Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 STOCKTON, Calif. – The second day of the 2021 Libby Matson Tournament took place at Bill Simoni Field on Saturday. In Saturday's opener, the Tigers came back from a four-run deficit to defeat Idaho State, 7-4. In the second game against Nevada, Pacific and the Wolfpack went to eight innings, only for the Tigers to fall 8-4. Through eight games in 2021, the Tigers are 4-4.
 
GAME ONE SUMMARY
 
Pacific 7, Idaho State 4
 
The Tigers fell behind 4-0 in the second inning. A bases loaded error allowed Mailee Newman to score the first run for ISU. Later in the inning, Isabel Cargill hit an RBI single and Emma Bordenkecher hit a double that drove in a pair of runs.
 
Pacific was held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. With Valeria Torres-Colon and Myka Sutherlin on base, Jessica Mabrey launched her first home run of the season, which was the ninth of her career. The Tigers hit back-to-back home runs, as Rian Dirmeyer hit a solo shot to center field for her first career home run, as the game was tied 4-4.
 
With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Hanna Krosky hit her first home run with Pacific, which was a solo shot, as the Tigers took a 5-4 lead.
 
Pacific scored two more runs in the inning, which were on a play with a fielding error in which Marissa Fabian and Torres-Colon scored for the Tigers for a 7-4 lead.
 
Amiyah Aponte pitched a scoreless top of the seventh for the win as a pitcher, securing a 7-4 victory for the Tigers.
 
GAME TWO SUMMARY
 
Nevada 8, Pacific 4 (8 innings)
 
The Wolfpack took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Lauren Gutierrez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, as Sierra Mello scored the first run of the game.
 
Madison Kahwaty led off the bottom of the second inning by reaching base on a hit-by-pitch. After Madeline Domingo hit a sacrifice bunt to move Kahwaty into scoring position, Krosky singled up the middle to drive in Kahwaty to score the tying run.
 
Mia Misasi singled for Nevada in the top of the third inning with the bases loaded, as the Wolfpack took a 2-1 lead.
 
Krosky had another RBI hit in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Carly Lucchetti on second base after a single and a stolen base, Krosky doubled down the right field line, as the game was even at 2-2.
 
Through seven innings, the game remained even at 2-2.
 
In the eighth inning, Jessica Sellers was placed on second base to start the inning. Two more runners reached on hit-by-pitch to load the bases. Nevada took a 4-2 lead on a single by Kenzi Goins to drive in a pair of runs.
 
After a single by Haley Burda to follow Goins' single, Kallahan Hunter drove in three runs off a double to left field. Later in the inning, Sam Oliver singled to drive in Hunter for an 8-2 lead.  
 
Trailing by six runs, Torres-Colon started the bottom of the eighth inning placed on second base. Sutherlin hit an RBI double that drove in Torres-Colon.
 
Sutherlin would eventually score in the inning from third base while a double play was made in the infield, but Nevada closed out the game on a popup for an 8-4 victory.
 
NOTABLE STATS

• Game one was the first game for Tigers in which they hit three home runs since March 22, 2019 against Marist.
• In her first career win at Pacific in the circle, Aponte pitched 5.0 innings in relief allowing no runs, two hits and striking out five.
• Krosky went 4-for-6 all together on the day.
• In game two, Bethany Hammer pitched 8.0 innings with four strikeouts.

 
POSTGAME QUOTE
 
Pacific head coach Brian Kolze about the comeback against Idaho State:
"Really proud of how we came back in the first game late, especially exciting by hitting three home runs"
 
Kolze about the second game that went to eight innings:
"The second game was a battle. The score isn't indicative of what the game really was. I was really proud in how we fought. When you [get] into the tie breaker scenario you never know what is going to happen. Unfortunately for us it didn't work out but I think we learned a lot this weekend."
 
UP NEXT
 
On Saturday, March 6, Pacific plays a doubleheader on the campus of UC Davis against the Aggies. It is day one of the Capital Classic. Game one of the doubleheader is set for 11:30 a.m. from La Rue Field.
 
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