SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 4 Cal State San Marcos softball team (10-3, 4-2 CCAA) split Friday's doubleheader against Sonoma State (4-5, 1-1 CCAA) at CSUSM Softball Field. The Cougars took game one 3-2 in eight innings before falling 13-12 in the nightcap.  
 
GAME 1: No. 4 CSUSM 3 – SSU 2 (8 inn.)

TOP PERFORMERS
Czar Fleischman – 3-for-3 | 1 R
Makenzie Guiliano – 1-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Mackenzie Kestler – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 RBI | 1 3B

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SSU went up 1-0 after a solo home run by Skylar Linnane in the top of the fourth inning.
• The Cougars took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the frame after Kestler knocked an RBI triple down the right line and later scored on a Jillian Albayati sacrifice fly to center.
• The Seawolves evened the game at 2-2 in the top of the seventh after Rylee Nishimoto hit a two-out single up the middle that plated Anna Zoia-Buesche.
• After giving up a leadoff single in the top of the eighth, relief pitcher Savannah Coyle retired the next two batters before picking off pinch runner Amari Houston from third base.
• In the bottom of the eighth, Fleischman singled up the middle and advanced to second after Madison Waymire drew a walk and scored on a Guiliano full-swing double off the right-center wall.
   

QUICK HITS

• Savannah Coyle (4-1) picked up the win after coming into the game in relief, tossing two innings and allowing one unearned run on three hits.
• CSUSM starter Jayline Sloss went six innings for a no-decision, allowing one run on three hits while fanning three batters and walking two.
• Charlie Johnson (2-2) took the loss in relief after going 3.1 innings, relinquishing one run on three hits and two walks.
• Fleischman registered her second three-hit game this season and the third of her collegiate career.

 
GAME 2: No. 4 CSUSM 12 – SSU 13

TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Waymire – 3-for-5 | 3 RBIs | 3 R | 1 HR
Savannah Coyle – 3-for-5 | 5 RBIs | 1 2B
Aneesa Arredondo – 2-for-3 | 2 R | 1 BB
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-4 | 2 R | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Coyle.
• SSU evened the game at 1-all on Carissa Marquez's RBI infield single in the top of the second.
• The Cougars batted around in the bottom of the second to take a 7-1 lead. CSUSM scored on a fielder's choice, 2-RBI single by Waymire and a bases-clearing double by Donnelly.
• CSUSM extended its lead in the fourth to 8-1 on an RBI single by Coyle.
• Both teams posted three runs in the fifth. SSU scored on RBI singles by Jasmine Moreno and Taylor Rapp as well as a fielder's choice. Pinch hitter Delaney Prater hit an RBI single up the middle to plate Arredondo to lead off with a triple before Waymire knocked out a two-run homer to make it 11-4 CSUSM.
• SSU put up six runs in the top of the sixth that was highlighted by a Skylar Linnane grand slam to make it 11-10 CSUSM.
• The Seawolves took a 13-11 lead in the seventh on a Moreno RBI single and a Rapp groundout.
• CSUSM attempted a comeback in the bottom of the seventh with a two-out double by Donnelly followed by back-to-back singles by Coyle and Fleischman that made it 13-12 before SSU pitcher Charlie Johnson recorded the final out.

QUICK HITS

• Coyle took the loss after going six innings, with a break in the fifth and part of the sixth innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks while striking out one batter.
• SSU reliever Charlie Johnson (3-2) recorded the win after six innings of action in the circle, allowing six runs on 10 hits and four walks.
• Waymire and Coyle each tallied their second three-hit game of the season.
• Coyle's 5-RBI performance is the first of her collegiate career.

UP NEXT
CSUSM will wrap up its four-game series against the Seawolves tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 10:30 a.m.