BELMONT — (Feb. 19) No. 4 nationally ranked Humboldt State concluded it's six-game road trip with 6-1 and 11-2 wins over Notre Dame de Namur in non-conference softball action Monday.

The Lumberjacks improve to 11-1 overall after claiming victory in a trio of doubleheaders over the past three days.

Leadoff hitter Carolyn Cameron got the Jacks on the scoreboard early, opening the top of the first with a single to left-center advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt and fly out, then scoring on a wild pitch.

After the Argonauts tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Humboldt's offense came alive, scoring three runs in the fifth and two more in the seventh for a 6-1 advantage.

Nancy Harbeson had three hits and three RBI in the game while Caitlin Klug and Francesca West added two hits each.

Lizzy Prescott (6-0) picked up the win in the opener, recording 13 strikeouts while allowing just three hits and one walk.

The hitting barrage continued in the second game of the doubleheader as the Jacks pounded out 14 hits, scoring four runs in the first, five in the second and two in the third on their way to the five-inning, eight run mercy rule win.

Cameron and Marissa Slattery had three hits each while Megan Sutherland and Natalie Galletly each tallied a pair of hits.

Tracy Motzny (5-1) pitched three innings for Humboldt, striking out a pair, but also giving up a two-run home run to the Argonauts. Hannah Mullen-Jones threw two innings of relief and struck out two batters.

“In the second game (Notre Dame de Namur) threw their No. 2 pitcher and we were on her right off the bat,” said HSU head coach Frank Cheek. “We scored early and pulled our starters. Motzny gave up the home run in the third inning and we had one fielding error. It's hard to stay focused when you're up 11-0, but you have to do it.”
 
The Lumberjacks will play at home this week for the first time this season. Humboldt hosts California Collegiate Athletic Association opponent Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. for a pair of doubleheaders on the HSU Softball Field.

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Humboldt State...... 100 030 2 -  6 12  0
Notre Dame de Namur. 000 100 0 -  1  3  1
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Harbeson 3x4 3RBI; Cameron 1x3; Klug 2x3; Shernock 1x1; Galletly 1x4, RBI; West 2x3, RBI; Slattery 1x4; Motzny,C. 1x3
Win: Prescott (6-0),  Loss: Carstensen

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Humboldt State...... 452 00 - 11 14  1
Notre Dame de Namur. 002 00 -  2  7  1
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Cameron 3x3, RBI; Slattery 3x4, 2RBI; Sutherland 2x3, 2B; Galletly 2x4, 3RBI; Klug 1x2; Harbeson 1x4, RBI; West 1x3, 2RBI; Shernock 1x3, RBI
Win: Motzny (5-1), Loss: Holt

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