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Celebration
Brandon Davis
1
Colorado Christian CCU 0-1
7
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 1-0
Colorado Christian CCU
0-1
1
Final
7
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colorado Christian CCU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 7 0 0 0 0 X 7 10 2

W: Coyle, Savannah (1-0) L: Kali Crandall (0-1)

3
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 2-0
2
Dominican DUC 1-1
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
2-0
3
Final
2
Dominican DUC
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
Dominican DUC 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1

W: Sloss, Jayline (1-0) L: Keltner, Shelby (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 11 CSUSM Opens 2023 Campaign with Pair of Victories

IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 11 Cal State San Marcos softball team posted a come-from-behind victory against Dominican in the night game after claiming a 7-1 win against Colorado Christian to go 2-0 on day one of the Concordia University Irvine Kickoff Classic at Great Park.

CSUSM 7 – CCU 1
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Bianca Gutierrez – 2-for-2 | 1 R | 1 BB
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 2B
Delaney Prater – 2-for-3

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM posted all seven runs in the second inning, collecting six hits while taking advantage of CCU's two errors in the frame. The inning was capped by Donnelly's bases-clearing double to left center to make it 7-0.
  • CCU's lone run came in the fifth inning on a CSUSM error.
     
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM starter Savannah Coyle (1-0) earned her first win of the season after posting seven strikeouts and walking two while relinquishing only one unearned run in six innings of action.
  • CCU starter Kali Crandall gave up seven runs (five unearned) on six hits in two innings in the circle.
  • CSUSM is now 2-0 in the all-time series against CCU.
  • Both games were played on neutral ground.
     
CSUSM 3 – DOMINICAN 2
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Gianna Lombardi – 2-for-3 | 1 BB
Madison Waymire – 2-for-2 | 2 R | 2 BB
Bianca Gutierrez – 1-for-4 | 2 RBIs

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third on Donnelly's single through the left side that plated Waymire.
  • The Penguins snagged the lead in the bottom of the frame on Lapinid's two-out 2-RBI double down the right field line.  
  • With two outs in the top of the seventh, Gutierrez crushed a 2-RBI double off the center field wall to put CSUSM back at 3-2.
  • CSUSM reliever Jayline Sloss retired the side with three groundouts.

QUICK HITS
  • The Cougars are off to their best start since 2016 when they began the season with a pair of wins over NAIA's Vanguard.
  • Sloss collected the win after tossing two shutout innings and recording one strikeout.
  • Zoe Ballen started the game, relinquishing two earned runs on five hits and five strikeouts in five innings of action.
  • After falling in the inaugural meeting to Dominican in 2007, CSUSM has now won nine consecutive games.

THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH STEF EWING
"Our pitchers were outstanding today in the circle and we had a lot of quality bats from a lot of pepople up and down the lineup. Great start to 2023."

UP NEXT
On Saturday, the Cougars will take on Montana State Billings at 8:30 a.m. before facing Western Oregon at 2 p.m. The game against MSUB will be played in the stadium and streamed online at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cui/.

 
 
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