CONCORDIA 1, GEORGE FOX 0: Cavaliers Win Brilliant Pitching Duel with Bruins

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PORTLAND, Ore. – An unearned run in the bottom of the 7th inning was the only blemish on a brilliant pitching duel between George Fox University’s Chelsea Bradely and Concordia University-Portland’s Danielle Pulfrey, with the Cavaliers edging the visiting Bruins 1-0 in a non-conference softball game Wednesday afternoon here at Delta Park.

Bradely (1-4) suffered the hard-luck loss despite allowing only two hits and no walks while striking out three.  Pulfrey (6-0) was equally impressive in lowering her earned run average to 0.29 for the season, scattering three hits and walking one with 13 strikeouts.

Pulfrey permitted only one runner as far as second base, in the 5th inning when Kerstyn Tsuruda and Becka Doyle had singles.  Bradely had one tough inning in the 3rd when Becca Gawlista led off with a double and advanced to third on a ground out, but the George Fox southpaw escaped by getting a grounder to short with Gawlista holding and a foul out to catcher Tsuruda.

Concordia broke through after two were out in the 7th.  Tina Garcia reached on an error in left and pinch-runner Ashley Watson advanced to third on an error on Robin Gawlista’s grounder to short.  The game came to a sudden conclusion when Watson scored on a passed ball.

The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was canceled due to rain and deteriorating conditions on the Delta Park field.  No decision about a possible makeup game has been made.

George Fox (1-4) enters Northwest Conference play this weekend, visiting Pacific Lutheran University Saturday and the University of Puget Sound Sunday.  Twinbills both days start at 12:00 noon.  Concordia (10-1) is off until March 13, when the Cavs will visit Seattle University for a single game at 3:00 p.m.