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March 30, 2008 Turlock, CA – Saint Martin’s found itself in the Bronze Division on the final day of the Mizuno Tournament of Champions hosted by Cal State Stanislaus. They beat Western Washington 3-2 in their first game of the day but fell in the title game of the Bronze Division to Chico State 6-4. Saint Martin’s took the early lead against the Vikings by plating two runs in the second inning. Kristi Sigafoos led off the inning with a single and came around to score on a single up the middle by Lisa Holombo and a Viking error. Holombo later scored on a RBI single by Alicia Fuchs. SMU tacked on an insurance run in the fifth as Danni Ballard singled to score Fuchs from third. With the score 3-1 going into the bottom of the seventh, Western Washington made things interesting. WWU’s Caitlin Dotlich led off the inning with a double to center, advanced to third on a pinch hit single by Morgan Parkerson and scored on a fielder’s choice. With one on and one out the Saints were able to get the next two batters to ground out and fly out to get the win. Brandi Klemm threw six innings and allowed two runs on nine hits while walking won to earn her fifth win of the season. Fuchs picked up the save. Chico’s Chelsea Lundberg hit a two run home run in the first inning to give the Wildcats an early 2-1 lead. They would go on to add two more runs in the third and one each in the fifth and sixth to beat the Saints. The Saints pulled to within two in the top of the seventh as Kristine Kaneshiro doubled for two runs but was thrown out at third for the final out. Kaneshiro had two hits and three RBI in the game. Klemm also had two hits, including a solo shot to left in the fifth, and scored three of the Saints’ four runs. Saint Martin’s wrapped up the tournament with a 3-3 record, the best of any GNAC team in the tournament. The Saints are on the road again this week as they head to Monmouth, OR to take on Western Oregon University.
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