Romero Hits Two Homers, as Bearcats and Bruins Split Doubleheader
HAPPY VALLEY, ORE. -- Mica Romero (Sr., SS, Woodland, CA/Woodland Christian School) blasted two home runs, and pitcher Alex Watilo (Sr., RHP, Newcastle, CA/Del Oro HS) threw a four-hitter with five strikeouts, to lead Willamette University to a 9-1 win over George Fox University in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Hood View Park. WU registered the win on the run rule in five innings.
George Fox rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second game by scoring eight runs in the fifth inning. The Bruins went on to defeat the Bearcats, 10-7, and gain a split of the doubleheader.
WU won three out of four games in the Northwest Conference series, as the Bearcats scored 45 runs, while GFU scored 22. Willamette moved to 4-5 on the season, 3-1 in the NWC. George Fox went to 6-8 overall, 1-3 in the NWC.
The Bearcats scored two unearned runs for an early lead in the first inning of the opener. Jessica Barry (Jr., LF, Cupertino, CA/Monte Vista HS/UNLV) hit an infield single near the pitching circle to start the inning. She stole second base. GFU recorded a strikeout and then Heather Winslow (Fr., 1B, Oregon City, OR/Oregon city HS) was hit by a pitch.
