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Redshirt senior center fielder Trey Kamachi went and scored the only run in the game. Kamachi, a communication major from St. George, said he expected to play against a tough opponent this weekend. "We did our best trying to stay with our game plan," Kamachi said. "Unfortunately, we didn't come out with the outcome that we wanted." Head coach Chris Pfatenhauer said the HPU pitcher in the second game really kept the team off balance, making it harder to score runs. "HPU1s pitcher was dynamite," Pfatenhauer said. ( , State t '- ..,... -- , ., , , -- of DOVE ( f gain .) i , h.., , i 1 ATornen,s for - - - , ... zosext12,, l nten. e. i - ' ,' 'k C, ''' ,,,,- an -- , C 1 . - 1 ,- -- 1 that Lily assault )mpletely ding to when sault expert. wanted .searchers is petpe. ) change ual assau1, d to not rth that , , A : h , - r , .0, , .-- , ,y r ' Academics is e need , 'At-- ,,tv , , , ' r, , , . . N.,. .,,..,,,, , , to..,.; ,, . t . zw' - :.--. 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Junior pitcher Matt Mosca pitched seven complete innings, allowing only two runs on five hits. Kamachi and Porter also scored again earning a cumulative of two runs. Redshirt senior second baseman Drew McLaughlin and Kamachi ended the game strong by scoring the last two runs of the game, beating HPU "We just really keep trust in ourselves in the way that we have been playing to finish this good season so far," said McLaughlin, a criminal justice major from Scottsdale, Arizona. e The finale of the series was cut short during the sixth inning due to a travel curfew. Pfatenhauer said because the first two games were postponed, the team had a limited amount of time to play before their flight left Sunday. Setting a drop dead time between both coaches and the umpire, the game ended after the top of the sixth inning. DSU was off to a rough start as senior pitcher Sean Hardman allowed five hits and six runs during the first two innings. "Our pitching was really good until this last game," Pfatenhauer said. "We kind of ran out of gas at the end." The game's atmosphere began to change as Porter scored one RBI and a run, followed by redshirt senior designated hitter Jerome Hill II's three RBIs and one run. By the top of the sixth inning, DSU and HPU were four-gam- 5-- 2. tied 8 when the game ended. "Our goal is always to win a series, and I've never gone because of a tie so I don't really know how to feel about it yet," Pfatenhauer said. "It's a little frustrating that our pitching couldn't hold those leads." Although DSU tied HPU in the last game, Pfatenhauer said overall he is pleased with how well his team has done this season. 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Needing four wins against California Baptist a Notre Dame de Namur University pitcher April title hopes alive, the Trailblazers suffered a loss Championship their Pacific West Sophomore outfielder Taylor Godfrey, University to keep first three games. in the series finale after winning the BY JOE NELSON joenelsonDSU deStifling pitching and fense helped the Dixie State University softball team Pacific nearly sweep the West Conference leading California Baptist Univer- sity. The Trailblazers won the the first three games against three those in and Lancers, wins the Trailblazers Only total run. gave up one best I have the was "This ever seen us play," said senior pitcher Brooklyn Beardshear, an exercise science major from Tucson, Arizona. "Our dugout was huge for us and we really wanted to win the series." DSU went into the series second in the Pac West, three games behind CBU. A sweep of the Lancers would have given DSU sole possession of first place. "Everyone knew what the stakes were for this series," said sophomore second baseman Bailey Gaffin, a general studies major from Glendale, Arizona. "We all wanted it so bad. We wanted to win the PacWestl." much like the first, but instead of Beardshear, it was sophomore pitcher Alexis Barkwell on the mound who pitched a complete game shutout. DSU tallied its only run of the game in the first inning when senior first baseman Mallory Paulson hit an through the right side to score sophomore third baseman Dani Bartholf. DSU defense held string again, and DSU won for the second consecutive RBI-sing- le 1- -0 1 -' - . May 8 of .., , , -- 01 s.,,,,, -- ..1 ,: - ., f , , t ....,...ot- - , , ' ' ','. ) .,. ' A r . '' ' i 4.., ' )n't get ,o. ? ,, ,,e, '. N; .. 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Neiwall for the ther team would score again and DSU held on to win The second game was 2, 1- -0 0. game. The first of the final two games on Saturday nearly followed suit of the first two games. Beardshear retired 12 of the first 15 batters and her offense gave her a 0 cushion in the first inning. The scoring started off when senior outfielder Shelby Yung hit a sacrifice fly to send junior outfielder Janessa Bassett home. Two more Trailblazers got on base and sophomore catcher Jessica Gonzalez sent them home with a two-Rsingle. The Lancers never threatened to score until the bottom of the seventh. With one run already on the board, and the bases loaded, DSU ended the game with a force out at home and a groundout to short for a 1 victory. "We were getting really timely hitting which was a boost for our pitchers," said 3-- 3-- CBU head coach Randy Simkins. "Beardshear and Bark-we- ll were amazing for us." With DSU now one game away from being tied in PacWest standings with CBU and owning the critical there was a lot on the line for the final game of the series. Paulson blasted a first inning home run to take another early lead. The held up until the fourth inning when three consecutive walks loaded the bases for a Lancer grand-slaCBU tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning for 1 advantage. The Trailblazers used four hits to score four runs in the top of the seventh, but with bases loaded and two outs, the rally fell just short and the Lancers secured the PacWest title. "We just could not get the outs we needed in that final game," Simkins said. "CBU is a great team though. Now we just want to focus on getting better this week and finishing the season strong." Next up for DSU is a e series with the Art University of Academy Saturday starting at 12 p.m. at Karl Brooks Field. It will be senior day for the 2 Trailblazers. Additional reporting by Kylea Custer. 1- -0 7-- two-gam- 37-1- |