T-Birds Double Up Eagles

4/22/2017 5:36:19 PM

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The University of British Columbia came up with key runs when needed as they swept today’s doubleheader over NU at Everest Park in Kirkland, 8-3 and 4-2. Today was also Senior Day for two NU seniors: Alexandra Anderegg and Danielle Bonsky who were both honored in a ceremony along with their families between games.
 
Game 1 – UBC 8, Northwest U 3
 
The Thunderbirds came up with three runs in the third and sixth innings to take an 8-3 conference win in game one. Zoe Gillis pitched a three hitter for the win in the circle.
 
After neither team would score in the first two innings, UBC scored three runs on two hits and two costly Northwest U errors to take a 3-0 lead. Montana Turnovitski came up with a two run single as the key hit in the inning. NU answered with one run in their half of the third when Yeawa Asabi scored on an UBC error to make it a 3-1 ball game.
 
UBC picked up another run in the 4^th inning to stretch their lead to 4-1 and then came up with three more runs in the sixth inning. Sydney Brown had the key hit, a triple to center scoring Hillary Strelau and Mackenzie Siddall.
 
The Eagles answered with two runs of their own in the 6^th inning on a double by Danielle Bonsky driving in Aubrey Slocum and Maggie Harshaw singled scoring Bonsky. Neither team would score in the 7^th inning as the T-Birds would take game one.
 
Rachel Hawley took the loss in the circle for Northwest U going 5.32 innings, giving up 5 runs on 6 hit. Danielle Bonsky, Maggie Harshaw and Alicia Loiler had the three hits for the Eagles.
For UBC, Gillis gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and striking out four. Hillary Strelau led the Thunderbirds going 3 for 5 from the plate, scoring twice and driving in a run. Sydney Brown was 1 for 3, scored twice and had 2 RBIs.
 
Game Two – UBC 4, Northwest U 2
 
The T-Birds came up with two runs in the top of the 7^th inning to break a 2-2 tie and earn a 4-2 victory over Northwest U in the second game of the CCC doubleheader. Montana Turnovitski came through with a two out, two run single to center to drive in the winning runs.
 
UBC took and early 2-0 lead in the first inning after a two run single by Lexie Brenneis. NU came back in the bottom of the first with one run on a fielder’s choice scoring Aubrey Slocum who led off the inning with a double to center field.
 
Slocum then tied the game in the 3^rd inning as she led off the inning with a solo home run over the right field fence.
 
The game remained scoreless until the 7^th inning when the T-Birds came through with two runs to pull out the victory.
 
Northwest U (12-25, 6-17 CCC) was led by Aubrey Slocum who went 2 for 4, scored twice and added one RBI with her home run. Rachel Hawley went 7 innings for the Eagles in the circle and took the loss.
 
Hillary Strelau had another strong game going 3 for 4 and scored twice for UBC (8-22, 7-13 CCC). Lexie Brenneis was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs and teammate Montana Turnovitski was 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Darrian Gerard came pitched 4 innings in relief, gave up three hits and no runs to earn the win for the T-Birds.
 
The same two teams will complete the four game series on Sunday with another doubleheader at Lake Washington High School. Game times are 11 am and 1 pm.