Hiatt continues hot streak in losses to Lady Coyotes

April 29, 2005

BOX SCORES - GAME #1 | GAME #2

Story courtesy of Mike Safford, Albertson College of Idaho Sports Information Director

Sophomore Lindsey Batey roped her second collegiate home run in the 1st inning of the night cap, as she went a combined 2-for-5 on the afternoon with 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (Photo by Mark Colachico)

CALDWELL, Idaho – Despite a combined 2-for-6 performance that included 1 RBI from senior Rachel Hiatt (Sublimity, Ore.), Albertson's softball team gave its five seniors a mighty send-off, as the Lady ‘Yotes tied a school-record by extending their win streak to five games, sweeping aside Corban's softball team, 7-4 & 13-2, this afternoon at Symms Field.

The Coyotes head off to next week’s Cascade Conference tournament on a high note, after setting a school-record with 14 hits in the opener, then recording a season-high for runs in the night-cap.

After Corban took an early 1-0 lead on a sophomore Lindsay Batey (Aloha, Ore.) first inning RBI double, the ‘Yotes responded in the third.  Katie Ziller lined a two-run triple into the right field corner to give ACI the lead, and Haley Butcher and Stacy Smith added RBI singles in the frame.  The Coyotes would build a 7-2 edge and hang on for the win.

Kerri Russell picked up her ninth win of the season, while Butcher went 3-for-4 for the ‘Yotes.  Nicole Illias, Angie Gribble, and Zillner all had two hits.

Game 2 saw the Warriors stake out a 1-0 lead in the first on a Batey solo home run to left, but ACI plated five runs in the bottom of the frame on only one hit.  Two walks, two hit batters, and a passed ball got the ‘Yotes two runs, then Butcher laced a two-run single, followed by a Katie Theisen ground out to make it 5-1. 

The ‘Yotes would pour it on, getting a Zillner two-run double in the second, a Lisa Stout three-run triple in the third, and a Stephanie Stover RBI triple in the fourth, as ACI scored their most runs in a game since the 2004 season.

Zillner went the route in the nightcap, allowing just three hits and fanning five to pick up her third win of the week.

In Corban's four games this weekend, Hiatt went a combined 7-for-14 and batted .500.

With the losses, Corban concludes the regular season at 5-31 overall, 3-17 in CCC play. Albertson improves to 18-23 overall, 9-11 in CCC action. The Warriors will hit the field next Sunday, May 7th, when they face Concordia beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Delta Park in Portland to kick off the double-elimination conference tournament.