SAN MARCOS, Calif – The No. 5 Cal State San Marcos softball team (12-3, 9-1 CCAA) recorded a doubleheader sweep over visiting Chico State (7-7, 2-4 CCAA) on Friday afternoon by scores of 2-1 and 5-3.
 
CSUSM 2 – CHICO 1
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jillian Albayati – 2-for-3 | 1 RBI | 2 2B
Gianna Lombardi – 1-for-1 | 1 RBI | 1 SF
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-2 | 1 R
Makenzie Guiliano – 1-for-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars struck first in the bottom of the fourth on Gianna Lombardi's sacrifice fly to shallow right field to give CSUSM a 1-0 lead.
• Chico State evened the game at 1-all on Grace Gallagher's solo homer to left center in the fifth inning.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Albayati sent an RBI double off the right center wall to plate Donnelly who reached on a Wildcat error to put CSUSM up 2-1.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Savannah Coyle (5-1) tossed her third complete game of the season, allowing one run on two hits and one walk.
• Chico State starter Ameile Valdez got a no-decision after 4.0 innings, relinquishing one run on three hits and one walk.
• Mari Takeda Bajan (0-2) picked up the loss after allowing one unearned run
• Bianca Gutierrez saw her hit streak come to an end at nine games.
• This marks the first game of 2023 that Gutierrez did not reach base safely.

 
CSUSM 5 – CHICO 3
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Bianca Gutierrez – 3-for-3 | 1 R | 1 RBI
Madison Waymire – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 3B
Ellie Alvarez – 1-for-1 | 2 RBIs
Gianna Lombardi – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Ashley Rocha and Grace Stover in the third inning.
• CSUSM's offense exploded in the fifth, taking advantage of a Wildcat error, RBI singles by Lombardi and Gutierrez before Ellie Alvarez drove in the final two runs on a single down the right line to give the Cougars a 5-2 lead.
• Chico State attempted a rally in the sixth on Seva's RBI single to left center. With runners on second and third and no outs, Coyle entered the game to force two ground outs and a fly out to get out of the jam.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Jayline Sloss (5-2) collected the win after 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out two.
• Coyle (2) picked up her second save of the season after tossing two shutout innings.
• Wildcat starter Katelyn Oldwin (2-2) took the loss after giving up five runs (two earned) on six hits and six walks in 6.0 innings of work.
• Gutierrez is the second Cougar this season to rack up three hits in a single game. Donnelly recorded the feat in the Cal State East Bay series opener on Feb. 24.
• The Cougars are tied at 11-all in the all-time series with the Wildcats and won the last six meetings against Chico.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars wrap up their series against the Wildcats on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.