Head coach Frank Cheek was impressed with his pitching staff's performance. Heading into the doubleheader, Cheek knew his pitchers were capable of doing better than what their records show on paper. Kayla Evans gave up five hits in the first game, followed by Jessica George's three-hit performance in the nightcap.

"I thought our pitchers did a good job for us today," said Cheek. 

In the first game, the Seawolves attacked in the bottom of the first. With one out, Danielle D'Eccliss doubled to right center and stole third to put herself in better scoring position. Vanessa Currie followed with a double of her own to send D'Eccliss in for the score, but was picked off trying to advance to third by a combination of Randall, Kirsten Nouzovsky and Andrea Chavez.

Humboldt State had its best chance to put itself on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth. Nouzovsky's good eye sent her to first on ball four and Randall's first double of the day put runners on second and third. Lipperd walked Viveiros to load up the bases with only one out, but the Jacks couldn't get another hit off and left all three runners stranded.

Neither team got another good look at scoring in the final three innings, with the Jacks tightening up on defense and making several diving catches to keep Sonoma State off the board to leave the game 1-0 in favor of the Seawolves.

Looking for redemption in the nightcap, Humboldt State kept a tight defense to keep the game within reach. In the bottom of the second, Samantha Lepp reached on base after getting hit by the ball. Megan Konieczka pinch ran for Lepp, but Courtney Hiatt wasn't about to let Konieczka steal second on her watch and hurled the ball to Chavez to pick the runner off and end the inning.

In the bottom of the forth, a blip in the Jacks' defense cost them the eventual game-winning run. With two outs and runners on first and second, Shannon Kehr decided to steal third. Reid had crouched closer to the plate to be ready for a bunt, giving Chavez the responsibility of covering her at third. Miscommunication led to Hiatt's throw going past third base, allowing Kehr to run in for the score.

Humboldt State couldn't find a rhythm on offense until the top of the fifth. Viveiros started Humboldt State off with a single through the left side, hoping to put a spark back into the Jacks' bats. Tonya Walker pinch ran for Viveiros, but was picked off at first before she could get into scoring territory. The Seawolves played key defense to keep the Jacks scoreless with innings running out.

Needing to score one run to keep the game alive, the Jacks felt the pressure heading into the top of the seventh. The Seawolves grabbed the first two outs, needing one more to seal the victory. Randall—who sent last week's game against No. 3-ranked Chico State into extra innings—stepped up to the plate and blasted her hit to left center for a double. Viveiros couldn't get a good piece of the ball and grounded out to give Sonoma State its second 1-0 win.

"You can't win when you don't score runs," said Cheek. "We've still got tomorrow though."

Humboldt State will round up its four-game series against the Seawolves with another doubleheader, starting Saturday at 11 a.m. The Jacks will need to post some runs if they hope to head back to Arcata with their second conference victory of the season.