MSU Billings Wraps Up Central Washington Invite with a Split (Mar. 7, 2004)
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RICHLAND, WA – The Montana State-Billings softball team split its final two games of the Central Washington Invitational on Sunday, falling to Western Washington 7-0 before defeating St. Martin’s 7-3.  The Yellowjackets were 2-5 at the tournament and are now 6-17 overall.  They will continue their spring break trip with a doubleheader at Northwest Nazarene on Monday in Nampa, ID.

Joey Ehnes was the star of game two, pitching a complete game for her fifth victory of the season.  She struck out eight with just one walk in seven innings.  At the plate, she went 3-for-4 with three doubles, an RBI and a run scored.  Six different Yellowjackets recorded RBI in the game.

MSU Billings opened the game with three runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Ehnes doubled to start the inning and was driven in by Sara Hanley two batters later.  Hanley advanced to third on a fielder’s choice and scored on an RBI single by Layne Pavey.  A Cami Rainey double through the right side plated Stephanie Cochrun before Pavey was thrown out at the plate to end the inning.

The Yellowjackets tacked on two runs each in the fourth and sixth innings, enough to hold of a three-run Saints seventh inning rally.  Ehnes, Anna Henderson and Aysha Blatter each drove in runs for the Jackets. 

Stats for the loss to Western Washington were not immediately available.