April 29, 2007

Loggers Sweep Past Lutes In Season Finale

Game One
Game Two

TACOMA, Wash. - Lindsay Fujita hit a pair of home runs as the Puget Sound Loggers swept past the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, 4-0 and 5-3, in a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader on Sunday afternoon on Logger Softball Field.

The games marked the season finale for Pacific Lutheran, which end its season with a 17-18 overall record and an 11-17 mark in the Northwest Conference. Puget Sound finished 23-17 overall and 12-16 in the conference.

One day after taking the loss in a 7-1 Pacific Lutheran victory, Adrian Herlache limited the Lutes to just four hits while walking none and striking out two. Alana Schutt had a pair of hits for the Lutes. Puget Sound scored a run in the first against Cassie Canales, who took the loss. Fujita hit a three-run homer against relief pitcher Hadley Schmitt in the sixth inning.

In the second game, Fujita led things off with a solo home run in the bottom of the first as the Loggers took a 2-0 lead. The Lutes answered back with a pair of runs in the top of the second when Heather Walling delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single. PLU took the lead in the top of the third when Carly Starke led off with a double and scored on a base hit by Theresa Tauscher. The Loggers rallied for three runs on five hits in the third inning to take the win.

Jessica Roberts beat the Lutes for the second time in two days, giving up three runs, all earned, on seven hits while walking three and striking out five. Ashley Lopez took the loss for the Lutes, giving up five runs, all earned, on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Walling had three hits and Tauscher added a pair for the Lutes. Tauscher finished the season leading the Lutes in batting average (.461), home runs (five) and runs batted in (29).

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