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April 21,
2007
Softball Wins a Pair at Claremont
21 Wins Most for Poets since 1987
Vicky Ovieda '09 drove in three runs, scored one run and
pitched a complete game two, as visiting Whittier College won both legs
of a doubleheader against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on
April 21. The Poets (21-13, 10-8) won 2-0 and 4-1, respectively.
The Poets' 21 wins this season are the most for any Poet softball
team since 1987 when they finished 26-11. The Poets have not won
20 games in a season since 1990. The most victories in a season
for the program is 30 in 1986. |
Vicky Ovieda '09 |
In the first game of the doubleheader, Mary Pacheco '10 went
2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. Ovieda singled and
drove in a run. Deena Arenas '08 (9-8) pitched a complete
game, allowing no runs on seven hits. She struck out three batters
and walked none.
Neither team was able to provide much offense in the game. The
teams combined for 12 hits, five for the Poets. The scoreless tie
was broken in the fourth inning, when Ovieda singled in Pacheco to put
the Poets out in front. The Poets added their other run in the
sixth inning when Pacheco scored on a throwing error. Arenas kept
the Athenas' bats in check on her way to her ninth win of the season.
In the nightcap, Ovieda led the Poets at the plate and on the mound.
She went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored. She
earned her 12th victory of the season after pitching a complete game and
allowing just one run on four hits and four walks. She also struck
out two batters. Amanda Carrasco '10 also went 2-for-4 at
the plate, with a double and an RBI. Pacheco went 2-for-3 with a
walk and Brenna Winslow '07 singled and scored twice.
The Poets fell behind in the second inning after a walk and an RBI
single from the Athenas. Ovieda shut down the Claremont offense
for the rest of the game and the Poets were able to take over the lead
in the sixth inning. Five singles and a sacrifice fly led to three
Poet runs in the inning. Ovieda drove in Winslow with an RBI
single in the seventh inning to give the Poets the 4-1 lead that would
be the final score.
The Poets play the University of Redlands on April 22 as a make-up date
for an April 20 rain out. The doubleheader in Redlands, Calif. is
scheduled to begin at 11am. |
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