Yellowjacket Softball Drops PacWest Opener; Second Game Rained-out (February 21, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings softball team lost its Pacific West Conference opener Friday afternoon, 5-2 at Hawaii Pacific.  MSUB fell to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the PacWest.  HPU improved to 6-1, 1-0.  The Yellowjackets held a 5-2 lead after four innings of the second game before it was postponed due to rain.

Megan McCrae pitched six innings in game one, giving up five runs and walking six in picking up the loss.  McCrae gave up a fourth inning bases loaded triple to Jamie Reyes that blew open the game.  Christy Wankel and Theresa Campbell were each 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Yellowjackets. 

MSU Billings fell behind 2-0 in the second inning of game two, but rallied for four runs in the top of the third.  Joey Ehnes, Cami Rainey and Meghan O’Donnell each doubled in the rally.  The Jackets added another run in the top of the fourth inning before the game was stopped because of rain.

The teams will try to finish the game at noon HST on Saturday.  The conclusion of that game will be followed by another scheduled double-header.  Ehnes was on the mound for the Jackets, spreading four hits over four innings and striking out four.  Play was suspended after the bottom of the fourth.  The Yellowjackets will be batting with a three-run lead.  Rainey is 2-for-2 with two runs scored.  Michelle Falsken is 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.

Yellowjacket softball fans can tune into live play-by-play on Hawaii Pacific’s website at www.hpu.edu.