Softball: Lions swept by Azusa Pacific

AZUSA - The Vanguard University softball team dropped both Golden

State Athletic Conference contests to host Azusa Pacific, 3-0, and, 8-2,

Tuesday afternoon.

In the opener, Lions’ pitcher Gina Liebengood held the Cougars (38-15,

18-6 in conference) to only two hits and allowed no earned runs. But

Azusa Pacific parlayed five Lions’ errors into three runs.

In the nightcap, RBI hits by Jessica Thompson and Erin Gomez gave

Vanguard (33-19, 12-9) a 2-0 lead early, but the Cougars rallied for four

runs in the third and fourth innings to prevail.

Andrea Saucedo and Celina Camarillo each had two hits in the second

game for VU.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Azusa Pacific 3, Vanguard 0

Vanguard 000 000 0 - 0 2 5

Azusa Pacific 200 001 x - 3 2 2

Liebengood and Rolle; Dorow and Salazar. W - Dorow, 22-5. L -

Liebengood, 18-9.

Game two

Azusa Pacific 8, Vanguard 2

Vanguard 020 000 0 - 2 9 1

Azusa Pacific 004 400 x - 8 8 0

Atchley, Liebengood (3), Willis (6) and Rolle; Dorow and Salazar,

Budde (6). W - Dorow, 22-5. L - Atchley. 2B - Robison (AP), Waleszonia

(AP). 3B - Waleszonia (AP).