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March 14, 2008 Billings, MT – Saint Martin’s couldn’t muster the offense that they needed as they fell to Montana State Billings 9-6 and 8-5 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action Thursday at Cenex Field. Kristine Kaneshiro led off game one with a solo shot to left center to give the Saints the early lead. Billings would take the lead in the bottom of the second on a two run double by Stephanie Gosselin. But the Saints answered back as Alicia Fuchs homered to left to even things up at two apiece. Saint Martin’s would take the 3-2 lead in the fourth with their third home run of the game off the bat of Kristi Sigafoos. The Yellowjackets broke things open in the sixth as they exploded for seven runs. They had six hits including a two-run triple and a two-run homerun and capitalized on three SMU errors. SMU had one final shot in the top of the seventh as they plated three runs on a two RBI double by Holly Morris and a groundout but couldn’t get any closer. Fuchs, who threw five innings and gave up six runs, took the loss. MSUB got on the board early in game two with three runs in the first on four hits. But the Saints chipped away with one run in the second, third and fourth innings, thanks to an RBI double by Marlaina Irwin, a single by Danni Ballard and a bases loaded walk from Danny White, to tie it 3-3. The Yellowjackets answered in the fourth with three runs on a homerun to left from Shay Oberg for the 6-3 lead. The Saints pulled to within one in a two-run double down the left field line by Irwin in the sixth but MSUB tacked on two more insurance runs in the bottom of the inning. Brandi Klemm was hit with the loss after throwing five innings with seven runs on seven hits, three walks and one strikeout. The Saints, who fall to 11-17 overall and 3-5 in the GNAC, are back at home this Friday to take on Seattle University.
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