Glendale, Ariz.- In their final doubleheader of the regular season, Arizona Christian Softball celebrated their seniors with a walk-off game one win before coming up short in game two.  All six seniors spent their entire collegiate career playing for ACU Softball and all earned NAIA and GSAC Scholar-Athlete honors.

Game Info

• Game one score: Arizona Christian - 4, NUAZ - 3
• Game two score: NUAZ - 2, Arizona Christian - 0 
• Records: Arizona Christian - 23-23, NUAZ - 13-30
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, NUAZ - not NAIA
• Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Jyden Miles - 2-3, 2 runs, RBI
• Dayna Herrera - 2-3, 3 RBI, CG win
• Taylor Fogleman - 1-2, run
• Morgan Bradford - 1-2, 2 runs, RBI
• Ashley Madonia - run

Inside Game One

• For one pitch, ACU started all six of their seniors 
• Brooke Mays (only appearance in ACU career due to injuries), Fogleman, Joelle Dowdy, Kaitlin Terzakos, Brenna Henry, and Miles
• The teams held each other scoreless through the first five half innings 
• Bottom three- Fogleman singled and scored on an infield single by Miles
• NUAZ claimed the lead at 2-1 in the fourth
• Herrera singled with the bases loaded to plate Miles and pinch runner Madonia for a 3-2 edge
• Down to their final out, the Warriors scored the equalizer
• With Miles at third Herrera dropped a suicide squeeze that no one had a play on to easily score MIles in walk-off fashion

ACU Game Two Stats

• Miles - 2-4
• Fogleman - 1-2, BB
• Brittany McCracken - PH single
• Terzakos - 1-2
• Elena Garcia - 1-3
• Bradford - 1-3
• Hannah Butcher - CG

Inside Game Two

• ACU had a runner in scoring position in the second (Fogleman walk, steal) but she was left stranded
• The Warriors pulled off a double steal to score an unearned run in the third
• Rachel Martin and Miles were left on base in the third
• NUAZ added an insurance run in the seventh
• ACU had runners at second and third in the seventh but a nice sliding catch ended the game
• Butcher did her part including at one stretch throwing only eight pitches to straight six batters and getting five out

Thoughts from Coach Mayben
"It has been an honor sharing the field with these seniors.  We are so grateful to the families for trusting us with their daughters.  They are all incredible women who will go on to do great things in service of the kingdom."

Up Next
On Tuesday, Arizona Christian will face Embry-Riddle (AZ) on their field in Prescott to open the 2025 GSAC Tournament at 12:00 pm.