TWIN FALLS - The 10th-ranked College of Southern Idaho run ruled College of Southern Nevada Friday 10-2 in game one and then survived game two to win 5-4.
The Golden Eagles benefitted from two home runs in the first game to end it in five innings. After scoring three runs in the first inning, CSI added four in the second when both
Sarah Phillips and
Savannah Kirkpatrick hit home runs.Â
Up 9-1 in the top of the fifth, CSI needed just three outs to end the game. But an error on the Golden Eagles helped plate Southern Nevada's second run and extend the game to the bottom of the fifth.
Phillips came up big again, leading off the inning with a double. A single by
Madi Ford moved Phillips to third and she scored two pitches later on a wild pitch to end the game.
Five CSI players went 2-for-3 at the plate. Kirkpatrick and
Cassidy Basinger had 3 RBI apiece.
Kelsey Christensen earned the win in the circle, giving up just three hits and one earned run with four strikeouts.
In game two, CSI never got its bats going but took advantage of some key errors by the Coyotes to pull out the win. Southern Nevada scored two in the top of the first on a single and home run. But CSI took the lead in the bottom of the second when it scored four runs highlighted by a
Skylar Cook single and a Toller double.
The Golden Eagles tacked one more run on the board in the third when
Cassidy Basinger drilled a home run over the center field fence.
Southern Nevada closed within one run on another 2-run home run but could get no closer.
Toller finished the game 2-for-3.
CheyAnne Dahl earned the win, giving up eight hits and three earned runs with five strikeouts.
The Golden Eagles, now 34-15 overall and 25-9 in SWAC play, host Southern Nevada Saturday at noon for a doubleheader.
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