STOCKTON, Calif. – Pacific softball team dropped the final game of a three-game series against Santa Clara, falling 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Bill Simoni Field.
 
The Tigers (11-26, 1-2) fell behind early as the Broncos (16-22, 2-1) gained a 3-0 advantage after two innings of play. Reagan Hamilton began the rally efforts in the bottom half of the third inning as she looped an RBI single to left field, scoring Emily Budelli from third base. Bethany Hammer continued her hot streak at the plate and followed Hamilton with an RBI single up the middle, cutting the deficit to just one. Hammer tallied six hits in three games this weekend, the most hits in a three-game span in her career.
 
Pacific continued to fight back and broke through in the sixth inning, tying the game at three. With two outs and Delaney Scully in scoring position, Kyla Eck came through and tallied her third RBI of the season, a single to center field. Eck, who recorded her second multi-hit game in the past four contests, has registered at least one hit in 11 of the past 17 games, increasing her batting average to .253.
 
Santa Clara pulled through the next inning, tallying the game-winning run to solidify the victory.
 
"We fell behind early and did a tremendous job climbing back into the game," Head Coach Brian Kolze stated after the game. "With both teams fighting, it would come down to one hit, and they got one timelier hit than we did."
 
Pacific returns to action on Friday, April 15, as the Tigers take on San Diego in a West Coast Conference contest at Bill Simoni Field.