BELLEVUE – Northwest dropped two games to No. 8 Southern Oregon on Saturday, falling 5-3 and 5-2.

"It's frustrating only because we're right there with some of the very good teams and not getting the result. We're improving and giving ourselves chances to win," said NU Head Coach Pam Fink. "We know what we have to do and these ladies work hard and I'm pleased with that. Our pitching was pretty good all weekend and gave us a chance against a top-notch team."
 
The Eagles host British Columbia in the series finale Tuesday at 4 and 6 p.m.
 
SOU 5, NU 3
 
Southern Oregon scored a single run in each of the first four innings before the Eagles broke through on the scoreboard in the fourth inning.
 
Jordan Dippel walked and scored on the Eagles' first hit of the game – an RBI double by Kayla Stanley. Stanley eventually scored on an RBI grounder by Alyssa Maldonado.
 
Jessica Nunes doubled and scored on an RBI single by Dippel in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 4-3 game.
 
Dippel finished with two hits in the game with Stanley and Nunes getting one each.
 
Bella King went the distance, taking the loss for NU.
 
Southern slugged 13 hits, including a home run by Piper Love and three hits by Phelicity Fa'Aita.
 
SOU 5, NU 2
 
After falling behind 2-0, the Eagles scored in the second inning. Emily Barry singled and moved to third on a bunt by Alyssa Maldonado before scoring as part of a double steal with Maldonado.
 
The Eagles tied the game in the third when King doubled and scored on a bunt single by Madisyn Leffle that was misplayed. NU had two runners in scoring position with no outs later in the inning but couldn't get another run home.
 
Sydney Maurer suffered the pitching loss, going seven innings.
 
The Eagles came up with eight hits, led by Leffle and Dippel with two each. Barry, Jessica Nunes, Sam Parisio, and King had one apiece.
 
SOU had 10 hits, with Piper Love getting a home run and two singles.