Weber State Softball failed to find a winning column in four games with weather this weekend at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California.
WSU’s weekend opening match against the Colombia and Santa Clara caps were both cancelled due to rainy weather.
The Wildcats played Harvard. Harvard played two scheduled games with St. Mary, and the third Sunday with the Gales to replace the lost Santa Clara game.
Freshman Shortstop Sadie Kirk hit a 5 for 5 with five RBIs in three games during his trip.
Weber State (8-20) returns to Utah for Monday’s matchup in Utah Valley and will eventually arrive at the home opener.
The Wildcats are scheduled to host San Diego in three games starting Friday, March 21st, with a doubleheader beginning at 1pm and the series finale continues at noon on Saturday, March 22nd.
Entering the final stretch of non-conference play, Riley Warren leads WSU with an average of .384 batting. Kirk hits .380 and leads the team with 20 RBIs, 20 runs, scores and 11 walks. Kirk, Olivia Birkinshaw and Eva Richardson each attack five Homers.
Cali McCraw leads WSU in the circle with a 3-3 record, 5.40 ERA, 45 innings and 1.51 whips.
Harvard 7, WSU 5
Weber was late 6-0 early and gathered enough to bring a cohesive run to the plate, but was unable to complete Saturday’s comeback to begin the weekend’s action.
Sadie Kirk hit the RBI triple in fifth and put Weber on the board. Kirk, Olivia Birkinshaw, Abby Grandi and Gianna Memories each had two hits, with the latter hitting one double each.
Jayci Finch pitched the final four innings and allowed two runs.
st. Mary’s 4, WSU 3
Saturday’s second match brought the opposite. WSU took a 3-0 lead in the fifth time, but fell on Gaels Rally.
Sadie Kirk accounted for all three RBIs, with doubles in the third and one in the fifth.
WSU’s Cali McCraw shut out fifth before Sam Buckley hit a two-run home run to tie the game together. Braxton Brown hit a solo shot from McLaw for the winner of the game. RJ Parra took over as sixth for WSU, and from there he retired from Gaels.
st. Mary’s 13, WSU 5
Abby Grandy’s three-run double pulled WSU within 7-5 on Sunday, but Sam Buckley hit another key homer for the Gales in the bottom half to help the home team retreat. Grundy hit two doubles in the game.
st. Mary’s 4, WSU 1
Sunday was concluded with a 4-1 defeat to the Gaels. Maria Delgado doubled with Abby Grandi for WSU’s sole run in three innings. Riley Warren and Jordan McMahon each hit two on four at the top of the order, including a hit to start the game in the first innings, but neither of them were able to take home.
Brooke Merrill allowed two runs with four hits in 1 1/3 innings. Cali McCraw ended the final 4 2/3 innings, allowing two runs with four hits.
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