SB | Gaels Lose Heartbreaker Marathon Game in Doubleheader

Saturday, April 27

Los Angeles, California

12:00 PM

Saint Mary's College of California

11-32, 0

LMU

30-17, 0

SMC

Loyola Marymount

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

SB | Gaels Lose Heartbreaker Marathon Game in Doubleheader

4/27/2019 7:57:00 PM | Softball

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Saint Mary's battled into the 15th inning on Saturday against Loyola Marymount but ultimately fell in both ends of the doubleheader.

LOS ANGELES — Saint Mary's (11-33, 4-4 WCC) played nearly 22 full innings of softball on Saturday but walked away empty-handed as Loyola Marymount (32-17, 8-3 WCC) swept the doubleheader.

Game 1
Loyola Marymount 4, Saint Mary's 1

The Gaels picked up seven hits in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader including two-hit games from Kimiko Zapanta and Hannah Chew. Kalissa Heihn knocked in the team's lone run in the fifth inning with an RBI double to score Halle Sullivan from first.

Saint Mary's had a golden opportunity to take an early lead in the opening inning with runners on second and third and no outs but a groundout followed by a double play off a bunt attempt allowed the Lions to escape the frame unscathed.

All four of LMU's runs came on extra base hits. First baseman Delanie Wisz, who smacked a home run earlier in the game, delivered a big blow to Gaels with a two-run double in the sixth to create a three run deficit.

Eryn McCoy threw a complete game in the loss.

Game 2
Loyola Marymount 2, Saint Mary's 1 (15)

In a marathon contest that stretched over two regulation games long, LMU came out on top to complete the sweep.

Neither team scored until the ninth inning when Jayda Alaan came across for the Gaels on a fielding error off the bat of Abbey Mariani. Unfortunately, LMU would rally with two outs in the bottom of the frame and tie the game once again.

In the 11th, Saint Mary's had another promising chance to take the lead as Alaan walked and Bailey Lotz doubled with one out to put two runners in scoring position. LMU's pitcher Hannah Bandimere would escape trouble however with back-to-back K's.

With two outs in the bottom of the 15th, Loyola Marymount closed out the game with an RBI single to right field to score a runner from second.

Sofia Earle picked up a tough no decision as she threw nine innings and gave up only one earned run and five hits in her start. McCoy pitched a valiant 5.2 innings in relief with also one earned run allowed but was credited with the loss.

UP NEXT: SERIES FINALE

Saint Mary's will look to salvage a game from their LA road trip tomorrow in the series finale. First pitch is at noon. Fans can watch the action live here.