NW Briefs | Martin and Reynolds pitch Seattle U. to softball sweep

The Seattle University softball team rode stellar pitching performances to a sweep of Central Washington, 8-0 and 2-0, Sunday at Logan Field, and moved within a game of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference lead.

Erin Martin earned her 20th victory of the season in the first game, giving up four hits and two walks. In Game 2, Kelsey Reynolds got her 11th victory, scattering five hits and a walk while striking out five. The Wildcats (17-25, 12-10 GNAC) loaded the bases in the fifth inning, but Reynolds struck out Holly Rossman for the third time to end the Wildcats' best threat of the day.

The Redhawks (31-11, 13-5) got offensive support from Katie Antich, who finished the day 4 for 8 with three runs, a double and two stolen bases, and Megan MacIsaac and Jamie Foote, who each went 3 for 6.

Seattle U. is one back of conference leader Western Oregon with seven to play — including three against the Wolves.

SEATTLE U. 8, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 0

Central Washington	000 00 — 0 4 3
Seattle University	003 05 — 8 10 1

Vlahovich and Rossman. Martin and Amador. W — Martin (20-4). L — Vlahovich (10-13). T — 1:20. A — N/A.

SEATTLE U. 2, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 0

Central Washington	000 000 0 — 0 5 1
Seattle University	000 011 X — 2 8 0

Reime and Rossman. Reynolds and Amador. W — Reynolds (11-6). L — Reime (5-7). T — 1:43. A — 72. Records — CWU 17-25, 12-10; SU 31-11, 13-5.

Baseball

UCLA scored three runs in the eighth to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat Washington 4-3 at Husky Ballpark.

The Huskies (25-16, 5-7 Pac-10) lost the final two games of the weekend series after winning the opener on Friday. Huskies left-hander Nick Haughian (4-4) took Sunday's loss, allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out eight in nine innings.

• San Jose State scored four times in the fourth inning on the way to a 6-2 victory over Washington State in Pullman, snapping the Cougars' three-game winning streak.

Jared Prince had three hits for Washington State (22-19), and Scott Suttmeier singled in the third inning to run his hitting streak to 16 games.

• Central Washington (25-16, 16-8) split a GNAC doubleheader with Saint Martin's (17-21, 13-13) in Lacey, winning the opener 9-5 before falling 6-2 in the nightcap.

• Jason Chatwood and Drew Heid each had four hits as Gonzaga (25-18, 7-7 West Coast Conference) defeated Saint Mary's 18-5 in Moraga, Calif.

UCLA 4, WASHINGTON 3

UCLA	100 000 030 -- 4 7 2
Washington	000 210 000 -- 3 7 1

Brooks, Lafferty (8) and Dean. Haughian and Dunn. W -- Brooks (5-2). L -- Haughian (4-4). Sv -- Lafferty (3). T -- 3:21. A -- 828. Records -- UCLA 22-17, 6-6; UW 25-16, 5-7.

SAN JOSE ST. 6, WASHINGTON ST. 2

San Jose State	004 000 020 -- 6 9 0
Washington State	000 001 100 -- 2 11 1

Sobczak, Shopshire (6) and Rahier. Arnold, Ratigan (6), Wise (7), Harvey (8); Kost (8), Davis (8) and Lagreid. W -- Sobczak(4-1). L -- Arnold (2-3). Sv-Shopshire (3). T -- 2:56. A -- 531. Records -- SJSU 24-18; WSU 22-19.

More softball

Three California pitchers combined to hold No. 22 Washington (26-18-1, 5-9 Pac-10) to two hits as the No. 21 Golden Bears picked up a 3-1 win in Berkeley.

Aleah Macon (15-11) took the loss, allowing six hits, two earned runs and three walks in six innings.

CALIFORNIA 3, WASHINGTON 1

Washington	100 000 0 — 1 2 2
California	200 100 X — 3 6 0

Macon and Blake. LaRose, Arioto (3), Drewrey (5) and Meyer. W — Arioto (7-3). L — Macon (15-11). Sv — Drewrey (1). HR — Cal, Arioto (2). T — 2:00. A — 277. Records — UW 26-18-1, 5-9; Cal 37-20, 5-10.

• Western Washington (23-19) split a doubleheader with host Montana State Billings, dropping the opener 5-1 before rallying for a 3-2 win in the nightcap.

Tennis

The Eastern Washington men (18-6) rallied from 3-1 to defeat Sacramento State 4-3 in Gold River, Calif., for the Big Sky Conference tournament title and a berth in the NCAA championships. Nico Riego de Dios sealed the championship with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Artur Klimenka at No. 3 singles.

Rowing

Bjorn Larsen of Lake Stevens paired with Richard Montgomery to finish second (6 minutes, 43.06 seconds) in the lightweight men's double sculls at the 2008 national selection regatta on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.

Notes

• Single-game tickets for all preseason and regular-season Storm games at KeyArena go on sale at 10 a.m. today. They can be purchased online at Storm.wnba.com, by calling 1-877-WNBA-TIX or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet or the KeyArena west box office. The Storm will open the season against the Chicago Sky on May 17.

Compiled from sports-information reports and other sources.