March 9, 2008          
                                                                  

Softball Drops Fourth Straight, 5-1 at No. 11 Seattle

   Box Score 

SEATTLE, Wash. – No. 11 Seattle University defeated Montana State Billings 5-1 in a non-conference softball game on Sunday afternoon.  With the loss the Yellowjackets fall to 6-13 on the year, while Seattle improves to 15-1.  It was the fourth consecutive loss for MSUB and eighth in the past 10 games. 

Seattle jumped on the board quickly with three runs in the first two innings.  Four consecutive singles to begin the game gave the Owls a 2-0 lead.  In the second inning, SU had a RBI double making the score 3-0. 

The Redhawks increased the lead to 5-0 in the fifth inning on a RBI single and a RBI fielder’s choice. 

The Yellowjackets got on the board in the sixth inning on a RBI single by Lisa Moore for a 5-1 score.  MSUB went down in order in the seventh. 

Kelly Parsons led the Jackets going 2 for 3 for the game.  Moore went 1 for 3 with the RBI.  Lindsey Trenary (0-2) takes the loss in four and one third innings of work.  She allowed nine hits, five runs – three earned, three walks and four strikeouts.

The Yellowjackets will return home for the season opener at Cenex Field on Wednesday at 11 a.m. against University of Mary in a doubleheader.