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7
Carroll College CC 22-19
8
Winner Northwest Christian (Ore. NCU 16-33
Carroll College CC
22-19
7
Final
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Northwest Christian (Ore. NCU
16-33
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Carroll College CC 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0
Northwest Christian (Ore. NCU 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0

W: WALKER, Katie (1) L: Gipe, Megan (1) S: JONES, Madison (1)

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Carroll College CC 22-20
7
Winner Northwest Christian (Ore. NCU 17-33
Carroll College CC
22-20
4
Final
7
Northwest Christian (Ore. NCU
17-33
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Carroll College CC 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0
Northwest Christian (Ore. NCU 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 7 0 0

W: BOYLES, Janieve (1) L: Davis, Ashley (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Austin Byrnes - Carroll Sports Information

Saints drop doubleheader against Northwest Christian to end season

HELENA, Mont. – Carroll softball dropped two close games against Northwest Christian University (8-7) (7-4) on the road in Oregon on Saturday to end the regular season.

Megan Gipe got the start on the mound and started the offense with a RBI single to left center, scoring Justine Taylor. Tianna Sell scored later in the inning on a steal home to give the Saints a 2-0 lead.

The Beacons responded in the bottom half of the inning with five runs on two RBI singles and a sacrifice fly. Northwest led 5-2 after one inning.

Carroll answered back in the second starting with a RBI single to third base, scoring Taylor Ostwald and cutting the score to 5-3. Next batter Allison Bayer singled to center field, driving in Jaylin Kenney and Paige Blake to tie the game at 5-5.

Northwest Christian recaptured the lead in the second inning with a RBI single and back-to-back RBI doubles to claim an 8-5 lead.

The Saints added a run in the sixth after a pass ball allowed Taylor to score and one more in the seventh after a ground out by Madison Soper but ultimately the Saints fell short 8-7.

The Beacons took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning of the second game after a wild pitch and a throwing error.

Soper got the Saints on the board in the sixth with a RBI double to center field, scoring Gipe. Ostwald and Kaydee Parsons both doubled later in the inning to drive in two more runs to take a 3-2 lead.

Northwest capitalized in the bottom of the sixth on a passed ball and a wild pitch to score two runs and take a 4-3 lead after six inning.

The Saints tied the game in the seventh after Gipe reached on a fielder's choice that scored Kenney to send the game into extra inning.

The Beacons with two runners on the eighth inning, hit a walk-off three run home run to complete the sweep 7-4 over Carroll.

Carroll finished the season 24-20 with an 11-13 record in conference play. The Saints clinched the top seed in the East Division and will advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament on May 6th – 8th. More information will be coming soon about the tournament.
 
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