Friday, March 23, 2012

Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene combined for 42 runs and 52 hits in splitting a doubleheader Friday at Nampa.

The Vikings (4-18, 2-10) won the opener 10-9 scoring six runs in the seventh inning to rally from a 7-3 deficit before getting the game-winner in the eighth inning on an error.

The Crusaders (4-16, 4-12) used a nine-run second inning to overcome a 7-0 deficit and went on to post a 12-11 victory in the nightcap.

Meghan Carrillo, Jackie Rothenberger and Kristen Allen all had four hits for the Vikings, while Amanda Flores had four RBI.

Northwest Nazarene was led by Arielle Chao with four hits. Baylee Jolliffe drove in six runs.

In the opener, WWU's big hits in its six-run seventh were a three-run home run by Flores and a two-run single by Stephanie Fox.

After RBI singles by Jolliffe and Brianna Kinghorn in the bottom of the seventh tied the game at 9-9, Western Washington got singles by Allie Crowe and Jackie Rothenberger and a fielder's choice to set up the game-winning run on the error.

Jolliffe had a three-run triple to cap off NNU's nine-run second inning in the nightcap.

Kinghorn led off the sixth with a home run providing what turned out to be the winning run when the Vikings rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh.