Dons Use Four-Run Fifth to Run Rule Glendale 8-0 in Five Innings
Victoria Franks led the way as she pitched five shutout innings to give the Dons their first home win of the season.
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
SANTA ANA - The Dons built an early 4-0 lead before putting up four runs in the fifth inning to end their game with Glendale College early by a final score of 8-0. The win is the first home win of the season for the Dons as they improve to 2-6 while Glendale falls to 4-3.
Katlyn Harvey singled in Kori Cochran before scoring on a Tori Ferguson sacrifice fly in the first inning to give the Dons a 2-0 lead. Briana Acuna scored in the second to extend the Dons lead to 3-0 when Cochran singled through the right side.
In the third inning, Ferguson drew a leadoff walk before coming around to score when Vanessa Moreno reached on an error to put the Dons up 4-0. After an uneventful fourth inning, the Dons offense came alive to end the game.
Cochran drew a leadoff walk before stealing second base followed by an infield double by Harvey on a ball that ricocheted off a defender. Ferguson then hit her second sacrifice fly of the game, this time scoring Cochran.
In the next at bat, Annie Dowling reached on an error, scoring Harvey, before Moreno singled to right field. Ashley DeHuff and Andrea Mendoza then hit back-to-back doubles with Paolena Comouche, who ran for Dowling, scoring on DeHuff's double and Moreno scoring the game-ending run on Mendoza's double.
All of the offense by the Dons was complemented by Victoria Franks' pitching as she shut out the Vaqueros for five innings while retiring the final seven batters she faced in order. Glendale threatened to score on Franks in the second inning as the Vaqueros hit back-to-back singles to lead off the frame.
But Franks answered with three-straight out, including one of her four strikeouts, to strand runners at second and third base. Those two singles in the second would prove to be the only hits Franks allowed the entire game.
