Redlands 9-14, Occidental 1-1

The young Occidental softball squad dropped a pair of SCIAC contests April 14 against Redlands, a hot team looking to earn its third consecutive league title.  Redlands (21-8, 14-4) has now won five straight and eight of its last nine.  Occidental fell to 2-28, 2-16 SCIAC.

Alyssa Escalante '10 whacked a double to right center in the fourth inning of game one to score Alice Bauer '10, who pinch-ran for Teresa Brabant '10. 

Brabant doubled to left in the third inning of game two to plate Ashley Pond '09. 

Catcher Nicky Neumann had a monster day for Redlands, recording six hits in seven at-bats with nine runs batted in.  Neumann clobbered a two-run homer down the left field line in the first inning of game one and went four for four in game two with two singles, a double, and a triple.

The Bulldogs jumped on Occidental early in the second game, scoring ten runs in the first inning.  Dior Williams '10 made a leaping grab at shortstop in the first and Alex Farley '07 robbed Kolbi Sprague with an over-the-shoulder catch in left center in the third.

Carey Crowell '07 pitched a combined 5 2/3 innings, all in relief, and allowed ten hits with three earned runs.

Occidental hosts Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (11-20, 7-9 SCIAC) Friday, April 20 in its final home doubleheader of the season.  First pitch is scheduled for 2pm at Bell Field.