FOREST GROVE, Ore. --- Despite struggling overall at the plate, the George Fox softball team battled back from behind twice to earn two wins against the Boxers of Pacific. Fox hit just .203 as a team during the two night games, but some big swings and patient at-bats were enough to get two from the Boxers on Friday, Mar. 11.

Game One

Fox put Emma Eastman in the circle to start game one and got one and two thirds from the sophomore. Elise Wilkinson worked the next two and a third without allowing a run, and Ashley Davis worked three innings while striking out five to earn the win.

The Boxers got on the board first with four runs in the second inning and Fox had to battle back from two early errors to steal the game late from their hosts with three big swings. Sharon Tomei lifted a solo shot out of the park in the park in the fourth, and Kimberly Pulido drove a two-run shot out in the fifth to cut into the deficit.

Another Boxer run in the 6th made it a 5-3 ballgame, but a Boxer error plated Kamryn Potter in the seventh and Tomei drove another two run shot out in left center for the final 6-5 score and a Bruin victory.

Game Two

Davis started game two and worked a complete game in her second appearance of the night, striking out two in the process.

The Boxers fell behind in the second inning after an RBI single from Ashley Sansoni plated pinch runner Maclairen Magruder.

Davis ran into some trouble in the bottom half of the second and gave up three runs, but after two scoreless frames the Bruins jumped back in front. 

Fox knotted it up in the fifth after chasing the Boxers' starter from the circle with multiple doubles and wild pitches. Emma Classen drew a walk and the Bruins got back to back doubles from Pulido and Potter to plate a pair for the 3-3 tie. Potter scored from third on a wild pitch for a 4-3 lead, and the Boxers' bullpen pitcher plunked Tomei before the defnese made an error, scoring Claire Fountain for a 5-3 lead.

The Bruins gave up one more in the sixth but Davis and the defense retired all three in order to close the seventh with a 5-4 win.

Top Performances

Tomei's two bombs plated half of the Bruins' runs in game one, Pulido homered and doubled, and Davis earned two wins after 10 innings of work on the night.

What It Means

Fox improves to 11-5 overall and is 6-2 against NWC opponents this season, while the Boxers fall to 4-10 overall and are now 3-3 in conference play.

Up Next

Weather permitting, the Bruins will finish the series against Pacific on Saturday, Mar. 12. There is a high percentage chance of rain in the forecast, so stay tuned for more updates on the Bruins' social media and our website.