Sunday, March 25, 2012

Third baseman Sammie Olexa hit a pair of game-ending home runs Sunday as Simon Fraser completed a four-game sweep of Central Washington at Beedie Field in Burnaby with 2-1 and 8-5 victories.

Meanwhile, Montana State Billings ran its win streak to 11 games with 7-1 and 12-5 victories over Western Oregon to complete a four-game sweep of the Wolves at Cenex Stadium.

In Simon Fraser's opener, Olexa's two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh gave the Clan (18-7, 14-6) the win. Olexa then ended the second game in the bottom of the eighth with a three-run circuit blow to snap a 5-5 tie.

Olexa completed the twinbill with four hits in six at bats and drove in five runs.

Both home runs earned Cara Lukawesky victories as she improved to 12-3 on the season. Lukawesky tossed a six-hitter in the opener, allowing just a first-inning home run to Carrina Wagner.

In the second game, she pitched two innings in relief, allowing three hits and one run.

CWU (8-14, 7-10) led the second contest 5-2 before Simon Fraser tied the game in the seventh with three runs.

Leah Riske homered to start the comeback. Later Rosie Murphy singled for a run and Trisha Bouchard then tied the game with a RBI double.

In the eighth, Kelsey Haberl walked and Riske singled to set up Olexa's game-winning hit.

Riske, Olexa and Carly Lepoutre all had three hits as Simon Fraser outhit the Wildcats 15-8. Liz Jusko led CWU with two hits completing the twinbill with four hits in six at bats.