Glendale, Ariz.- A walk-off and a big inning allowed Arizona Christian to earn a four game series sweep over Park Gilbert on Thursday. The two wins created a new longest program win streak at 15 games for the Firestorm. The wins also improved ACU to 8-0 in GSAC action.
Game Info
- Game one score: Arizona Christian - 2, Park Gilbert - 1
- Game two score: Arizona Christian - 12, Park Gilbert - 6
- Records: Arizona Christian - 20-5, 8-0 GSAC, Park Gilbert - 10-16, 1-7 GSAC
- Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ
ACU Game One Stats
Inside Game One
- With two outs in the first, Park singled and tripled to score one run
- Herrera did not allow another hit in the game and at one point retired 14 straight
- ACU had traffic including bases loaded but did not find the scoreboard until the sixth
- Miller reached on an error and scored on a sac fly from McCracken in the sixth for a 1-1 tie
- In the seventh with two outs, Garcia singled and stole second and Herrera walked to set up the dramatic finish
- Grubb did not disappoint as she bounced a single through the middle and Garcia raced home for the win
- Herrera faced only four over the minimum as she improved to 9-1 on the season
ACU Game Two Stats
Inside Game Two
- The Buccaneers scored two runs in the first
- ACU broke the game open with a seven run this inning- errors opened the door and the Firestorm took advantage
- Herrera singled in two before Estabrook launched a grand slam to left for a 7-2 score
- Grubb plated Martin on a sac fly before Garcia scored on a wild pitch in the fourth
- Park homered in the fifth
- Bradford answered with her first home run of the season to get a run back
- Two RBI singles in the sixth for Park closed the gap to 10-6
- Herrera squared up her third home run of the series to dead center to account for the final scoring
- Grinstead struck out at least one in four of five innings tossed as she produced win number five of the year
Thoughts from Coach Mayben
"Really proud of our GSAC start this season. Our team is playing hard, and competing for one another on and off the field. Sweeping any series is extremely hard at this level and to complete two sweeps in back to back weeks is a solid foundation for our season. There is more work to do, a lot to clean up, but an exceptional start to our season."
Up Next
The Firestorm will have a rare in season weekend off before heading to California to meet up with Hope International for a four game series at Bastanchury Park. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 pm on both Friday and Saturday.
