Haley Butcher drove in five runs in Game 1 victory for C of I.
Lady Yotes Sweep Stormy Twinbill from EOU
CALDWELL, Idaho - Haley Butcher drove in five runs in the opener, while Amy Rhoades and Sammy Dodge each had three RBI in the nightcap, as The College of Idaho swept a Cascade Conference softball doubleheader from Eastern Oregon, 9-4 and 11-3, at a stormy Symms Field.
The opener saw the Mountaineers (3-13, 1-3 CCC) take an early 1-0 lead in the first on a Megan Monaghan RBI double, but Butcher quickly gave the Yotes their first lead with a two-run double in the bottom of the frame. EOU retook the lead in the third on a long two-run homer by Megan Platz, but after a 30-minute lightning delay, Heather Dixon tied the game with a solo homer to left.
The Lady Yotes (12-9, 4-0), who extended their win streak to eight, took the lead for good in the fifth on another two-run double by Butcher. After EOU drew within a run in the sixth, the Coyotes put it away in their last at bat, as Dani Villyard rapped a two-run double and Butcher laced an RBI single.
It was enough for Jody Zillner, who allowed just four hits and struck out 11. Rhoades went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and Butcher went 3-for-4 for the Yotes, while Monaghan went 3-for-3 for Eastern.
The Mounties jumped in front in Game 2, getting a second inning RBI double from Crystal Weseman, but the Yotes came right back to plate three - one on an RBI single from Dodge, with runs scored on both a passed ball and a wild pitch. The Yotes tacked on five runs in the fourth - as Rhoades lifted a sacrifice fly, Dixon added a two-run homer, with Dodge lacing a two-run double.
After EOU cut the lead to 8-3 in the fifth, the Lady Yotes ended the game due to the mercy rule, thanks to an RBI single from Brittany Wenzel and a two-run walk-off double by Rhoades.
Wenzel went 3-for-4 with a double, while Dodge went 2-for-3 in the win, as Brooke Judy struck out five to pick up her fifth-straight victory.
The Lady Yotes return to action this weekend, heading out on a six-game road swing - Friday at Concordia, Saturday at Corban, and Monday at NCAA Division I Seattle U.