Douglas College remained in first place, half a game up on Bellevue, following a doubleheader win over last-place Skagit Valley last Saturday.
Tori Belton posted a 3-2 win for the Royals, striking out six while giving up eight hits in the Northwest college conference women’s softball opener. Morganne Blattmann recorded the W in a 4-1 victory in Game 2, going seven innings in a two-hitter.
The back-to-back wins improved the Royals’ Northwest conference record to 9-1. Bellevue College is close behind in second place at 9-2.
In the first game, Douglas scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the third inning to get the victory.
Hilary Strelau tied the score on an Allison Brown single. Brown then scored the game-winning run on a base hit by Allison Wiens.
Wiens also scored the gamewinner in Game 2, crossing the plate in the top of the sixth on a Kelsey Hari single. In the seventh, Strelau singled home Marina DeAngelis from second base before reaching home later in the inning.
Strelau leads the Royals with a .571 batting average – second best in the Northwest conference.
Douglas played a two-game set at home against Olympic College on Tuesday (after Recorddeadlines). The Royals will also host third-place Everett Community College on Thursday, beginning at 1 p.m. at Softball City.
