CC softball falls to Western Oklahoma

By Shanna Smith, Clarendon College

Gabrelle Gloria did all she could to give Clarendon College a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past Western Oklahoma State, as the Lady Bulldogs lost, 10-6, in seven innings at Altus, Okla., on Monday.

Gloria was hot from the plate for the Lady Bulldogs and went 1-4 and scored three runs. She tripled in the fourth inning.

Even though Jennifer Wolf allowed six runs over seven innings she still recorded the victory. She struck out three, walked one and surrendered 10 hits.

Western Oklahoma’s Dayna Reynolds, Justine Romero and Kriston Shumaker combined for five hits and three RBIs.

Gloria ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. She allowed eight runs in 4 2/3 innings, walked three and struck out four.

WOS jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second. The Oklahoma rally started when Romero singled. A groundout by Miranda Gonzales then moved Romero from first to second. Shumaker singled, plating Romero. WOS pushed more runs across when Shumaker scored on an RBI single by Megan Birchfield.

Western Oklahoma scored one run in the third inning, and then followed it up with one more in the sixth. In the third, WOS scored on an RBI single by Jessica Forrester, scoring Reynolds.

The Lady Bulldogs scored two runs in each of the fourth, fifth and seventh. Despite the team effort, Paige Lafferty, Bailey Carter, and Korynna Lara all had a multiple hit game.

Two runs in the top of the seventh helped the CC women close their deficit to 10-6. A groundout by Ryata Daniel and a steal of home by Gloria gave the Lady Bulldogs life. Wolf ended the game by getting Cassidy Brumaghin to ground out.