HERMISTON, Ore. – Top-ranked Linfield delivered two more lopsided victories over the Whitworth Pirates Monday, completing a four-game sweep of the Northwest Conference series marred by extreme weather and soggy playing conditions. The Wildcats (6-0, 4-0 NWC) won the opener 10-1 in six innings before rolling to a 15-2 triumph in the five-inning nightcap.

The series, originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on Whitworth’s home field in Spokane, Wash., was moved to Pasco before being delayed a day due to high winds. The first two rescheduled games were completed, but on Monday, the teams awoke to snow in the Tri-Cities and again were forced to relocate, this time to Hermiston High School.

For the series, Linfield outscored Whitworth 48-6 while holding the Pirates to a .162 batting average. Five Wildcats with at least two at-bats hit over .500 for the series. Six different players hit home runs as Linfield raised its season total to 14 in six games.

GAME 1
Linfield sluggers Staci Doucette and Karleigh Prestianni (Sr., Grants Pass, Ore.) each hit home runs to power a 12-hit attack. Jaydee Baxter went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, Ashley Garcia (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) was 2-for-4 with a double and two stolen bases, and Hayley Watson had a pair of hits.

Lauren Harvey pitched five solid innings in a starting role, allowing three hits and one walk with a pair of strikeouts. Heralded freshman Montana McNealy (Soph., Aloha, Ore.) made her collegiate debut in relief, striking out all three batters she faced in the sixth inning.

GAME 2
Baxter continued her precision at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a three-run home run, part of a nine-run explosion in the fourth.

Garcia went 2-for-3 with a homer and five RBI, while Emilee Lepp was 2-for-4 with a home run, her second of the season.

Pitchers Karina Paavola (Jr., Kelso, Wash.) and Shelby VandeBergh (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) combined for a three-hitter. Paavola struck out four Pirates across four innings.

Linfield outhit Whitworth 16-3.

AHEAD: The Wildcats visit Lewis & Clark on Saturday before returning to McMinnville to host Pacific. Both NWC doubleheaders start at noon with live internet play-by-play starting at 11:50 a.m.