Skip To Main Content

Cal State San Marcos Athletics

scoreboard

CAL STATE SAN MARCOS COUGARS

scoreboard

Paige Donnelly
Greg Siller
4
Winner Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 17-7, 13-4 CCAA
3
San Francisco State SFSU 9-13, 2-9 CCAA
Winner
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
17-7, 13-4 CCAA
4
Final
3
San Francisco State SFSU
9-13, 2-9 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 1
San Francisco State SFSU 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 0

W: Ballen, Zoe (3-2) L: HEFFERNAN, Brooklyn (3-7)

0
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 17-8, 13-5 CCAA
6
Winner San Francisco State SFSU 10-13, 3-9 CCAA
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
17-8, 13-5 CCAA
0
Final
6
San Francisco State SFSU
10-13, 3-9 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
San Francisco State SFSU 1 0 1 4 0 0 X 6 5 0

W: MADDUX, Kaitlyn (5-4) L: Sloss, Jayline (5-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 15 Cougars Split Friday's Twinbill at SF State

SAN FRANCISCO – The No. 15 Cal State San Marcos softball team (17-8, 13-5 CCAA) split its Friday doubleheader at San Francisco State (10-13, 3-9 CCAA). The Cougars pulled off their third consecutive come-from-behind victory in the series opener with a 4-3 win before being shut out in the nightcap, 6-0.
 
CSUSM 4 – SF STATE 3
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Paige Donnelly – 2-for-4 | 1 HR | 2 RBI
Jillian Albayati – 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB
Bianca Gutierrez – 2-for-4
Mayca Brown – 1-for-1 | 1 3B | 1 R
Makenzie Guiliano – 2-for-3 | 1 RBI  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A Paige Donnelly solo home run put CSUSM up 1-0 in the first inning.
  • The Cougars doubled their lead in the next frame on a Guiliano RBI single up the middle that plated Albayati.
  • The Gators took the lead in the bottom of the fifth on a three-run homer by Marley Gonzales, making it 3-2.
  • In the top of the seventh, pinch hitter Brown led off with a triple to left and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Waymire that knotted the game at 3-3. Donnelly later hit an RBI single to right that scored the winning run.

QUICK HITS
  • Zoe Ballen (3-2) collected the win in relief, tossing 1.2 shutout innings with just one walk.
  • CSUSM starter Savannah Coyle got a no-decision after allowing three runs on eight hits and no walks in 5.1 innings.
  • SF State starter Brooklyn Heffernan (3-7) took the loss after allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks in 7.0 innings.  
  • Donnelly's solo home run in the first was her fourth of the season, pulling up even with Albayati for the most by a Cougar in 2023.
 
CSUSM 0 – SF STATE 6
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Waymire – 3-for-4
Paige Donnelly – 2-for-2 | 1 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Gators took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a walk, sac bunt, stolen base and a CSUSM error.
  • SF State added another run in the third inning, scoring on another CSUSM error with the Cougars yet to give up a hit.
  • The Gators changed that in the bottom of the fourth with a grand slam by Marley Gonzalez to make it 6-0.
 
QUICK HITS
  • SF State starter Kaitlyn Maddux tossed a complete-game shutout, relinquishing eight hits and two walks while recording just one strikeout.
  • CSUSM starter Jayline Sloss (5-4) took the loss after giving up six runs (five earned) on three hits and three walks while striking out four in 3.0 innings.
  • Waymire's three hits in a single game is a career first.
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will wrap up their series against San Francisco State on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.
 
 
 
Print Friendly Version