Feb. 20, 2008

SOFTBALL: Three Weeks Later, Lutes Back in Action

THIS WEEK: Pacific Lutheran at Saint Martins (DH), Saturday, noon.

SEASON OPENER II: Pacific Lutheran got its 2008 season underway during the first two days of February, playing four games against a pair of opponents in California. The Lutes split with Concordia, winning the opener 7-3 before losing 1-0, then dropped a pair of Vanguard, 5-0 and 8-2. Now, three weeks later, the Lutes return to competition when they play a doubleheader at noon Saturday against Saint Martin’s University in Lacey.

RECENT HISTORY: Last season, the Lutes swept the Saints by a pair of 5-2 scores in their season opener. Those games were played on Feb. 25. During the 2006 season, the Lutes took three of four games from the NCAA Division II Saints. PLU opened its season on Feb. 25 with a split, winning 8-0 and losing 3-2. Several days later, the Lutes whipped Saint Martin’s, 9-4 and 7-4.

CONFERENCE OPENER APPROACHING: The Lutes open their 2008 Northwest Conference season on the road during the first weekend in March. They travel to Newberg, Ore., to play George Fox in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 1, and the following day head to Portland to face Lewis & Clark in another NWC twinbill. PLU’s first scheduled home games come on March 8-9 when the Lutes host Whitworth in a four-game Northwest Conference series. All of those doubleheaders are scheduled to start at noon.

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