SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team was swept on Sunday afternoon by Saint Martin's, 8-6 (8 inn.) and 6-1, in non-conference play at CSUSM Softball Field.
A two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning by SMU pinch hitter Corrie Wilson provided the difference in the opening game. In game two, the Cougars were only able to muster a single run aided by a key SMU error.
The Cougars drop to 2-6 overall and have now dropped six straight, their second-longest losing streak in program history. SMU improves to 4-0 overall.
CSUSM opens California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play next Friday and Saturday at home with a four-game series against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Game 1CSUSM took a 5-2 lead into the top of the seventh inning after a three-run bottom of the sixth, but SMU rallied for four runs during its final at-bat in regulation to make it 6-5.
Freshman
Amanda Lejano rescued the game at least for a moment for CSUSM with an RBI double that made it 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh.
In the top of the eighth, a runner was placed on second base as a part of the international tiebreaker rule and was promptly moved to third on a sacrifice bunt.
Wilson pinch-hit for the ninth batter, Taylor Wolfe, and sent
Amanda Lejano's (1-3) delivery over the left-centerfield fence to put SMU up two.
In the bottom of the eighth, a double to right field from Taylor Ybarra put runners on second and third with no out, but Kim Nelson (2-0) was able to retire the next three Cougars in order to end the game.
Holly Fauria,
Amanda Horbasch,
Brogan Hoenisch and Ybarra each had two hits in the game.
Game 2Caylyn Rodriguez's RBI double cut the Cougar deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, but the Saints were able to score in each of the final three innings to send CSUSM to its sixth straight loss.
Mary Dettling went 2-for-3 with a two-run double in the fifth inning that gave SMU some breathing room, 4-1. Wolfe was 3-for-4.
