Tough Ending Leads to Doubleheader Split with Whittier

Scores:    

Williams 7, Whittier 1

Whittier 7, Williams 6

Location:  Whittier, CA

Records: Williams 7-3;  Whittier 13-10

The Short Story: 

The Ephs endured their fourth split of the season -- winning the first game and losing the second -- with a tough loss in game two today in Whittier, California.  Sadie Leonard struck out ten and gave up just two hits in game one to earn the win.  Sydney Fleming hit two home runs to drive in four and first-year Aprill Medrano hit her first collegiate home run driving in three with a bomb to straightaway center field.  The flawless defense the Ephs played in game one did not carry over into the nightcap as Williams gave up five runs in the bottom of the sixth and found themselves on the losing end of an exciting game.  Fleming hit another home run in the game and the Ephs had eleven hits.

Coach's Take: 

"There were a lot of highlights today, even some that might not have looked like highlights. We're playing a lot of good softball overall but everything matters and we weren't able to put it all together this afternoon.  We had twenty hits and many more that were right at people, and just had some bad bounces in the end.  We'll be back tomorrow and excited to complete our trip with four more games against strong teams," said Coach Herman

Game 1

How it Happened 

• The game was scoreless until a monster home run by Sydney Fleming '25 in the top of the sixth.
   
• Katie Blanch '27 and Dani Jackman '28 had back to back hits to open the 7th inning and were driven in by Fleming's second home run of the game.
   
• After two outs, Emily Borrazzo '27 walked, Alysa DeQuiroz '26 got a hit and Aprill Medrano '28 hit her first home run for the Ephs.
   
• Sadie Leonard struck out ten and gave up just two hits.
   
• The top three batters for the Ephs, Kayla Chang '25, DeQuiroz and Fleming, all had two hits in the game.

Game 2

• The Ephs scored first and ran it to 4-0 after just one and a half innings on four hits in a row by Aleks Albert '28, Sidney Miller '26, Kayla Chang '25 and Alysa DeQuiroz '26.
   
• Lauren Davis '28 had an RBI in the 6th to give the Ephs some insurance but the Poets came back and scored five in the bottom of the inning. 
   
• Sydney Fleming hit her third HR of the day in the top of the 7th but it was not enough.
   
• Albert, Fleming and Blanch all had multiple hits in the game.
   
• Katie Blanch '27 had four strikeouts, four walks and gave up seven hits in the contest.  Just three of the runs were earned.