TUCSON, Ariz. – For the second straight day, the Roosevelt University softball team split a pair of games, knocking off Tabor College (Kan.) by the score of 12-2 in five innings and falling to the University of Jamestown (N.D.) by the score of 8-7 on Sunday, March 6 in Tucson, Ariz.  The Lakers are now 2-2 overall early in the season.

TABOR GAME RECAP

The Lakers used an eight-run second inning and a four-run fourth inning to compliment a strong pitching performance from Dayton Elliott, who went all five innings to earn her first win of the season.

To begin the second inning, the Lakers loaded the bases with Anaisa Lozada reaching on an error and both Kelly Farmer and Katrina Ramos following with base hits.  Emily Zuniga then singled to score Lozada, and Ashlyn Kitter came through with a double to bring in Farmer and Ramos.  One batter later, Kassie Kawka layed down a bunt and reached on an error to score Zuniga and advance Kitter to third.  Kitter then tagged up and scored on a Kirstin Fudge sacrifice fly and Kawka scored a batter later when Jessica Schneider doubled to left field.  Lozada then came up for the second time in the inning, this time lining a triple to right field to score Schneider, and Farmer then hit her second single of the inning to drive in Lozada for an 8-0 lead.

The Bluejays came back with two runs on two hits and a walk in the top of the third to cut the margin to 8-2, but Roosevelt blew open the game with four runs in the bottom of the fourth.  Three straight base hits by Schneider, Lozada, and Farmer resulted in Schneider scoring, and Ramos followed by grounding into a fielder's choice to bring in Lozada.  The Lakers then loaded the bases once again after singles by Brynn Dvoracek and Zuniga, and Kitter hit her second double of the game to score all three base runners and give RU a 12-2 advantage. 

Elliott went on to retire Tabor without a run scored in the top of the fifth to end the game on run-rule and give the Lakers the win.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Tabor                    0  0  2  0  0  X  X                   2     6   2
                Roosevelt            0  8  0  4  X  X  X                 12   13   1

Records: Roosevelt 2-1 | Tabor 3-12

Location: Lincoln Park North | Tucson, Ariz.

KEY STATS

• Ashlyn Kitter went 2-for-3 with two doubles, four RBI, & a run scored
• Kelly Farmer was 3-for-3 with two RBI & a run scored
• Anaisa Lozada went 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI, & three runs scored
• Jessica Schneider was 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, & two runs scored
• Emily Zuniga went 2-for-3 with a RBI & run scored
• Katrina Ramos was 1-for-3 with a RBI & two runs scored
• Dayton Elliott pitched all five innings to her first win as a Laker, allowing two runs on six hits to go with two strikeouts & a walk

JAMESTOWN GAME RECAP

The Lakers struck first in the ballgame with a run in the second inning and four runs in the third to take a 5-0 lead.  In the second inning, Kassie Kawka led off with a base hit and scored a batter later on a double by Athena Pomele-Pen. 

Kirstin Fudge led off the third inning with a home run and Kelly Farmer followed with a double.  Kassie Kawka reached on error that scored Farmer, and the Lakers loaded the bases following back-to-back base hits from Pomele-Pen and Emily Zuniga.  Ashlyn Kitter then reached on a Jimmies error, scoring both Pomele-Pen and Kawka for the 5-0 lead.

Jamestown cut the Roosevelt advantage to 5-2 with two runs in the bottom half of the third inning, chasing RU starter Hailey Getz from the game with both runs charged to the pitcher.  The Jimmies added a solo run on two hits in the bottom of the fifth off reliever Kate Sisson to make it a 5-3 game.

The Lakers pushed their lead to 6-3 in the top of the sixth inning after Farmer doubled and her pinch runner, Sabrina Treccani, scored on a Lozada single.  However, the Jimmies erupted with five runs on four hits, including back-to-back home runs, in the bottom half to take an 8-6 lead heading into the final inning.

After two quick outs to begin the top of the seventh, the Lakers got back-to-back walks from Katrina Ramos and Fudge to gain some momentum.  Farmer then came through with a RBI base hit to cut the margin to 8-7 and move the tying run into scoring position.  Unfortunately, the Jimmies retired the next Laker batter to end the game and seal their 8-7 come-from-behind win.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            0  1  4  0  0  1  1                 7   12   1
                Jamestown         0  0  2  0  1  5  X                 8   14   3

Records: Roosevelt 2-2 | Jamestown 8-3

Location: Lincoln Park North | Tucson, Ariz.

KEY STATS

• Kelly Farmer went 3-for-4 with two doubles, RBI, & run scored
• Kirstin Fudge was 2-for-4 with a home run
• Athena Pomele-Pen went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, & run scored
• Kassie Kawka was 1-for-3 with two runs scored
• Emily Zuniga went 2-for-4 at the plate
• Anaisa Lozada had a hit in five at bats & an RBI
• Hailey Getz started the game in the circle, giving up two runs on six hits with two strikeouts & two walks
• Kate Sisson suffered the loss in relief to fall to 0-2, allowing four runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched on seven hits with two strikeouts & two walks

NEXT UP

The Lakers continue action on their Arizona trip on Monday, March 7 with single games versus Concordia University (Neb.) at 3:30pm and Northwestern College (Iowa) at 5:45pm.