Northwest vs. St. Martin's

Wednesday | March 9 | 5 PM (DH) | Bellevue College

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KIRKLAND – Northwest gets six games in this week, starting with a home doubleheader against St. Martin's at 5 p.m. at Bellevue College.
 
The six games in four days are part of a busy March for the Eagles, who are not quite midway through a span of 24 games in 22 days in three states, two home sites, and Canada.
 
Northwest is 5-8 this season after taking three of four games from Carroll last weekend. The Eagles batted .324 for the weekend, led by Jordan Dippel (.636), Jessica Nunes (.545), and Emily Barry (.500). Sydney Maurer was 2-0 in the circle with a 1.17 earned run average. 
 
Northwest enters the week batting .310 as a team. Six Eagles are above that mark: Abby Blahut at .500 (1-2), Barry at .476, Dippel at .425, Nunes at .406, Bella King at .385, and Nicola Fish at .313.
 
The Eagles come into the week with a 4.70 team earned run average, led by Maurer at 2.96. King has a team-high 35 innings pitched, and Becca Rennick leads with 14 strikeouts.
 
Northwest and St. Martin's met three times in 2019 for the only games in the series. The Saints took two of three. 
 
The Saints are 4-8 on the season after losing a Sunday twin bill at Western Washington. SMU is hitting .246, led by Malia Pinder at .395 with four home runs and 14 RBIs. The Saints have a 4.72 team earned run average. Chloe Leverington leads the staff with two wins and a 2.96 ERA.