EUGENE, Ore. - - The University of Providence softball program split in a pair of games versus Bushnell University falling 2-0 in game one and winning 9-8 in game two on Friday.
In game one the Beacons would go ahead 1-0 after a triple in the first inning, and despite six strong innings from senior
Deven Creech, the Argos fell 2-0 in the opening game.
In the second matchup the Argos jumped ahead early with Creech drawing a bases loaded walk in the top of the first to score senior
Macy Mangold.
The Argos would score another three runs in the top of the first courtesy of a bases clearing double by junior
Ryen Palmer that put UP ahead 4-0.
Following zeros from both sides in the second inning, the Argos added to their lead when Creech tripled to right center field to score senior
Azia Umphrey and Mangold.
Palmer would make it back-to-back triples scoring Creech, and sophomore
Kolbi Wood would put the Argos ahead 8-0 after her single up the middle scored Palmer from third.
Bushnell added a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, but in the top of the fourth a SAC fly from Palmer scored Umphrey for her fifth RBI of the game.
The Beacons would score six runs over the next three innings to bring the game within one, and despite the winning run getting to scoring position in the bottom of the seventh, graduate transfer
Madi Moore slammed the door striking out the last two batters to secure the 9-8 victory for UP.
SCORING SUMMARY: Providence 0 – Bushnell 2
- B2 | A triple to right field put the first runner across for the Beacons (0-1)
- B6 | Bushnell takes advantage of an Argo mistake to go ahead by two (0-2)
SCORING SUMMARY: Providence 9 – Bushnell 8
- T1 | A bases loaded walk to Deven Creech scored Macy Mangold (1-0)
- T1 | Ryen Palmer hit a bases clearing double to put the Argos ahead by four (4-0)
- T3 | Deven Creech tripled to right center to score Azia Umphrey and Macy Mangold (6-0)
- T3 | A triple to right center from Ryen Palmer scores Deven Creech (7-0)
- T3 | Kolbi Wood singled to center to score Ryen Palmer (8-0)
- B3 | A safety squeeze from Bushnell puts their first run across (8-1)
- B3 | Bushnell scores another run off a fielders choice to second base (8-2)
- T4 | Ryen Palmer hits a SAC fly to right field to score Azia Umphrey (9-2)
- B5 | A SAC fly from the Beacons scores the runner from third (9-3)
- B5 | A wild pitch from the Argos put another Beacon runner across (9-4)
- B5 | Beacons convert a double-steal to make it a three-run game (9-5)
- B6 | Bushnell takes advantage of an Argo mistake to score another two runs (9-7)
- B6 | A single up the middle from Bushell puts the Beacons within one (9-8)
UP NEXT
The Argos will be back in action tomorrow for another doubleheader versus Bushnell. First pitch is scheduled for Noon (MST) in Eugene, Ore.
