Arizona Christian University

Glendale, Ariz.- After honoring their three seniors (Nadia Landeros, Brooklyn Martinez, Christina Grubb) on Saturday morning, Arizona Christian closed out the regular season with a pair 5-1 wins over Nelson (AZ).

Game Info

• Game one score: Arizona Christian - 5, Nelson (AZ) - 1
• Game two score:  Arizona Christian - 5, Nelson (AZ) - 
• Records: Arizona Christian - 36-11, 20-4 GSAC, Nelson (AZ) - 18-30
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - RV, Nelson (AZ) - not NAIA
• Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Grubb - 2-2, 2B, run
• Brittany McCracken - 2-4
• Dayna Herrera - 2-2, 2 RBI, CG win
• Tati Pisa - 1-3, 2 RBI
• Landeros - RBI

Inside Game One

• Following a 1-2-3 top of the first, the Firestorm batted around in the bottom of the inning to put up three runs 
• Landeros doubled home Martinez, Herrera singled home Landeros, and Pisa singled in Herrera
• McCracken scored on a grounder by Pisa for a 4-0 edge in the third 
• Grubb tripled into the right field corner and Herrera sent a sac fly to right to let Grubb cross the plate
• The Warriors plated an unearned run in the fifth
• Herrera ended the game with a pair of strikeouts for win number 14 on the year

ACU Game Two Stats

• Herrera - 1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI
• Landeros - 1-3, 2B
• McKenna Miller - 1-1, RBI
• McCracken - PH hit, RBI
• Alyssa Grinstead - 4.2 relief IP, no runs, win

Inside Game Two

• Morgan Bradford scored on a throwing error in the second and ACU was up 1-0
• The Warriors strung together three straight singles to tie the score at 1-1 in the third
• In the fourth, Herrera walked, went to second on a wild pitch, and came home on pinch hit single from McCracken
• ACU gave Grinstead some run cushion with a three run fifth
• With two outs, Grubb wore a pitch, Landeros doubled, Herrera earned two RBI, and Miller scored Herrera
• Grinstead retired nine of the last ten batters she faced including a punch out to end it

Thoughts from Coach Mayben
"It was a great day to honor our seniors Brooklynn, Christy, and Nadia. They got us started off executing collectively with Brooklynn leading off with a walk, Christy sacrificing her over, and Nadia driving her in with a double in the gap. A consistent effort on offense and defense the entire day led to two 5-1 victories for our senior class."

Up Next
On Tuesday, the Firestorm will begin play in the GSAC Championship when they face off with Embry-Riddle for the fifth time in the last seven games.  First pitch from the OC Great Park in Irvine will come at 3:00 pm.