Lady Swords Swept By Antelopes of Grand Canyon on March 19th & 20th

Phoenix, AZ– The Lady Swords took on the Antelopes of Grand Canyon and lost all four games; 10 to 0, 11 to 5, 10 to 0 and 7 to 3. This was the first series of the team's two week long mainland trip.

March 19^th, 2010

Chaminade lost the first game by way of the mercy rule, 10 runs to 0. Grand Canyon scored 6 runs in the bottom of the third inning and 4 more runs in the bottom of the 4^th inning.

Kelly Korras is charged with the loss, she pitched 4 innings. She gave up 10 hits, 10 earned runs and struck out 2 on 25 batters faced. She falls to 5-5 on the year.

Game # 2:

Chaminade was able to score 5 runs in this game, although they still fell 11 runs to 5. CUH struggled hitting the ball; they were only able get 5 hits as a team on 27 at bats. Elise Goodell, in the top of the 4^th inning, doubled to left field and scored two RBI's for the Lady Swords. In this inning, the Lady Swords scored all of their 5 runs.

Kasy'e Lalau pitched 6 innings. She faced 35 batters; she gave up 13 hits and 11 earned runs. She falls to 5-4 on the year.   

March 20^th, 2010

CUH lost this game 10 runs to 0. The story in this game was the pitching for Grand Canyon University; CUH got up to bat 17 times and only managed to earn 3 hits. Keli-Grace (KG) Kaowili- Sanatian, Dawn Dela Cruz and Skye Virtudes were the three Lady Swords who hit the ball.

The Antelopes led 5 runs to 0 after three innings; they scored the final 5 runs in the Top of the 4^th inning.

Kelly Korras is charged with the loss, she pitched 4 innings. She gave up 13 hits, 10 earned runs and struck out 1 on 28 batters faced. She falls to 5-6 on the year.

Game # 2

CUH scored 3 runs in this game, however, GCU posted four more runs and won the game 7 to 3. The Lady Swords managed to hit the ball this game, they earned 9 hits on 29 at bats. Kristine “Chiko” Mihara and Keli-Grace (KG) Kaowili- Sanatian both went 2 for 4 in the game.

Kasy'e Lalau pitched 7 innings. She faced 31 batters; she gave up 9 hits and 7 earned runs. She falls to 5-45on the year.    

The Lady Swords continue their mainland for the 12 games. Their next opponent is fellow PACWEST member, Dixie State University in St. George, UT March 22^nd and 23^rd.   First pitch is set for12:00PM MDT, after the four game sweep; CUH's record is now 13-15 overall and the Antelopes of Grand Canyon University, improve their record to 22-4 on the year.