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Softball: Saints lose two close ones

March 25, 2007

Lacey, WA – Saint Martin’s softball suffered two tough losses to the University of Puget Sound, 3-2 and 5-4, Sunday at the SMU Softball Field.

Puget Sound struck first in game one picking up a run in the bottom of the first with a bases loaded walk. They added two more in the fourth on a home run by Kelli Ishii.

The Saints posted two in the bottom of the sixth on a double by Holly Morris and a single by Marlaina Irwin. Kristi Sigafoos led off the bottom of the seventh with a base hit but the Saints were unable to string anything together.

Tana Lingl was hit with the loss while Jessica Roberts picked up the win for the Loggers. Irwin led the Saints with two hits.

Game two saw the Loggers again jump out to the early lead this time with two in the first on a Lindsay Fujita homer.

SMU answered back in the bottom of the inning with three runs, taking advantage of Logger miscues and an RBI single by Ryanne Horton. The Saints would pick up one more run in the sixth on a two out single by Katee Nauert.

UPS rallied for three run in the seventh on five hits to take a 5-4 lead. The Saints were again unable to put anything together in the bottom of the inning.

Saint Martin’s got two hits from Horton and one each from Morris and Nauert. Victoria Raeburn and Annie Buxton each had two hits for the Loggers.

The Saints get ready to head to California to take part in the Tournament of Champions Presented by Mizuno at Cal State Stanislaus March 30-April 1.