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Box Score 2 Santee, Calif.- Playing their lone doubleheader in a two week span, Arizona Christian swept San Diego Christian on Friday. Savannah Smith earned the win in game one while notching the save in game two. Claire Buckley launched her GSAC leading 12th home run. Jyden Miles used an inside-the-park effort for her first collegiate home run.
Game Info
- Game one score: Arizona Christian - 6, San Diego Christian - 3
- Game two score: Arizona Christian - 12, San Diego Christian - 7
- Records: Arizona Christian - 25-14, 11-7 GSAC, San Diego Christian - 11-25, 3-15 GSAC
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - not ranked, San Diego Christian - not ranked
- Location: Sportsplex USA, Santee, AZ
ACU Game One Stats
Inside Game One
- ACU started the game with the first three reaching before Garcia singled home Buckley and Miles
- Joelle Dowdy walked to begin the second and came home when Schleisman grounded into a fielder's choice
- In the third, Garcia hit a ground rule double and scored on an error to give ACU a 4-0 lead
- A Miles' single, Schleisman double, Taylor Alto sac fly, and Garcia single gave the Firestorm a 6-0 lead in the seventh
- Meanwhile, Smith went through 6.2 innings and did not allow more than one baserunner and had retired nine straight
- Before Smith could get the final out, the Hawks put together four straight hits to erase the shutout bid
- When the final out came, Smith earned win number 14 on the season
ACU Game Two Stats
- Schleisman - 3-4, 2B, 2 runs
- Buckley - 2-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI
- Miles - 2-5, HR, 2 runs
- Garcia - 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Kaitlyn Anderson - 2-3, 2B, 2 runs, RBI
- Monique Zarate - 2-2, 2B, 3 RBI
- Trinity Lawson - 4 relief innings, win
- Smith - save
Inside Game Two
- Schleisman doubled, Alto singled, and Garcia singled to plate two runs in the first inning
- SDCC responded with three runs in the bottom of the first
- RBIs from Garcia, Anderson, and Zarate highlighted the three run third
- After the Hawks scored a run, Miles turned a single and error into a run for a 6-4 edge
- The Hawks tied the game at 6-6 with two in the bottom of the fourth
- But Buckley left the yard down by way of the left field line for a 7-6 lead in the sixth
- Zarate doubled home two, Buckley doubled home one, and Miles sent a ball to the outfield and never stopped running for a five run seventh
- After Lawson (4-3) threw four innings, Smith came in and secured the final six outs
Thoughts from Coach Mayben
"Smith had a great day in the circle and Claire, Kirsten, and Taylor S paced our team at the plate and helped us win two important GSAC games."
Up Next
The Firestorm are now not scheduled to play again until they travel up to Menlo in Atherton on April 22. First pitch is planned for 12:00 pm.
