Argos Split Again with Dominican

Recap, photo courtesy of Notre Dame de Namur

BELMONT, Calif. – The Notre Dame de Namur softball team split their fifth consecutive PacWest Conference doubleheader with a 6-4 victory and 7-6 defeat against Dominican.  The Argonauts overtook the Penguins in the first game after trailing early before surrendering a late lead in the nightcap.
 
Dominican wasted no time getting on the board in the opener, scoring two runs in the top of the inning despite recording just one hit.  The Argos struck back in the bottom half of the frame with a pair of runs of their own.  Alessandra Giannavola started her big day with a double to lead off the inning and came into score on a single by Aurora Adams.  After a double by Tivoli Sisco, Adams came in on a sacrifice fly by Megan Lawson to even the score.
 
Sofia Garcia hit her grove in the circle for the Argos, shutting down the Penguins for the next four innings and allowing just one hit.  NDNU broke the game open in the fifth inning with four runs on four hits.  Giannavola and Haley Stahl opened the frame with back-to-back singles before Adams drove in her second run of the game.  Sisco picked up a single to load the bases before Lawson and Melissa Garciaeach drew walks to score two more.  Taylor Haynes plated the final run with an RBI groundout. 
 
The Penguins got two back in the sixth but Garcia closed the door in the seventh to earn his sixth victory of the season.  Garcia allowed just one earned run and three hits.  On the offensive side, Giannavola finished 4 for 4 with a pair of doubles.  Adams was 3 for 3 at the plate with two runs and two RBIs, giving her eight hits in her last nine at-bats. 
 
The Argos looked to be running away with the second game, scoring five runs over the first two innings and taking a commanding lead.  Lawson drove in the first two runs with a bases loaded single in the first to make it 2-0 early.  Stahl plated two of her on in the second and Adams struck again with an RBI double to make it 5-0. 
 
Dominican got to Delaney Pamplin for a run in the third but the Argos still took a 5-1 into the fifth inning.  The Penguins cut the deficit in half in the fifth with a pair of runs before the Argos made it 6-3 on an Alexxis Corona single. 
 
The lead would disappear in the top half of the sixth as the visitors opened the inning with four straight singles and eventually took the lead at 7-6.  The Argos went scoreless over the final two frames to preserve the win for the Penguins.
 
Lawson and Corona each picked up three hits apiece while Adams and Stahl tacked on two apiece.

Pamplin’s No-Hit Bid Lifts Argos to Split with Hawaii Pacific

BELMONT, Calif. – Delaney Pamplin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Notre Dame de Namur softball team won the nightcap against Hawaii Pacific 3-2 to earn a split. The Argonauts dropped the opener 8-3 to the Sharks before leading wire-to-wire in the second game.

NDNU fell behind early in the first game, surrendering two runs in each of the first two innings. Noelani Boyer homered in the first and added a two-run single in the second. The Argos cut the deficit down in the third with Aurora Adams driving home the first run before adding another in the fourth on a wild pitch.

The Sharks added two more in the fifth inning to make it 6-2 and eventually put the game away at 8-3 with a pair in the sixth. The Argos added their third run in the fifth inning on a double steal with Alessandra Giannavola coming in to score.

The Argos rebounded in the second game, jumping to an early lead with a two-run first inning. Adams drove in the first run on a double to the wall. She came into score on a squeeze bunt by Melissa Garcia to make it 2-0.

Pamplin meanwhile was in complete control in the circle, cruising through the first three innings allowing just one baserunner. After another scoreless inning from Pamplin, the Argos added an insurance run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Haynes.

Pamlin took her no hitter into the sixth where she retired the first two batters of the innings. Her no-hit bid ended after 5.2 innings when the Sharks picked up a hit thru the right side of the infield. Boyer ended the shutout two pitches later when she hit her third homerun of the day to make it 3-2.

The game moved to the seventh still at 3-2 and Pamplin looking to secure the win. Taylor Okamura reached on an error to put the tying run on base with no one out. Haynes then came thru with the play of the day, running down a deep fly ball to centerfield and laying out for the diving backhanded catch.

Pamplin retired the next two batters, ending the game on a strikeout and earning her second win of the season. She went the distance, allowing just two hits and two runs while striking out three. Adams finished with two hits and an RBI to lead the Argos offensively.