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NU Gets Split with No. 17 Corban

Senior pitcher Kelli Peckham earned the win in game one
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest University and No. 17 Corban split their conference doubleheader with Northwest U winning the first game, 4-3 and Corban coming back in the second game for a 7-0 shutout. NU's Kelli Peckham pitched 6-hit softball in the first game and Allie Mendez and Emily Buhrkuhl combined for a 2-hitter in the second.

Game 1 – Northwest U. 4, Corban 3

Northwest U came back from a 2-1 deficit to edge Corban 4-3 in the first game of their doubleheader. NU would take a 1-0 lead in the first inning after Savannah Rush doubled in Darian Godfrey. Eagle pitcher, Kelli Peckham would then hold the Warriors scoreless 5 innings and limiting Corban to three hits.

Corban would come back in the 6th inning to take a 2-1 lead on Raimee Reece's two run double to left field. In Northwest U's half of the 6th inning, sophomore Darian Godfrey would lead off with a solo home run just clearing the center field fence to tie the score at 2-2. After a Corban pitching change, Ricki Tacdol would then double to center driving in Courtney Heard and Tacdol would then score on a Cara Cristion ground out to take a 4-3 lead.

The Warriors would make it interesting in the top of the 7th Paige Melton hit a home run to center field cutting the NU lead to 4-3. But Northwest U would get Corban to fly out and ground out with two runners on base to end the threat and the game.

Kelli Peckham earned the win for Northwest U (7-8, 4-1 CCC) pitching 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs. Darian Godfrey was 1 for 2, scored twice and had one RBI. Ricki Tacdol was 1 for 2 from the plate, scored once and batted in one RBI. Courtney Cox was 2 for 3 for the game.

Corban (16-8, 2-1 CCC) was led by Raimee Reece who was 1 for 3 and had 2 RBIs. Paige Martin was 1 for 1 with the pinch hit home run. Jessica Holsinger took the loss in the circle for the Warriors going 5 innings, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits while striking out 7.

Game 2 – Corban 7, Northwest U 0

Allie Mendez and Emily Buhrkuhl gave up just one hit each as Corban would earn a 7-0 shutout victory in the second game of today's CCC doubleheader with Northwest U. Mendez went 5 innings giving up one hit with no walks while Buhrkuhl pitched two innings in relief allowing one NU hit and no walks.

Corban took a 3-0 lead scoring single runs in the in the 2nd, 3rd and 5th innings with the help of the long ball. Grace Utto-Galarneau hit a solo home run in the 2nd inning to put Corban in the lead 1-0. Allie Mendez helped her cause with a solo shot in the 3rd to center field.

The big inning for Corban came in the 5th when 4 runs would cross home plate on just 2 hits, but two Northwest U errors. McCayla Hoffman came through with a pinch hit, two run double after to Warriors batters reached base on errors. Iris Rodriguez then drove in two more runs on her double down the left field line giving Corban a 7-0 lead.

Buhrkuhl would then hold NU scoreless the final two innings and limiting the Eagles to just one hit for the win.

Savannah Rush and Darian Godfrey had the only hits for Northwest U (7-9, 4-2 CCC). Hannah Yelas took the loss for NU.

Iris Rodriguez had a big game for Corban (17-8, 3-1 CCC) with a 2 for 4 game and 3 RBIs. McCayla Hoffman went 1 for 1 pinch hitting and driving 3 RBIs. Taylor Eildors was 2 for 4 and scored a run for the Warriors.

From Coach Califano, "In the first game the focus was to play our game, not theirs, but ours and the ladies stuck to that and won the little battles and responded when we needed to. Darian came up with that HR to tie us up and Kelli (Peckham) pitched a good game. In the second game we came out flat and did not play our game and we are a hunt for some consistency, again it's about the process and I believe we are on the right path."

Northwest U remains home and will host Northwest Christian at Everest Park at 11 a.m., Saturday while Corban travels to Vancouver to play the University of British Columbia.
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Players Mentioned

Courtney Cox

#6 Courtney Cox

C
5' 4"
Senior
L/L
Cara Cristion

#19 Cara Cristion

IF
5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Darian Godfrey

#16 Darian Godfrey

IF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Kelli Peckham

#10 Kelli Peckham

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"
Senior
R/R
Hannah Yelas

#7 Hannah Yelas

P
5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
Courtney HEARD

#4 Courtney HEARD

OF
5' 3"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Courtney Cox

#6 Courtney Cox

5' 4"
Senior
L/L
C
Cara Cristion

#19 Cara Cristion

5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Darian Godfrey

#16 Darian Godfrey

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
IF
Kelli Peckham

#10 Kelli Peckham

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
P
Savannah Rush

#5 Savannah Rush

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Ricki Tacdol

#3 Ricki Tacdol

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
IF
Hannah Yelas

#7 Hannah Yelas

5' 8"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Courtney HEARD

#4 Courtney HEARD

5' 3"
Freshman
R/R
OF