THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Opening their spring break trip to southern California against the California Lutheran University Regals, the George Fox University Bruins surrendered 31 hits in two games and fell 18-0 in a five-inning first game and 12-8 in the second game in non-conference softball action Monday here at Hutton Field.

Game 1 – California Lutheran 18, George Fox 0

The Regals blew the first game wide open with six runs in each of the first three innings, batting around in each frame while collecting 15 hits in the game and benefitting from six Bruin errors. 

Shannon Tinsley's two-run double scored Cal Lutheran's first two runs in the 1st, and Blake Lewis and Kelly Lockwood, who had two hits in the inning, added RBI singles.  Lewis doubled in two more to start the 2nd, Shonna Christianson drove in one with a single, and Christina Hunter had a run-scoring double.  Ryanna Morua and Lockwood keyed the 3rd-inning outburst as each had two-run singles.

Amanda Woods (1-2) took the loss for the Bruins, going two-plus innings while being touched for nine hits and 15 runs, only seven earned, with three walks and no strikeouts.  Erin Hento finished up, allowing six hits and three runs with a strikeout in two innings.

Katelyn Downing (3-8) got the win for the Regals, scattering four hits with three strikeouts and no walks in five innings.  Kat Hylton had half of the Bruins' hits, including a double.

Lockwood led the Regals' attack with three hits, while Brittany Labbe, Tinsley and Lewis had two hits apiece.  Tinsley knocked in four runs and scored three times, while Lewis drove in three and Hunter scored thrice.

Game 2 – California Lutheran 12, George Fox 8

In the nightcap, the Regals banged out 16 hits and posted four multi-run innings, but this time the Bruins responded at the plate to keep the pressure on the home time.

Cal Lutheran got three runs in the 1st, starting as Lockwood singled sharply off the glove of Jenna Kirk at first, advanced on a sacrifice and a wild pitch, and scored on Tinsley's soft single to right.  The other two runs scored on a two-out dropped fly ball in right.  The Bruins got one run back in the 2nd when Hylton dumped a single into right and scored all the way from first on Kirk's line double to the wall in left.

In the bottom of the 2nd, Liz Mertel singled, advanced on a sacrifice, and scored on a double to left-center by Lockwood, who later scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Labbe.  Tinsley stroked a single left to score Kayla Sakamoto, who had walked, stolen second, and advanced to third on the sacrifice fly, to cap the three-run inning. 

Nicole Renteria bunted for a hit and Woods doubled her home in the Bruins' 3rd.  In the 4th, the Bruins loaded the bases on a walk to Genetta Duncan, a single by Rachel Sundquist to right, and a bunt single by Felicia Chavez, and Kayla Anderson hit a sacrifice fly to right to place Duncan.  The Bruins cut the deficit to 6-4 in the 5th when Bethany Chriss walked, moved up on an error at first on a pickoff attempt, and scored on another double by Kirk.

The Regals picked up two in the 5th on a two-base error in center on Christianson's fly ball, a bunt single and steal by Hunter, and a two-run single up the middle by Mertel, but the Bruins got those back in the 6th. 

Anderson led off with a home run to right-center, her second of the season.  Woods singled and Chriss doubled with one out, and Hylton hit a liner to left on which Debben Hoffer made a sliding catch.  Her throw to second was mishandled, however, allowing Woods to score on the error.

The Regals added four runs in their half of the 6th on a two-out, two-run singles by Merkel and Lockwood, runs which turned out to be crucial when the Bruins scored twice in the 7th.  Duncan singled and Chavez reached on catcher's interference before Anderson delivered them both with a double to left-center.

Rachel Fielder (3-2) started and took the setback for the Bruins, allowing nine hits and six runs, four earned, with two strikeouts and a walk in four innings.  Allyssa DeNDekker finished up, surrendering seven hits and six runs, five earned, with one walk.  Lewis (1-4), the second of three Cal Lutheran pitchers, got the win in place of starter Christianson, though she was touched for seven hits and four runs, three earned, and two walks with one strikeout.  

The Bruins collected 15 hits, led by Duncan's 3-for-3.  Anderson, Renteria, Woods and Kirk had two hits each, with Anderson driving in four runs.  Lockwood, Tinsley and Mertel had three hits each in the Regals' 16-hit output, while Sakamoto and Labbe had two apiece.

NEXT: George Fox (13-11) visits the University of La Verne Tuesday for a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader … California Lutheran (7-17) hosts Hamline College for a pair Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.