Herrera Wins And Homers, ACU Splits With Bushnell

Glendale, Ariz.- Competing in the first doubleheader of three straight days, Dayna Herrera pitched a complete game win in game one and homered in game two on Thursday against Bushnell.  Despite a late comeback bid in game two for ACU, the Firestorm and Beacons split their doubleheader.

Game Info

• Game one score: Arizona Christian – 1, Bushnell – 1
• Game two score: Bushnell – 10, Arizona Christian – 6
• Records: Arizona Christian – 2-2, Bushnell – 2-2
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Bushnell – not ranked
• Location: ACU Softball Field, Arizona Christian University, Glendale, AZ

ACU Game One Stats

• Nadia Landeros – 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
• Brittany McCracken – 2-3, 2B, RBI
• Morgan Bradford – 1-2, 2 runs
• Herrera – 1-3, CG win
• Rachel Martin – 1-3, 2B, run
• Nikki Ward – 1-1, 2 RBI
• Kailee Pearson – win
• Alyssa Grinstead – save

Inside Game One

• Bushnell started the scoring in the second
• Following the BU run, Herrera retired the last 16 batters she faced
• Bradford and Landeros collected the first two RBI for ACU and a 2-1 cushion in the fourth
• Six straight Firestorm recorded outs 
• McCracken and Landeros produced back-to-back RBI doubles in the sixth
• Pinch runner Bea Barrett scored the final run of the game

ACU Game Two Stats

• Herrera – 2-2, HR, 2B, RBI
• Bradford – 2-4, RBI
• McKenna Miller – 2-3, run, 2B, RBI
• Ashley Madonia – 2B

Inside Game Two

• Herrera smoked her second home run of the season off the wall beyond the center field fence
• The Beacons scored the next four runs
• Nikki Ward collected a pinch hit single and scored on a Bushnell error 
• Bushnell erupted for six runs in the seventh
• Avery Slater started the comeback bid with a sac fly to plate Glory Estabrook
• Christina Grubb, Bradford, and McCracken all produced RBI singles
• ACU saw the tying run come to the plate with the bases loaded but could not complete the comeback

Up Next
On Friday, Arizona Christian will host Oregon Tech for double header number two of three.  First pitch is slated for 4:30 pm.
 

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