PENDLETON – The Pendleton softball team flexed its offensive muscle in the nightcap of a doubleheader Saturday to open the season with a sweep of the La Grande Tigers 5-1, 10-4.

In the fourth inning of Game 2 Shanna Treloar, Steffane Oles and Tia Smith hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to take a lead they wouldn’t surrender.

“It was a pretty amazing inning,” coach Tim Cary said.

The homers made up for a first-inning grand slam by La Grande, which came on a double, error, single and home run by the first four batters.

In Game 1 sophomore ace Alex Hillmick threw a seven-inning win where she didn’t allow any earned runs and chalked five strikeouts with two walks.

“It was a great way to start her season off,” Cary said. “She had great location all day.”

Chantell Lloyd picked up the second-game win by not allowing another run after the rough patch in the first inning.

Tess DeBoer and Oles each went 2 for 3 at the plate in the first game, and Smith and Enright were 3 for 3 in the second game.

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Game 1 R H E

LA GRANDE 000 001 0 – 1 3 3

PENDLETON 140 000 0 – 5 6 1

Boo Christman and Jenny Denny; Alex Hillmick and Ashley Branson. W – Hillmick (1-0). L – Christman (0-1).

2B – Branson (Pendleton)

Game 2 R H E

LA GRANDE 400 000 0 – 4 4 3

PENDLETON 014 500 0 – 10 8 1

Hasse, Bell (3), Christman (5) and Denny. Chantell Lloyd and Amanda Plotzke. W – Lloyd. L – Hasse.

2B – Denny (La Grande); Cree Enright (Pendleton); 3B – Tess DeBoer (Pendleton); HR – Bell (La Grande), Shanna Treloar, Oles, Tia Smith (Pendleton).