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Softball Celebration
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Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 29-23
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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 36-20
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB
29-23
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Final
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Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
36-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Cal St. East Bay CSUEB 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 7 2 X 9 9 1

W: Sloss, Jayline (18-8) L: QUINTERO, Marissa (17-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Cougars Run-Rule Pioneers to Begin NCAA West Regional

BELLINGHAM, Wash. –  The Cal State San Marcos softball team (36-20) opened the NCAA Division II West Regional with a 9-1 five-inning victory over Cal State East Bay (29-23) on Thursday afternoon at Viking Field on the campus of Western Washington.

TOP PERFORMERS
Aneesa Arredondo – 2-for-3 | 4 RBIs | 1 R | 1 3B
Czar Fleischman – 2-for-2 | 1 R | 1 RBI
Jillian Albayati – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 RBI | 1 HR
Madison Waymire – 0-1 | 2 R | 1 BB
Mackenzie Kestler – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • East Bay got things started in the third inning with an Adriana Martinez RBI double off the right field wall to take a 1-0 lead.
  • CSUSM put up seven runs on seven hits in the bottom of the third inning. With the bases loaded and two outs, Arredondo hit a 3-RBI triple to right center to get the scoring rolling. Albayati followed with a 2-RBI homer over the left field wall. The final two runs came on RBI singles by Kestler and Fleischman to put CSUSM up 7-1.
  • The Cougars stayed hot in the bottom of the fourth with a Donnelly solo home run to left center and an Arredondo RBI single to extend the lead to 9-1.
 
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM starter Jayline Sloss (18-8) collected the win after giving up one run on five hits, two hit batters and one walk while striking out six over five innings of work.
  • CSUEB's starter Marissa Quintero took the loss after 2.2 innings in the circle, allowing seven runs on six hits and one walk.  
  • The Cougars collected their 37th NCAA Division II-leading double play in the fourth inning on a line-out unassisted play by Donnelly at first base. 
  • Waymire recorded her ninth multi-RBI game, keeping her third on the team.
  • Arredondo recorded her team-leading third triple of the season.
  • Albayati raised her multi-RBI season total to 11, which ranks second on the team.
  • Arredondo's four RBIs were a season best.
  • This was CSUSM's eighth time playing the Pioneers this season with the Cougars winning five of the eight.



UP NEXT
The Cougars will next face host and top-seed Western Washington at 10 a.m. on Friday morning at Viking Field.  
 
 
 
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