LACEY, Wash. – Western Oregon snapped the Saints' six game win streak in the first bill of the doubleheader, before Lauren Maley pitched a one-run while the offense supplied her with nine runs to split the doubleheader on Saturday.
 
The Saints bats struggled to get anything going in the first game, only collecting two hits, while Western Oregon jumped out to an early lead. In the second game, Saint Martin's responded with three first innings runs, and won the game on a walk-off single by Sabrina Hicks, followed by a throwing error to win 9-1.
 
"We struggled in the pitching circle and also offensively in the first game," said head coach Jim Peterson. "In game two, we came out with good energy and played a complete game offensively. We are proud of Lindsay Miller for getting 200 hits, it's a great milestone for her as a senior."
 
After Kim Nelson dominated Concordia the day before, the stuff was not there on Saturday. Nelson allowed one run in the first, two in the second and was unable to get out of the third, giving up another run. The 4-0 deficit proved to be more than enough for Western Oregon's (19-15, 7-5) pitching, as the Saints' (16-13, 6-6) first didn't come until the fourth inning. The Wolves added two more runs in the seventh to seal the 6-0 victory.
 
The Saints didn't waste any time ending the scoring draught in the second game, starting with a RBI double to right center by Tessani Dixon. Julia Lucas added the second run of the game on a sac fly before Nicki DeHan doubled down the right field line, stretching the lead to 3-0.
 
Saint Martin's fourth run of the game came in the second inning when Lauren Diuco singled to left field, plating Sabrina Hicks. Western Oregon's lone run of the game came in the third inning, on a RBI single to left field.
 
In the fifth inning, Alyssa French drove home Emily Baca on a RBI double that rocketed down the left field line. In the bottom of the sixth, Dixon started the scoring with a double to right center, bring in Lindsay Miller. Kylie Lopez scored the second run on a single to left field, before Hicks ended the game with a single to the pitcher, secure the 9-1 victory in six innings.
 
Lindsay Miller entered the day three hits away from 200 career hits. After collecting no hits in the first game, Miller worked single in the first inning, a bunt single in the fourth and led-off with sixth with an infield single. Miller is the seventh Saint in school history to reach the 200 hit mark.
 
Lauren Maley (11-8) earned her 11th victory of the season after throwing a complete game of six innings, giving up one run on five hits with one strikeout.
 
Saint Martin's hits the road for a doubleheader north of the border with Simon Fraser next week, March 7. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. with live stats available on smusaints.com.