GILBERT, Ariz. – The Park University Gilbert softball team split a pair of games on day 2 of the Sterling Softball Scramble held at Cactus Yards.  In game one behind a complete game four-hitter from Kylee Saunders, the Bucs got their first shutout of the season, 7-0 over Dawson Community College.  In the final game of the day, the Bucs fell to Park University 7-3. 

Game 1 – Park Gilbert 7, Dawson CC 0

The Buccaneers jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings in game one.  Bookend home runs by Danae Villareal (solo) and Michele Dinicola (two-run) helped pace the early scoring.  Dinicola's homer was her third home run in as many days.   

But the story of this game was the dominant pitching performance in the circle from Saunders (1-0). Only making her second start as a Buccaneer, Saunders went the distance, allowing only four hits and struck out five. Only one Dawson runner reached third base on the afternoon.

Game 2 Park Univ. 7, Park Gilbert 3

The Pirates came out with something to prove after falling to the Bucs in the opener of the tournament yesterday.

The Pirates put six runs on the board before the Buccaneers could answer.  But many of those runs came due to Park Gilbert miscues as the Bucs had four errors on the game.  Of the seven runs the Bucs allowed only three of them were earned.

Makenzie Celeya and Claudia Telles both recorded a multi-hit game.  Celeya had one of the better highlights of the afternoon as she doubled down the left field line and after the ball was misplayed by the Pirates left fielder, Celeya was able to come all the way around to score.

Dezire Garcia (1-3) was the hard luck loser, pitching 3 1/3 innings allowing six runs (2 earned) on six hits.

 

STERLING SCRAMBLE DAY TWO RESULTS AND NOTES

-RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL.  A DECISION WILL BE MADE ON WEDNESDAY GAMES BY 6 A.M. (Arizona Time)

RESULTS

Game 8 – Waldorf University def. Park University, 9-5

Game 9 – Ottawa (Ariz.) def. Missouri Valley College 10-0

Game 10 – Park Univ. Gilbert def. Dawson CC, 7-0

Game 11 – Park University def. Ottawa (Ariz.), 3-1

Game 12 – Missouri Valley College def. Waldorf University, 20-12

Game 13 – Ottawa (Ariz.) def. Waldorf University, 8-4

Game 14 – Park University JV def. Dawson CC, 11-5

Game 15 – Park University def. Park Univ. Gilbert, 7-3

 

DAY 3 GAMES

9 a.m. – Park University vs. Park University Gilbert – Diamondbacks Field

10:30 a.m. – Park University Gilbert vs. Missouri Valley College – Diamondbacks Field

10:30 a.m. – Arizona Christian vs. Park University – Ebbets Field

10:30 a.m. – Univ. of St. Mary vs. Ottawa (Ariz.) – Sportsman Park

1 p.m. – Univ. of St. Mary vs. Waldorf University -- Diamondbacks

1 p.m. – Arizona Christian vs. Park University – Ebbets Field

1 p.m. – Ottawa (Ariz.) vs, Benedictine College – Sportsman Park

3 p.m. – Waldorf University vs. Park Univ. Gilbert – Diamondbacks Field

3 p.m. – Benedictine College vs. Arizona Christian – Ebbets Field

3 p.m. – Park University vs. Missouri Valley College – Sportsman Park