FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 7
th, 2024
Vancouver, BC.| The Knights softball team took to international soil today as they faced the University of British Columbia today.
Game One
The Knights in the first game fought hard but unfortunately weren't able to put more than a run on the board losing by a final score of 5-1. The lone run for the Knights was scored on a wild pitch bringing
Briana Munoz home from third base who got on to begin the inning on a single to center field. The Knights had three hits on the day.
Maddie Gamble hit a single in the first,
Jordyn Rosario singled to left field in the 5
th, and Munoz with her before mentioned single to center field in the 6
th.
Briana Munoz started once again for the Knights and pitched the full game giving up 5 runs all earned on 10 hits. Thunderbirds pitcher, Carleen Murray, pitched an impressive game pitching all 7 innings giving up the 1 run which was earned on 3 hits. She walked 4 and struck out 10 Knight hitters.
Game Two
The Knights in game two took an early punch from the Thunderbirds who scored 5 runs in the first two innings knocking starting pitcher,
Nia Tate, out after just 1 and a 1/3 innings.
Abby Carlson came on in relief and pitched pretty well pitching 3 straight clean innings. She struck out 1 batter and drew no walks. Carleen Murray after pitching the full 7 innings of game one started this game as well and pitched 5 innings giving up no runs and allowed just one Knight hit.
The Knights down 5-0 entering their portion of the 6
th inning had a great inning scoring 3 runs highlighted by a 2 run dinger that landed in the bullpen down the left field line off the bat of
Maddie Gamble. It was her first home run of the season and her first as a Knight.
Rachel Behn walked earlier in the inning followed by a double to left field from
Jordyn Rosario plating Behn. Unfortunately, the Thunderbirds finally broke through on
Abby Carlson scoring 3 runs of their own in the bottom of the 6
th inning. The Knights had a baserunner in the 7
th on a
Nikki O'Reilly single to right field but the rally stopped there giving the Thunderbirds the win by a final score of 8-3.
Next Up
The Knights will play the Thunderbirds tomorrow in another doubleheader with games starting at 11am and 1pm at Collings Field in Vancouver, BC.