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Grand Canyon
21
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Notre Dame de Namur
Kaycee Gamez
GCU Scores Combined 30 Runs in Doubleheader Sweep of Notre Dame de Namur
4/17/2010 8:01:49 PM | Softball
The No. 19-ranked Grand Canyon University softball team scored a combined 30 runs in its doubleheader sweep over Pacific West Conference foe Notre Dame de Namur today at Stapleton-Pierson Field. The Antelopes won the first game 21-2 in five innings and the second 9-6 in seven frames.
GCU, ranked No. 2 in the West Region, is 36-11 overall and 17-9 in the PacWest. Notre Dame de Namur is 11-31, 7-17.
In the first game, the 'Lopes scored six runs in the first inning, six in the second and nine in the third to lead 21-0. The Argonauts pushed two runs across the plate in the top of the fifth, but it hardly mattered.
Sophomore shortstop Kaycee Gamez (Eugene, OR/Sheldon) homered in her first two at-bats, including a monster two-run shot over the center-field fence in the first inning. Her second big fly also was to center field. She drove in three runs and scored three runs in the game.
Senior right fielder Nicki Lorenzi (Phoenix, AZ/Horizon) went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore center fielder Kara Holtorf (Peoria, AZ/Sunrise Mountain) was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, one RBI and one run scored. Junior left fielder Teddy Barry (Phoenix, Greenway), a two-time PacWest Player of the Week this season, went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and three runs scored.
Senior second baseman Kelli Bridges (Coeur d'Alene, ID/Lake City) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored, and made a number of SportsCenter-worthy plays in the field in both games. Senior designated player Tracy Lubken (Scottsdale, AZ/Horizon) had an unusual line in the box score, going 1-for-1 with three RBIs and four runs scored. The hit a three-run home run to center field in the third inning. She walked once and twice was hit by a pitch.
Junior first baseman Montana Lucas (Glendale, AZ/Cactus) went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. Senior pitcher Amy Searcy (Bixby, OK/Bixby) helped herself by going 1-for-3 with three runs scored. Senior third baseman Gayle Nisbet (Phoenix, AZ/Shadow Mountain) was 1-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Searcy pitched five innings and allowed seven hits and two runs (one of which was earned), walked three and had five strikeouts. She raised her season record to 13-6.
In the second game, GCU scored twice in the bottom of the first inning and broke the game open with five runs in the third. Leadoff hitter Lorenzi again performed masterfully, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two stolen bases, two RBIs and two runs scored. Gamez continued to swing a hot bat, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs and one run scored. Barry went 2-for-4 with a double and one run scored. Sophomore pitcher Ivy Campas (Tucson, AZ/Sunnyside), like Searcy in the first game, helped herself by homering to left field to open the bottom of the fifth.
Campas, who has been named PacWest Pitcher of the Week twice this year, pitched seven innings and gave up nine hits and three runs (two of them earned), walked three and recorded four strikeouts. She is 21-5 on the season.
The 'Lopes and Argonauts play another doubleheader tomorrow, starting at noon. It will be Senior Day, and GCU's six seniors will be honored before the first game for their contributions to the program and the university.
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Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
GCU, ranked No. 2 in the West Region, is 36-11 overall and 17-9 in the PacWest. Notre Dame de Namur is 11-31, 7-17.
In the first game, the 'Lopes scored six runs in the first inning, six in the second and nine in the third to lead 21-0. The Argonauts pushed two runs across the plate in the top of the fifth, but it hardly mattered.
Sophomore shortstop Kaycee Gamez (Eugene, OR/Sheldon) homered in her first two at-bats, including a monster two-run shot over the center-field fence in the first inning. Her second big fly also was to center field. She drove in three runs and scored three runs in the game.
Senior right fielder Nicki Lorenzi (Phoenix, AZ/Horizon) went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore center fielder Kara Holtorf (Peoria, AZ/Sunrise Mountain) was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, one RBI and one run scored. Junior left fielder Teddy Barry (Phoenix, Greenway), a two-time PacWest Player of the Week this season, went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and three runs scored.
Senior second baseman Kelli Bridges (Coeur d'Alene, ID/Lake City) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored, and made a number of SportsCenter-worthy plays in the field in both games. Senior designated player Tracy Lubken (Scottsdale, AZ/Horizon) had an unusual line in the box score, going 1-for-1 with three RBIs and four runs scored. The hit a three-run home run to center field in the third inning. She walked once and twice was hit by a pitch.
Junior first baseman Montana Lucas (Glendale, AZ/Cactus) went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. Senior pitcher Amy Searcy (Bixby, OK/Bixby) helped herself by going 1-for-3 with three runs scored. Senior third baseman Gayle Nisbet (Phoenix, AZ/Shadow Mountain) was 1-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Searcy pitched five innings and allowed seven hits and two runs (one of which was earned), walked three and had five strikeouts. She raised her season record to 13-6.
In the second game, GCU scored twice in the bottom of the first inning and broke the game open with five runs in the third. Leadoff hitter Lorenzi again performed masterfully, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two stolen bases, two RBIs and two runs scored. Gamez continued to swing a hot bat, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs and one run scored. Barry went 2-for-4 with a double and one run scored. Sophomore pitcher Ivy Campas (Tucson, AZ/Sunnyside), like Searcy in the first game, helped herself by homering to left field to open the bottom of the fifth.
Campas, who has been named PacWest Pitcher of the Week twice this year, pitched seven innings and gave up nine hits and three runs (two of them earned), walked three and recorded four strikeouts. She is 21-5 on the season.
The 'Lopes and Argonauts play another doubleheader tomorrow, starting at noon. It will be Senior Day, and GCU's six seniors will be honored before the first game for their contributions to the program and the university.
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Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
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