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Box Score 2 KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest University and University of British Columbia split their conference doubleheader with UBC coming from behind to win the first game, 5-3 and NU coming back in the second for a 7-6 victory. It was the home opener for Northwest U who played their first 12 games on the road.
Game 1 – UBC overcame a 3-2 deficit scoring two runs in the sixth and another in the 7th to pull out a 5-3 victory. It was the CCC opening game for the Thunderbirds in their first year in the conference
NU put together an infield single for a run and a single by Savannah Rush driving in Allie Anderegg in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. UBC would come back in the third inning when Lindsey Ogilvie would double to right center scoring Paige Harbord and Hillary Strelau to tie the game at 3-3.
The Eagles would regain the lead in the fourth inning when Ricki Tacdol would hit a one out, solo home run to give NU the 3-2 lead.
British Columbia would come back in the top of the sixth inning when Shaelyn Ogilvie scored on an NU error and Quinn Dhaliwal single. Hillary Strelau hit an infield single which scored pinch runner, Frances Ramsay to put UBC up 4-3.
The Thunderbirds would get an insurance run in the 7th inning when Montana Turnovitski's single to left center would drive in Lindsey Ogilvie who had singled earlier.
Lindsey Ogilvie would hold Northwest U scoreless to earn the victory with the Eagles leaving four base runners on in the final three inning.
Ricki Tacdol led Northwest U (5-8, 2-1 CCC) going 1 for 3 with the home run. Allie Anderegg was 2 for 4 with a RBI and Savannah Rush was 1 for 4 with a RBI. Kelli Peckham took the loss in the circle for the Eagles.
Lindsey Ogilvie help her pitching with a 2 for 4, 2 RBI day from the plate and pitching 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and striking out 5 NU batters. Montana Turnovitski went 3 for 4 with a RBI and Hillary Strelau was 1 for 3 with a RBI for the Thunderbirds.
GAME 2 – A two run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning by Allie Anderegg, helped lift Northwest U to a 7-6 win in the second game. It was Anderegg's second home run of the game and it came after Darian Godfrey's sacrifice fly scored Danielle Bonsky who had led off the inning with a single.
UBC had built a 5-4 lead scoring single runs in the first, 5th and 6th innings along with a two run 3rd inning. Anderegg hit her first home run in the third inning to tie the game at 3-3. NU's Mikayla Wells had come up with a clutch pinch hit, two run single in the 4th inning to tie the score at 4-4.
With Northwest U leading 7-5 going into the top of the 7th, the Thunderbirds would threaten loading the bases after back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. With Kelli Peckham in on relief for Hannah Yelas, Paige Harbord would score after a bases loaded walk with no outs. But, NU and Peckham would get a force out at home, get Quinn Dhaliwal to fly out and Marga Sison to take a called third strike to end the game and preserve the win.
Northwest U (6-8, 3-1 CCC) would be led by Allie Anderegg's 2 for 3 game at the plate with two RBIs and scoring two runs. Mikayla Wells would come up with a big pinch hit single to drive in a two runs and go 1 for 1 at the plate. Peckham picked up the win in relief of Hannah Yelas. The two combined to scatter 8 UBC hits while striking out five batters.
Lindsey Ogilvie finished a solid day at the plate for UBC (1-8, 1-1 CCC) going 2 for 3 and driving in 3 runs. Hillary Strelau was 2 for 3, scored two runs and had one RBI for the T-Birds. Zoe Gillis took the loss going six inning, giving up 6 hits and 7 runs. Said NU head coach, Montessa Califano, "UBC showed up to play, we bounced around, back and forth a couple times, and we broke 50%, it's a process and we our focus is not on our wins and losses right now it's about the process our focus lies on what we need to improve on and where in the game we need to grow. That's our plan, and that's our approach. Every game is just an opportunity to show what we have learned and what we can make happen."
