The Lumberjack

Issue date: 5/2/07 Section: Sports

Media Credit: A. Dominic Efferson Megan Sutherland looks to steal third base.

It was fitting that the final doubleheader of the regular season between the best teams in the west was full of offense.
The No. 2 regionally ranked lady 'Jacks recorded a four-game sweep of No 1 regionally ranked Cal State Stanislaus with 9-5 and 4-3 wins on Sunday.

The 'Jacks got the bats going in the first inning after Warriors starting pitcher Omaira Estremera loaded the bases, allowing two walks and a base hit. Senior left fielder Megan Sutherland then blasted a two-out grand slam on the first pitch she saw, sending the ball over the center field fence to give the 'Jacks a early 4-0 lead.

"She had been hitting the ball out all week in practice," Head Coach Frank Cheek said. "I knew something was going to happen."

The Warriors answered back in the top of the second with on a RBI single by catcher Kimiko Wright.

The 'Jacks then added to more runs to their lead in the second inning on a double by first baseman Natalie Galletly to push the lead to 6-1.

The back and forth battle continued with both teams answering each other with runs in the third inning. Stanislaus scored two more runs in the fourth, with the 'Jacks getting one back in the bottom half of the inning.

"They're a good team and they have a potent offense." Cheek said. "It should have been over with the four runs in the first, but they fought back."

Lizzy Prescott earned her 29th win of the year while recording seven strikeouts in five innings of work. Tracy Motzny came in for the sixth inning and shut the door on the Warriors comeback bid, not allowing a run in the final two innings.

In the second game of the double header, the Warriors' offense got out to a quick start off of Motzny. CSU Stanislaus scored one run in the first inning and two more in the second on a single by Jessica Scholl.
The 'Jacks had opportunities in the first two innings to score, but could not bring the base runners in. Shortstop Carolyn Cameron was caught stealing in the first and third baseman Francesca West was picked off of second base in the second inning.

"I'd like to do it all over again," Cheek said. "We had some mistakes on the base paths and I thought I was going to run us out of the game."

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