SAN BERNARDINO --
Priscilla Curiel had a pair of home runs and finished Sunday afternoon going 5 for 8 with a triple as Cal State San Bernardino swept a doubleheader over Notre Dame de Namur 4-3 and 10-4 at Coyote Field.
The Coyotes, who have won four straight, are now 4-2 overall heading into this week's CCAA showdown with conference favorite CSU Monterey Bay. The series begins Friday afternoon in San Bernardino.
NDNU dropped to 0-6 on the season.
Game 1: Coyotes 4, Argos 3
Pinch-hitter
Courtney Wilhelms delivered at the most opportune time of the day. She hit the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh on a hot smash to first that glanced off the edge of the first baseman's glove and pinch-runner
Alene Casillas scored.
The Coyotes on three separate occasions, but didn't own the lead until the end.
Trailing 3-2 in the sixth,
Jamie Roland led off the inning when she was hit by a pitch. She moved to second on a sacrifice by
Erica Prentice and reached third when
Alex Mitchell grounded out to first.
Jacquelyn Holtzclaw laced a two-out single to left that scored Roland and the Coyotes tied the game for the third time.
LHP
Cassidy Lee came up big in the seventh as NDNU had three hits in the inning, but stranded two. With two outs, Mary Ortega and Meggan Croviotto each singled. But Lee ended the threat when she struck out Janae Reyes to end the inning.
In the seventh, Curiel had a one-out single and was replaced by
Alene Casillas.
Felicia Cervantes reached on an error and the Coyotes had two on with one out.
Stefanie Pace grounded out to second and that set up Wilhelm's moment.
Lee threw two inning in relief of Prentice. She had one strikeout.
Game 2: Coyotes 10, Argos 4
The Coyotes scored four runs in the second and four in the fourth to give RHP
Carly Land all the support she needed.
Curiel capped the second inning with a leadoff triple to right as the Coyotes pounced on Argos starter Mary Ortega with three hits. Holtzclaw added a two-single in the inning.
Leading 5-3 entering the fourth, the Coyotes'
Alyssa Flores hit a two-run homer and Curiel followed with a solo shot.
Then for good measure, Curiel added another solo homer in the sixth.
Jamie Leffingwell had a pair of hits for the Coyotes, who had 10 hits and 10 RBI.