Softball Drops a Pair to CMS

Whittier College softball looked to turn things around in SCIAC play against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 22.  The Athenas showed their offensive prowess, however, scoring 22 runs in two games on their way to 8-2 and 14-0 (five innings) victories.

In game one, Whittier posted nine hits. The Poets were led by captain and catcher, Amanda Brown '09, who went 3-for-3 with a double and scored a run. Also adding to Whittier's cause was Vicky Oveida '09 who got on base twice icluding a triple, and added a run scored and an RBI. Shortstop Dyan Acevedo ‘09 went 2-for-3, third baseman Molly Yriate ‘11 posted a hit and an RBI, while DH Kourney Zilbert ‘11 and first baseman Nicole Acevedo ‘09 each added a hit of their own. In the end, the Poets were unable to capitalize, leaving eight runners on the bags. 

For CMS, the solid hitting including a homerun each by Katerina Yale and Melissa Munoz, put the Athenas on top at the end of seven innings.

The Poets' offensive woes continued in the second game of the doubleheader. The Athenas had two different home run sluggers, Carlen Don and Jessica Vaughn who brought eight runs in between them during their at-bats. The consistent offensive attack of CMS overmatched the Poets on this particular day. The teams face off against each other again in a month in Claremont.

Whittier drops to 3-7 in conference and 11-11 overall. Their upcoming games include a conference double-header at home on March 29 at noon against La Verne and a make-up game the following day at Occidental.