Softball Tim Gooszen

ACU Claims The Third Seed

Glendale, Ariz.- Before the first pitch of their double header on Wednesday, Arizona Christian knew that they would be the three seed in next week's GSAC tournament based on a loss by Park Gilbert.  The Firestorm concluded their GSAC schedule by splitting with OUAZ. 

Game Info
  • Game one score: Arizona Christian - 9, OUAZ - 1 (6 inn)
  • Game two score: OUAZ - 6, Arizona Christian - 0 
  • Records: Arizona Christian - 22-22, 11-9 GSAC, OUAZ - 27-21, 5-15
  • NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, OUAZ - not ranked
  • Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Game One Stats
  • Brenna Henry - 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI
  • Jyden Miles - 4-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
  • Taylor Fogleman - 1-3, RBI
  • Morgan Bradford - 1-2, 2 runs, RBI
  • Joelle Dowdy - 1-1, 2 runs
  • Dayna Herrera - 1-4, RBI, CG win

Inside Game One
  • The Spirit scored first in the first but did not score again
  • ACU countered with a four run third inning
  • Herrera- RBI single, Bradford- RBI single, Henry- 2 RBI double contributed the runs
  • The Firestorm added two in the fourth- Miles- RBI single, Elena Garcia- RBI groundout
  • In the fifth, Miles delivered a single back up the middle to score Dowdy
  • After Henry made it 8-1 with an RBI single, Fogleman end the game with an RBI single to score Dowdy
  • Herrera retired the last seven batters she faced too collect win number 13 on the year

ACU Game Two Stats
  • Christina Grubb - 1-3, 2B
  • Miles - 1-3
  • Kaitlin Terzakos - 1-2

Inside Game Two
  • ACU had the bases loaded in the first and second but could not score 
  • The Firestorm had runners in the third through fifth innings but were held scoreless
  • OUAZ scored one in the fifth to break up the 0-0 game
  • The Spirit added two more in the sixth
  • OUAZ capped the scoring with three final runs in the seventh
  • Eight straight retired is how Arizona Christian ended their day offensively

Up Next
The Firestorm will celebrate their seniors about 10:30 on Saturday before they face Nelson (AZ) at 11:00 am.