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Bertrand
1
Houston Baptist HBU 1-4
4
Winner Niagara NIA 3-2
Houston Baptist HBU
1-4
1
Final
4
Niagara NIA
3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Houston Baptist HBU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 4 1

W: Bertrand, Sierra (2-0) L: Patak, Jessica (1-2)

2
Niagara NIA 3-3
10
Winner Grand Canyon GCU 4-8
Niagara NIA
3-3
2
Final
10
Grand Canyon GCU
4-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 2
Grand Canyon GCU 3 1 1 2 1 2 10 12 0

W: Aguilar, Brianna (3-4) L: Szilagyi, Jennifer (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits First Day At GCU Purple Classic

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Purple Eagles softball team split its first day at the Grand Canyon University Purple Classic on Friday, defeating Houston Baptist, 4-1, and falling to Grand Canyon, 10-2.

Game 1: Niagara 4, Houston Baptist 1
  • Houston Baptist (1-4) got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, the Purple Eagles (3-3) tied things up, 1-1, after a single from Kendall Watkins scored Kelsey Harrigan. Jerri Ann Orfano then hit a three-run homer, scoring Taylor Moody and Watkins to put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 4-1.
  • Niagara held the Huskies scoreless for the remainder of the game to earn the 4-1 win.
  • Orfano led the Purple Eagles with two hits and three RBIs.
  • Sierra Bertrand (2-0) threw a complete game in the circle. She fanned nine batters and allowed one unearned run in 7.0 innings pitched.

Game 2: Grand Canyon 10, Niagara 2
  • The Antelopes (4-8) jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning, and added one run in both the second and the third to take the 5-0 advantage over the Purple Eagles.
  • In the top of the fourth, with Watkins and Orfano on base, Heather Haberman singled to score both runners and put NU down by only three runs, 5-2.
  • Grand Canyon, however, continued to dominate on offense and defense and came away with the 10-2 victory.
  • Orfano, Haberman and Jennifer Timm each had one hit and Haberman had a team-high two RBIs.
  • In the circle, Jennifer Szilagyi (0-2) struck out one batter and allowed six earned runs in 3.1 innings pitched.

Up Next
  • The GCU Purple Classic continues Feb. 24-25. Niagara will face Grand Canyon (2:00 p.m.) and Houston Baptist (7:00 p.m.) on Saturday, Feb. 24 and Grand Canyon (11:00 a.m.) on Sunday, Feb. 25.

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