‘Cats hold Boxers without a run, sweep NWC twinbill

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Linfield held Pacific scoreless across 12 innings to take both end of a Northwest Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Del Smith Stadium. The third-ranked Wildcats (26-0, 14-0 NWC) won the opener 3-0 before turning the offense loose on the way to a 10-0 five-inning whitewash of the Boxers in the nightcap. Pacific (7-19, 3-11 NWC) saw its losing streak grow to six in a row. Cydney Hess drove in five runs and Kaili Saathoff added four more RBIs to lead a 13-hit afternoon. Linfield pitchers Tayah Kelley and Tyler McNeley combined for 19 strikeouts and allowed no…