SURREY, Canada – Argo softball's comeback came up short on Saturday as the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds (12-12, 8-7 CCC) defeated the Argos (4-15, 4-10 CCC) during Saturday's doubleheader to take the series victory.
 
GAME ONE – University of Providence 4 – University of British Columbia 12
How it Happened: The Argos tallied a hit in the top of the first but couldn't get anything going as the Thunderbirds would get on the board first. British Columbia's lead-off batter got on board with a single, before advancing to third on an Argo error. A ground out would plate the Thunderbirds first run, followed by an RBI-double to put British Columbia up by two after the first.
 
The Argos opened the second with a pair of walks, but a pair of ground outs would put one through for the Argos to cut the lead in half, 2-1. Following a pair of outs, the Thunderbirds combined a couple singles to put runners in scoring position. The Thunderbirds would then knocked a 2-RBI triple to extend their lead to three, 4-1.
 
The Thunderbirds kept things going in the third. The Argos would tally two outs, but a two-out RBI-triple would put the Thunderbirds fifth run through, 5-1. The Thunderbirds plated another run with a two-out RBI-single to take a 6-1 lead. British Columbia continued with a two-out RBI-triple and a RBI-single to take an 8-1 lead after three.
 
A pair of Argo errors put a Thunderbird on third, before a wild pitch would bring them home with one out, 9-1. The Thunderbirds would put three more aboard on an RBI-single and a dropped fly ball to take a 12-1 lead.
 
The Argos would put three across in the top of the fifth with an RBI-double, an RBI-single, before one more would cross as a double play would close the game, 12-4.
 
At the Plate: Taylor Mathews was the Argos most productive batter, going 2-for-3 and earning a run. Hanna Tarum, Karlie Southworth, and Shayla Cole would punch through the Argos three earned runs during the contest.
 
In the Circle: Hanna VanDomelen opened things up, pitching two and two-thirds innings and allowing seven runs on eight hits. Brieanna Clifford closed things out, pitching one and one-third innings and allowing five runs on four hits. Both VanDomelen and Clifford would tally a strikeout.
 
GAME TWO – University of Providence 5 – University of British Columbia 6
How it Happened: The Argos got things going early. Skyla Nuebauer opened things up with a single. Following an out, she would steal second and advance to third on an error. A ground out brought her home to put the Argos on top 1-0. The Argos tallied an out to open the bottom of the inning, but a fielding error and a stolen base would put a runner in striking distance for the Thunderbirds. A one-out RBI-single would tie things up 1-1, followed by another one-out RBI-single to put the Thunderbirds up by one, 2-1. The Argos tallied their second out, but a pair of walks would load the bases. A wild pitch brought another Thunderbird home, 3-1, and a passed ball would put one more across to give British Columbia a 4-1 lead.
 
The Argos would get two back in the third. A lead-off double, followed by an RBI-double would bring the Argos within two, 4-2. The Thunderbirds tallied a pair of outs, but a two-out RBI-single would bring the Argos back within one, 4-3.
 
The Thunderbirds would push their lead back to two in the bottom of the frame after a single, a stolen base, before a one-out RBI-single would finish things off, 5-3.
 
The fourth and fifth frames were quiet as the game would remain 5-3, but the Argos would manufacture another run in the sixth after a double, ground out, and a one-out RBI-single would bring Southworth home, 5-4.
 
In the seventh, the Argos would reach on a throwing error, before a one-out RBI-double would plate the Argos fifth run of the game to knot things at five. After two outs, the Thunderbirds would load the bases with a pair of walks and an Argo fielding error. One final two-out RBI-single would give the game-winning run to the Thunderbirds to close out regulation, 6-5.
 
At the Plate: Nuebauer had a game and loaded the stat sheet, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and scoring a run of her own. Tarum tallied a pair of RBI on a single hit, going 1-for-4. Mathews and Khalyn tallied the Argos other two RBI.
 
In the Circle: KJ Schweikert pitched a complete game for the Argos, going six and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs on seven hits. She would also put away two batters in the contest.
 
Up Next
The Argos will return home as they will look to play their home opening series next weekend as they host the Northwest University Eagles on April 5 and 6.