Box Score #1
Box Score #2
Brisbane, CA – The Academy of Art University resumed PacWest conference play with a double header against Dominican University Saturday evening. The Urban Knights came out strong and it showed. The women defeated the Penguins in game one with a score of 8-0 in five innings. Dominican fought back in the second game, as they battled a tied game into the eighth inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning junior Ashley Lokey hit a walk off home run to right-center field to give her team the win and the sweep. The Knights defeated the Penguins with a final score of 6-5.
The Urban Knights' offensive came up big in both games. In the bottom of the first inning in game one, AAU jumped on the board by scoring four runs. They then added to their lead with one more run in the bottom of the second off a single by sophomore Melissa Coe which scored freshman Julie Martin from second. In the bottom of the fourth, the Knights added even more to their lead when they scored three more runs, including a two run home run from senior Shampayne Clay.
The Urban Knights' pitching was key in the game as they were able to shut out the Penguins. With the Knights outhitting their opponent 12-3, the women came away with the win after just five innings of play. The game ended from the eight run rule (mercy rule), with the final score of 8-0.
All but two Urban Knight batters recorded hits in the game. Clay had a tremendous game at the plate going 2-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Sophomore Sierrah Garcia also did well going 2-3 with a double, one run, and two runs batted in, and freshman Andrea Hanchey went 2-3 with one run scored. Martin stood out going 3-3 with one run, and one run batted in.
On the mound for AAU was freshman Kimberly Dauerr. She went five innings pitched giving up just three hits, and two walks. She allowed no runs, and posted five strikeouts in the game.
For the Penguins, Jill Rizo did well going 2-2 with a double, and Kellie Hislop went 1-2. They were the only two Penguins to record hits in the game. Receiving the loss was Jessi Saaty who went four innings pitched giving up 12 hits, eight runs, three walks, and had one strikeout.
The Urban Knights scored eight runs on 12 hits, had no errors, and left nine runners on base.
Game two turned out to be much closer than the first. After a scoreless first inning, the Knights again jumped on the board first when they scored two runs in the bottom of the second. Freshman Nicole Smith doubled to score Clay from third and junior Alana Aweau from second. They added to the small lead by posting two more runs in the bottom of the third, when Lokey scored on a RBI hit from Hanchey, and Clay hitting a solo home run, her second of the day. But the Penguins didn't let down easily.
They scored four runs of their own in the top of the fourth to tie things up. They were able to capitalize on Urban Knight errors, and came back into the game. The Knights regained the lead when they scored one more run in the bottom of the fifth, but again, Dominican answered right back and scored in the sixth to tie the game up at five. This forced the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the eighth inning, AAU's lead-off batter, Lokey, homered over the right-center fence to give her team the victory. After a hard fought game, the Knights' won again with a walk off home run, and took the game with a final score of 6-5.
Again Clay had a great game for the Knights. She went 2-2 with a home run, two runs scored, a stolen base, and two runs batted in. Lokey also stood out going 4-4 with a home run (game winning), a double, a stolen base, two runs, and one run batted in. Aweau did well going 2-3 with one run scored, and a stolen base, and sophomore Shelby LaFond also went 2-3 in the game.
Garcia started in the circle for AAU. She went four innings pitched giving up four hits before Dauer came in for relief. Dauer went two innings recording two strikeouts. Garcia came back in to pitch in the seventh and went another two innings. She allowed one run for a total of five runs in the game (zero earned runs), one walk, and recorded a total of 12 strikeouts. Garcia received the win in the game.
Lead hitters for the Penguins were Molly Howard who went 2-4 with one run, Alisha McKnight who went 1-2 with a double and two runs batted in, and Shawna Robb who went 1-4 with one run scored.
Alisha McKnight received the loss in the game. She went seven innings pitched giving up 12 hits, six earned runs, six walks, and posted one strikeout.
The Urban Knights scored six runs on 12 hits, committed three errors, and left 10 runners on base.
After the sweep, the Academy of Art University's record improves to 24-20-1 overall, and 13-11 in conference, while Dominican University's record falls to 2-22 overall, and 2-18 in the PacWest. The two teams play again on Sunday, April 18th. The Urban Knights will act as the visiting team per PacWest conference rules. Game times are set for 12:00 and 2:00 PM at Mission Blue Field.
