St. Ignatius beats Eureka, 13-1, 13-5

ST. IGNATIUS — Alexa Mrgich batted 2-for-2 with a double in one game and 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the second — but it was all for naught as the Eureka Lions fell to St. Ignatius 13-1 and 13-5 on Saturday in Class B softball play.

Mission’s Kinley Pope hit a walk-off, 3-run homer in the first game.

The teams switched home and visitor positions in the twinbill with St. Ignatius the home team in the first game.

St. Ignatius led the second game 7-4 after five innings, but exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth.

Pope had a triple and a home run in the second game for Mission.

Game 1

Eureka 000 10 — 1 4 3

St. Ignatius 820 03 — 13 16 1

Jac Lemer and Alexa Mrgich. Loren Erickson and Alyssa Doty. W – Erickson (16-2). L – Lemer.

EUREKA – Hannah Price 0-3, Lemer 1-3, Cassidy Morgan 0-3, Mrgich 2-2, Jaimie Soderling 1-2, Evynn Anderson 0-1, Ashlen Pacella 0-1, Teasha Escobar 0-1, Mikayla Neuman 0-1, Nicole Anderson 0-2.

ST. IGNATIUS – Sara Nerby 1-3, Erickson 3-4, Doty 2-3, Kinley Pope 2-4, Janeal McDonald 2-3, Serena Long 2-3, Sahriha Camacho 1-3, Connor Smith 2-2, Emilie Charlo 0-1, Emyli Gillingham 1-2, Trinda Foust 0-1.

2B – Mrgich, Nerby, Erickson, McDonald. HR – Pope. RBIs – Sodering, Nerby, Erickson 2, Doty, Pope 3, Long, Camacho, Gillnigham.

Game 2

St. Ignatius 004 304 2 — 13 16 1

Eureka 010 031 0 — 5 5 3

Erickson, Courtney Charlo (5), Erickson (6) and Doty. Neuman and Price. W – Erickson (17-2). L – Neuman.

ST. IGNATIUS – Nerby 1-5, Erickson 4-4, C. Charlo 0-1, Doty 3-5, Pope 2-4, McDonald 1-5, Long 1-5, Camacho 1-3, Carley Elverud 0-1, E. Charlo 1-1, Smith 1-2, Foust 0-1, Gillingham 1-3.

EUREKA – Price 0-4, Lemer 0-3, Soderling 1-4, Morgan 1-4, Mrgich 2-4, Anderson 0-1, Pacella 0-3, Escobar 0-3, Newman 1-1.

3B – Pope, Smith. HR – Morgan, Pope, McDonald. RBIs – Doty 3, Pope 4, Erickson 2, McDonald, Gillingham, Morgan 2, Mrgich 2.