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BOXSCORE 2 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The Augsburg College softball team dropped two games against Cal Lutheran on Monday afternoon at Hutton Field in California. THE BASICSGAME SCORES: Cal Lutheran 7, Augsburg 1; Cal Lutheran 7, Augsburg 5LOCATION: Hutton Field, Thousand Oaks, Calif.RECORDS: Augsburg 2-8 overall, Cal Lutheran 12-11 overallGAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS• The Regals broke a scoreless game open in the third inning with an RBI single, triple and double on consecutive at bats to take a 3-0 lead.
• The Auggies scored one in the seventh when Jenna Orth (JR, Melrose, Minn.) grounded out with one out and the bases loaded to score Brenna Nakonechny (JR, Grand Froks, N.D./Red River HS) and avoid being shutout.
• Augsburg finished with four hits in the game, but put the ball in play often only striking out once.
• Cal Lutheran recorded 11 hits and struckout three times. .
• Meghan Springborn (FY, Oakdale, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran) led Augsburg offensively going 2-for-3, while Orth and Bekka Kelly (SR, Columbia Heights, Minn.) both went 1-for-3.
• Lindsay Helbach (SR, Amherst, Wis.) recorded three strikeouts, and surrendered four earned runs in 5.2 innings of work for the Auggies.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• The Auggie bats came alive in game two as they scored in the second, third, fourth, and fifth innings on their way to five runs.
• Cal Lutheran remained hot at the plate and opened up a 4-0 lead after the first inning. The Regals followed it up with two runs in the second and one in the sixth. • Augsburg broke out with 10 hits, while Cal Lutheran finished with nine.
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Taylor Mattice (FY, Woodbury, Minn./Centennial) led Augsburg by going 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Helbach went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
Lauren Torborg (SO, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS) went 1-for-2 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk.
FOR THE FOES• Olivia Leyva and Amanda Lewis each finished with four hits and three RBIs in the doubleheader.
• Shonna Chistianson threw all seven innings in game one, recording no strikeouts, but surrendered no walks, and scattered four hits while allowing just one earned run. UP NEXT• Augsburg travels back to Los Angeles, Calif. for a doubleheader with Grinnell College starting at 12 p.m. on Wednesday (3/18).
