Menlo had a seventh-inning rally snuffed out in the opener, losing 3-2, before coming up short in the nightcap, 11-0. Simpson remains undefeated in conference play thanks to the doubleheader sweep.

The Oaks took the first lead of the day when freshman first baseman Joedee Lovell crushed a line drive home run to left-center field for a 1-0 Menlo lead in the second inning of the opener. Though Menlo got as much of its first hit as it possibly could, Red Hawks pitcher Krystal Shaw retired the next 15 Oaks batters in order.

Simpson answered with the tying run in the third inning, scoring an unearned run off of Menlo pitcher Mikayela Viramontes. The Red Hawks took the lead with a Corinne Alexander double and Nicki Feuerbach RBI single in the fifth. In the sixth the Simpson lead expanded to 3-1when Morgan Davis singled, stole second base, and score on a Paige Gomez base hit.

Menlo shook free of Shaw's dominance to make things interesting in its final at bat. Angela Woerz legged out an infield single and Courtney Emry drew a walk before being replaced by pinch runner Adriana Garcia. Woerz advanced to third base when Simpson catcher Danielle Crisosto attempted to pick Garcia off of first.

With runners at the corners and nobody out, Lovell hit a hard ground out to second base that plated Woerz and moved Garcia into scoring position. Down just one run, the Oaks final two chances to force extra innings were thwarted when Tenea Golson lined out to second base and Jessica Cobb grounded out to Shaw to end the game.

Viramontes kept Menlo in the game throughout, limiting Simpson to two earned runs on 10 hits. She struck out three and walked only one in getting the loss.

The nightcap was an entirely different encounter, however. Simpson jumped ahead with a run in the first inning and led 4-0 entering the third. In the third the Red Hawks blasted Menlo for seven runs on four hits, including a three-run Angie Armstrong home run for the final runs of the game.

Simpson pitcher Hayley Rodriguez threw a shortened perfect game over five innings. Rodriguez struck out eight Menlo batters. Cobb was the losing pitcher for the Oaks.

Menlo is now 1-11 in the Cal Pac and 6-26 overall. The Oaks host Holy Names next Saturday at 12 p.m. in another conference doubleheader. Simpson is now 10-0 in conference play and 28-16 overall.