, Nevada, worked around some base-runners in the second and then sent the Ladyjacks down in order in the third with two strikeouts to close the inning.
M2 | Avari up to 5?? strikeouts with this one to close the inning??
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GAME TWO SCORING
- First Inning: Jasmine Wehn hit a two-run home run to right field.
- Third Inning: Jasmine Wehn singled up the middle for an RBI. Taylor Fitch singled to left field for an RBI. Ava Sin hit a three-run home run to right field. Karen Sapadafora singled to right field, allowing Lily Garcia to score. Sophia Kissling singled to shortstop for an RBI. Mikee Morris singled up the middle for an RBI.
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