SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Melody Forstie crushed a walk-off RBI double in the eighth inning to lift the Cal State San Marcos softball team to a 1-0 victory over Sonoma State in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) series finale. The Cougars dropped the doubleheader opener 8-1.
 
GAME 1: SSU 8 – CSUSM 1
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Nikki Andelin – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars squeezed out a run in the bottom of the first by taking advantage of a Seawolf error to take a 1-0 lead.
• SSU evened it at 1-all in the top of the second on Nicole Renner's RBI single up the middle.
• The Seawolves tacked on three runs on five hits in the top of the fourth to take the lead at 4-1.
• Jordan Martinez crushed her fourth home run of the series, a two-run jack in the fifth to extend SSU's lead to 6-1.
• A CSUSM error and a bases-loaded walk gave the Seawolves their final two runs in the top of the seventh.

 
QUICK HITS

• The Cougars dropped to 10-22 overall and 6-19 in CCAA action while the Seawolves moved up to 24-9, 14-6 in conference play.
• Ellie Smith (2-9) took the loss after giving up six runs on 10 hits over 5.1 innings.
• SSU's Brielle Vidmar (14-3) earned the victory after tossing a two-hit complete game, relinquishing one run (none earned) and striking out seven.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 1 – SSU 0 (8)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Melody Forstie – 1-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Ronni Silas – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 SH
Skie Munoz – 8 IP | 0 R | 6 H | 4 K | 2 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Marissa Alvarez's first collegiate hit, a bunt single, broke up SSU's no hitter in the bottom of the fifth.
• After giving up a leadoff single to Julie Davis in the top of the eighth, the Cougars pulled off a double play on a sac bunt when Davis was called out at third on Forstie's diving tag.
• In the top of the eighth, Silas hit a one-out shot for a single through the left side before coming home on Forstie's RBI double off the left center wall.

 
QUICK HITS

• The Cougars improve to 11-22 overall and 7-19 in conference action while the Seawolves fall to 24-10, 14-7 in CCAA play.
• Munoz collected her first win of the season, tossing a complete-game shutout and scattering six hits over eight innings in the circle.
• SSU's Camille Rodriguez (5-2) went 7.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out six.

 

Head Coach Stef Ewing recaps team's 1-0 eight-inning series finale victory over Sonoma State this afternoon! #BleedBlue4Decade2 #goCCAA #NCAAd2 pic.twitter.com/c2WAq7X3fw

— CSUSM Softball (@CSUSMsoftball) April 6, 2019

 
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