REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands softball team (20-4) outscored Elmhurst University 22-3 in their two games Tuesday afternoon, bringing the winning streak to 10 games.
Game 1: Redlands 11 – Elmhurst 0 (5 innings)
A Maya Holshoe single scored Katlyn Gandara and Natalie Lowthers with an error in center allowing Jenay Scott to came home to make it 3-0 after one inning.
In the second starting pitcher Gandara helped herself out with a three-run home run to right which plate Avery Provenzano and Saya Fujii for a 6-0 advantage.
The final five runs came in the fourth. The first was off another Gandara hit which allowed Leila Gomez to come around for the first run of the inning. Lowthers followed with a double that scored pinch runner Kayla Jackson, Holshoe picked up her third RBI and both Adyson Kim and Emi Connell singled home a run.
After four shutout innings for Gandara, Caitlynn Griffith came on and finished off the run-rule victory with a 13-pitch fifth inning.
Game 2: Redlands 11 – Elmhurst 3 (6 innings)
After being shut out in the first game, the Blue Jays took advantage of an error to take a quick 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs, though, got the run back on an Elmhurst error in the bottom of the inning. Holshoe, Kim, and Provenzano followed with RBI for a 5-1 lead after an inning.
Gandara continued her great hitting stretch with an RBI single to right that scored Brooklyn Bard. Lowthers and Scott helped add two more runs for an 8-1 lead.
The last three Bulldog runs came on singles from Bard, Mia Cortez, and Scott.
Brianna Garcia allowed no earned runs across the first three innings before Paige Ellinger came on and finished off the game with four strikeouts for her fifth win.
Redlands has finally completed their 18 non-conference game schedule and will play their final 15 games against Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) opponents. The first being Whittier College this weekend with game one on the road at 3 p.m. this Friday.