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Corban Gets Eagles Twice in Salem

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Box Score SALEM, Ore. – Corban University swept a conference doubleheader from the NU Eagles this afternoon, 7-3 and 6-3 under clear but cool and windy conditions.

Game 1 – After both teams went scoreless in the opening inning, Corban scored twice in the second and once in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. The Eagles got one run back in the top of the 5th when Katelin Lewis singled in Holly Entus who had double to left. Corban answered in the bottom of the 5th with two more runs, but the Eagles came back in the 6th inning to score twice. Sarah Payne opened the inning with a double to center and Kierston Perry followed with a single to score Payne. Ricki Tacdol then singled to right field moving Alyssa Gonzalez, pinch running for Perry, to third base. Lizzy Reimer got a bunt single scoring Gonzalez.

Corban answered once again in the bottom of the 6th with two runs and would hold the Eagles scoreless in the 7th to earn the victory.  Danielle Horne earned the win, striking out four while allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings of work. Jessica Holsinger came into the game in relief of Horne to pick up the save. Kelli Peckham took the loss for the Eagles.

Kierston Perry and Holly Entus each went 2 for 3 from the plate with Perry, Katelin Lewis and Lizzy Reimer getting the RBIs for the Eagles.

Game 2 – Corban got off to a quick start in the second game as they scored twice in the first and got a run in the 2nd and 3rd innings to take a 4-0 lead. Northwest U was held scoreless until the top of the 5th when Katelyn Riedinger got a bunt single scoring Holly Entus from second after a Warrior throwing error. NU came back to score two more runs in the 6th inning. Sarah Payne and Kierston Perry both walked Mallory Tacdol was hit by a pitch loading the bases. Payne scored on a fielder's choice. Alyssa Gonzalez came through with a single to right field scoring Perry, cutting the Corban lead to one, 4-3. But, Corban would come right back in the bottom of the 6th to score two runs on a two run home run by Cortney Castronova giving the Warriors the 6-3 victory.

Samantha Gutwig got the win for Corban (15-9, 2-4 CCC) in the circle while Kierston Perry took the loss for Northwest U. (1-11, 1-5 CCC). Katelyn Riedinger and Hanna Chaffin each went 2 for 4 for NU while Alyssa Gonzalez went 1 for 2 and had a RBI for the Eagles.

"We hit well today," commented Eagle head coach, John Bacon. "Our biggest challenge is not getting on base but moving our runners. That is something that will come with experience. I can't take anything away from Corban and Coach Ohta, though, as they are a great club and play the game with class."

NU now heads south to Eugene for another conference doubleheader with Northwest Christian on Saturday with the first game getting started at 11 a.m.
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