CLAREMONT, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer Softball team lost their regular season series against Whittier College with a 3-2 loss in game one but rallied for an 8-0 win on Saturday afternoon at Wig Beach Field.

Season Impact: With the split, the Sagehens fall to 18-14 overall and 9-6 in SCIAC play.

Pomona-Pitzer 2, Whittier 3

The Sagehens were led by Kylie Liu who tallied the only multi-hit game with a 2-4 performance including a two-run homer for the Sagehens' only two runs of the game. Emma Holt got the start in the circle in game one and went six innings with two runs surrendered and two strikeouts for the no-decision while Kailey Newkirk received the loss with two innings and the final run surrendered in the eighth. 

The Poets got on top early after a solo home run put Whittier up 1-0 in the top of the second inning. The Sagehens came back to take the lead as Liu belted a two-run homer to right field to make it 2-1 Sagehens in the bottom of the third.

Whittier responded in the top of the sixth with an RBI single to tie the game at 2-2 as the two teams entered extra innings to decide the winner.  Whittier reclaimed the lead in the top of the eighth with another solo home run to take a one-run lead.  Pomona-Pitzer got the tying run aboard in the bottom of the eighth but couldn't manufacture enough offense to get it home as they fell in game one 3-2.

Pomona-Pitzer 8, Whittier 0

The Sagehens were led by Amanda Robman and Devin Waddell who each had two hits in the win with Waddell driving in three runs as well. Kylie Liu, Camille Creighton, and Addie Wasikonis all registered one hit as well. Newkirk got the start in game two and went the full five innings with a three-hit shutout for the win.

Pomona-Pitzer wasted no time taking the lead in game two as Waddell blasted a two-run homer to right field to get the Sagehens to play from in front in the first.

The Sagehens had a monster bottom of the fourth as they plated six runs to get to their 8-0 run rule. The first runner scored off of a double steal that tripped up the Whittier defense while Natalie Murguia kept the scoring going with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0. Robman and Waddell got the Sagehens to 6-0 while Creighton brought the final two home with a single to left center to get the lead to 8-0. 

Newkirk stayed solid in the fifth inside the circle as the Sagehens ended the series on a high note with a run-rule win over the Poets.

Up Next: The Sagehens will next host Occidental on Friday, April 28^th at 3:00 p.m.