PORTLAND, Ore. – Linfield sluggers Haylie Watson (Jr., Puyallup, Wash.) and Staci Doucette each drove in five runs, Katy Brosig (Jr., Forest Grove, Ore.) homered twice and Linfield outhit Lewis & Clark 20-4 to squash the Pioneers 8-0 and 11-0 in a pair of run-rule shortened games Saturday at Huston Sports Complex.

The top-ranked Wildcats hit seven home runs during the Northwest Conference twinbill, stole four bases, and didn’t commit a single error against the winless Pioneers (0-8, 0-6 NWC).

GAME 1
Linfield put up three runs in both the second and third innings to build a comfortable lead early on.

Pitchers Lauren Harvey and Montana McNealy (Soph., Aloha, Ore.) combined to throw a three-hitter. Harvey improved to 4-0 for the season.

Doucette doubled and hit a home run. Jordan Mixsell also had a pair of hits, including a stand-up double.

In addition to Doucette’s roundtripper, Emilee Lepp, Ashley Garcia (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) and Brosig each took turns hitting balls out of the park. Garcia, a first-year starter, parked her fourth home run of the season.

GAME 2
Karina Paavola (Jr., Kelso, Wash.) and Shelby VandeBergh (Jr., Beaverton, Ore.) paired for seven-strikeout, one-hit shutout in the nightcap. Paavola raised her season record to 4-0.

Watson smacked a three-run homer in the first inning and Linfield pounced on L&C pitching for six runs in the opening frame. The ‘Cats brought 10 batters to the plate.

Lepp went 2-for-4 with a home run, her third. Doucette was 2-for-3 and drove in four runs, including a two-run homer to center field in the second inning that pushed her team-leading home run total to five.

NEXT: Linfield hosts Pacific Sunday in a noon doubleheader at Del Smith Stadium. Live internet play-by-play coverage starts at 11:50 a.m.