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Eagles Split with Raiders in Home Opener

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Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest University and Southern Oregon split their opening Cascade Conference doubleheader this afternoon with NU taking the first game, 4-3, and Southern Oregon getting an 8-4 victory in the second game. Both teams open the league season with 1-1 marks.
 
Game 1 – It looked as though Northwest U would go on top in the bottom of the 2nd inning when they loaded the bases with no one out, but SOU pitcher, Sydney White, was able to get out of the jam with a pop up and striking out two straight Eagles batters to keep the game scoreless. SOU would go up 1-0 in the top of the third inning when Ally Painter got hit by a pitch to open the inning and eventually scored on a throwing error by Northwest U.
 
SOU added to their lead in the 4th inning when Kristin Ahern hit a 1-0 pitch over the left field fence for a solo home run and giving the Raiders a 2-0 lead. The bottom of the 5th inning proved to be the big one for Northwest U as they scored four runs on three hits while capitalizing on two SOU errors. Ricki Tacdol came up with a bases loaded single with one out scoring two runs. Tacdol and Katelyn Riedinger scored on Darian Godfrey's single to left with Riedinger coming in on an error by SOU.
 
Southern Oregon would get one run back in the 6th inning as Kelsey Randall led off with a triple to right center and scored on a one out single by teammate Krystina Pardoski. Kelli Peckham then put the Raiders down 1,2,3 in the top of the 7th for the 3-hitter and win for the Eagles.
 
Darian Godfrey led Northwest U (5-4, 1-0 CCC) going 2 for 3 from the plate and adding a RBI. Ricki Tacdol went 1 for 3 and added a RBI for the Eagles.  Peckham pitched seven innings giving up three hits and only one base on balls.
 
For Southern Oregon (19-10, 0-1 CCC), Kelsey Randall and Kristin Ahern each scored a run while going 1 for 3 with Ahern picking up a RBI. Krystina Pardoski was also 1 for 3 and had one RBI for the Raiders. Sydney White took the loss in the circle giving up four runs on seven hits.
 
Game 2 – Southern Oregon wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the second game as they scored three runs on five hits in the first inning to lead 3-0. Krystina Pardoski drove in Kelsey Randall with a single. Meg Scherer came up with a base hit driving in Alexa Gonzalez and Pardoski then scored on a sacrifice fly by Davalin Ontiveros. SOU came back and score two more runs in the 2nd inning when Krystina Pardoski hit a 2-run home run to center off NU starter Kierston Perry to go up 5-0.
 
Northwest U rallied for four runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to close the gap to 5-4. Makayla Scoggins hit a one out solo shot to right center. A single by Darian Godfrey drove in Katelin Lewis who had singled. Ricki Tacdol then doubled to center scoring Godfrey and Savannah Rush hit a double which would score Tacdol pulling NU to within one, 5-4.
 
Neither team  would score until Southern Oregon would score three runs in the 7th inning. Megan Scherer doubled to right scoring Ally Painter and then Davalin Ontiveros hit a two out, 2-run shot over the left field fence giving SOU an 8-4 lead.
 
Northwest U would load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 7th, but Raider pitcher Cheyenne Bricker would get Katelin Lewis to ground out to end the game.

Darian Godfrey led the way again for Northwest U (5-5, 1-1 CCC) with a 2 for 3, one RBI second game. Savannah Rush went 2 for 4, knocking in a run and Mikayla Scoggins was 1 for 3 including the solo home run. Kierston Perry took the loss in the circle for the Eagles giving up five runs on six SOU hits.
 
Davalin Ontiveros came up big for Southern Oregon (20-10, 1-1 CCC) going 2 for 3 and driving in three runs. Krystina Pardoski also had three RBIs for the game going 2 for 4 and Megan Scherer was 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Raiders. Brianne Craig and Cheyenne Bricker scattered eight Northwest hits with Craig getting the win. Bricker finished with 6 strike outs.

Said NU coach, Mallory Tacdol after the games, "In the first game we were very relaxed, had the right mentality and we achieved he goals we set for ourselves. In the second game, we got started with our bats a little late. We were hitting the ball well, but we weren't stringing our hits together. Pitcher Hannah Yelas had a great outing today, the first of many."
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Players Mentioned

Katelin Lewis

#4 Katelin Lewis

IF
5' 3"
Senior
L/R
Katelyn Riedinger

#11 Katelyn Riedinger

IF
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Hannah Yelas

#7 Hannah Yelas

P
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Darian Godfrey

#16 Darian Godfrey

IF
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Kelli Peckham

#10 Kelli Peckham

P
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Kierston Perry

#14 Kierston Perry

P
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Savannah Rush

#5 Savannah Rush

C
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Ricki Tacdol

#3 Ricki Tacdol

IF
5' 5"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Katelin Lewis

#4 Katelin Lewis

5' 3"
Senior
L/R
IF
Katelyn Riedinger

#11 Katelyn Riedinger

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Hannah Yelas

#7 Hannah Yelas

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Darian Godfrey

#16 Darian Godfrey

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Kelli Peckham

#10 Kelli Peckham

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
P
Kierston Perry

#14 Kierston Perry

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
P
Savannah Rush

#5 Savannah Rush

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Ricki Tacdol

#3 Ricki Tacdol

5' 5"
Junior
R/R
IF