CWU fastpitch sweeps W. Oregon

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Holly Rossman’s second home run of the game, a walkoff shot in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifted Central Washington to a 4-3 victory over Western Oregon to complete a sweep of a GNAC fastpitch doubleheader Saturday.

Central won the opener 5-2 as the Wildcats improved to 6-2 in the GNAC and 8-5 overall. Western Oregon fell to 8-6 both in league and overall.

In the opener, Linse Vlahovich threw a three-hitter, and Taylor Trautman drove in two runs to lead Central. Rossman, who was 4-for-8 for the day, had a double in opener, one of the Wildcats’ 10 hits.

Game 1
W. Oregon    200    000    0    —    2    3    1
Central          010    130    x    —    5    10    2
Albrecht, Wood (3), Lessard (5) and Hancock; Vlahovich and Rossman. W—Vlahovich (5-2). L—Wood (3-2).
RBI—WOU, Pennington; CWU, Trautmann 2, Hawkins, Schwartz, Kopczynski.
Game 2
W, Oregon    000    300    00    —    3    10    1
Central           000    120    01    —    4    7    2
Lessard and Hancock; Baxter, Vlahovich (5) and Rossman. W—Vlahovich (6-2). L—Lessard (2-2). HR—CWU, Rossman 2 (3).
RBI—WOU, Fleer, Rueck, George; CWU, Rossman 3, Coppinger.