ARCATA, Calif.--- Sonoma State swept the final two games of this weekend's four-game conference series from the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks 10-4 and 13-3 (5). Humboldt's
Micaela Harris went six-for-six while scoring four times and stealing three bases to lead the way for the Jacks. Also, with a multiple-hit day was
Megan Escobar with three hits while driving in a run for Humboldt.
GAME ONE: Sonoma State (18-13, 10-10 CCAA) took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning keyed by a two-out triple by Cassidy Romano. The Seawolves doubled their lead to 6-0 with a three-run fourth inning. Jordyn Martinez's two-out triple capped a three-run fifth for the guests as they took a 9-0 lead.
Cal Poly Humboldt got on the board with a two-run fifth inning.
Boo Guevara had a lead-off walk and went to second on a wild pitch. She advanced to third on a one-out single by
Micaela Harris. Pinch hitter
Julia Rivera walked to load the bases and was ran for by
Annabelle Dixon. Guevara and Harris scored when
JoAna Mullins reached on a fielding error to cut Sonoma's lead to 9-2.
The Seawolves added an insurance run on a one-out run scoring double by Courtney Jack in the top of the sixth to increase the guests' lead to 10-2.
The Jacks didn't go away as they cut the deficit to 10-4 with a two-run sixth inning. Megan Escboar had a lead-off single and went to second when Harris walked with two outs. Mullins reached on a fielding error by the Seawolves which brought in Escobar and Mullins.
The Seawolves retired the Jacks in order in the seventh to preserve the 10-4 victory by Sonoma State.
JACK STARS: Micaela Harris went three-for-three to lead the way for Humboldt. She scored two runs and stole a base. Three other Jacks had a hit apiece in
Izzy Starr,
Vanessa Saltos and
Megan Escobar.
Ava Hand pitched 1.2 scoreless innings of relief pitching, giving up two hits and striking out one.
GAME TWO: Sonoma State took a 1-0 lead on a two-out run scoring single by Giana Hays in the top of the first inning. Cal Poly Humboldt (11-19, 6-14 CCAA) tied the game in its half of the first.
Micaela Harris had a lead-off single, stole second and scored on a run scoring single by
Annabelle Dixon.
The Seawolves took a 5-1 lead with a four-run second inning keyed by a three-run home run by Anna Zoia-Buescher. They added another run in the third to take a 6-1 lead.
Humboldt cut the deficit in half, 6-3, with a two-run third. Harris had a lead-off single, stole second and scored on a two-out double by
Izzy Starr.
Megan Escobar drove in Starr with the Lumberjacks' third run of the game.
The Seawolves broke the game open with a seven-run fourth inning to take a 13-3 lead. The two big hits in the inning was a grand slam home run by Courtney Jack and a three-run home run by Reagan Hunt.
JACK STARS: Micaela Harris went three-for-three with two runs score, two stolen bases and a triple.
Megan Escobar drove in a run and went two-for-two. Three other Jacks had a hit apiece in
Annabelle Dixon,
JoAna Mullins and
Izzy Starr.
UP NEXT: Cal Poly Humboldt will return to the diamond this Friday, March 25 when the Jacks begin an eleven-game road trip with a doubleheader at Cal State Monterey Bay beginning at 1pm in Seaside. The Jacks will return home on Friday, April 15 with a 1pm starting doubleheader versus Cal State San Bernardino. This will be the Lumberjacks' Dam Worth It Game in recognition of Mental Health Awareness.