SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 19 Cal State San Marcos softball team (14-9) split its third consecutive non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, taking game one 13-3 in nine innings at No. 20 Concordia University Irvine (22-5) before falling 3-0 in the nightcap in Irvine.
 
GAME 1: No. 19 CSUSM 13 – No. 20 CUI 3 (9 inn.)

TOP PERFORMERS
Aneesa Arredondo – 4-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 2 R | 1 HR
Makenzie Guiliano – 3-for-6 | 2 R | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 SB
Madison Waymire – 3-for-6 | 3 RBIs | 1 R
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-4 | 3 RBI | 1 2B
Mackenzie Kestler – 2-for-5 } 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A double steal with runners on the corners that resulted in a CUI error gave CSUSM a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
• A two-run homer by Missy Nemeth in the third inning put the Golden Eagles up 2-1.
• In the top of the fifth, CSUSM retook the lead at 3-2 on a Waymire RBI single up the middle and a Guiliano RBI double down the right line.
• CUI answered with a Rylie Rohr home run in the bottom of the fifth to even the game at 3-all.
• In the ninth, CSUSM's bats exploded as Arredondo hit a solo home run to begin the inning and break the 3-all tie. Donnelly hit a bases-clearing double to make it 7-3. The final six runs came on a CUI error, an RBI double by Alvarez, an RBI single by Arredondo, a Kestler RBI groundout and a 2-RBI single by Waymire.
   

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM reliever Jayline Sloss (9-2) took the win after 4.2 shutout innings, allowing five hits and three walks.
• CUI starter Kaitlin Entrup (9-4) picked up the loss after five runs (three earned) on nine hits and one walk while striking out five batters.
• Aneesa Arredondo's four hits mark the second time this season a CSUSM player has tallied four in a game. Madison Waymire went 4-for-4 in the series opener against San Francisco State on March 8.
• Waymire joins Jillian Albayati with two 3-RBI games this season.
• Jayline Sloss collected her CCAA-leading ninth win of the season.

GAME 2: No. 19 CSUSM 0 – No. 20 CUI 3

TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Waymire – 1-for-3 | 1 2B
Jillian Albayati – 1-for-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Golden Eagles went up 1-0 in the second inning on a Rylie Rohr home run, her second of the day.
• In the sixth, CUI extended its lead to 3-0 on a sacrifice fly by Rohr and a CSUSM error.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Dillyn Collins took the loss after giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks in six innings in the circle.
• CUI starter Cortney Koelmans tossed a two-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out 10 batters and walking one.

UP NEXT
CSUSM will compete in the Tournament of Champions this weekend, beginning with No. 16 Northwest Nazarene on Thursday at 4 p.m. followed by a matchup against Hawaii Hilo at 6:30 p.m.