College softball: Vanguard splits two

COST MESA - Vanguard University’s softball team split two pitchers’

duels with Claremont Mudd-Scripp Friday in a nonconference matchup.

In the first game, Gina Liebengood pitched a three-hit eight inning

shutout as Vanguard (5-4) pulled out a 1-0 victory in the extra inning.

Rachel Carver scored on a CMS error in the eighth inning for the Lions.

In the second game, CMS (2-2) got two runs on one hit, with the benefit

of three Vanguard walks in a 2-1 decision. Erin Gomez scored Vanguard’s

unearned run in the third. Lions starter Cheri Smith only gave up two

hits in her first decision of the year.

Nonconference

First Game

Vanguard 1, Claremont Mudd-Scripp 0

Score by innings

Claremont Mudd-Scripp 000 000 00 - 0 3 1

Vanguard 000 000 01 - 1 3 0

Zoch and Auerbach; Liebengood and Meredith. W - Liebengood (3-1); L -

Zoch (1-1).

Second game

Claremont Mudd-Scripp 2, Vanguard 1

Score by innings

Claremont Mudd-Scripp 000 200 0 - 2 3 2

Vanguard 001 000 0 - 1 9 0

Nelson, Zoch (5) and Auerbach; Smith, Liebengood (4) and Meredith. W -

Nelson (1-1); L - Smith (0-1).