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5
Winner Cal St San Marcos CSUSM 1-0
3
Chaminade CUH 0-1
Winner
Cal St San Marcos CSUSM
1-0
5
Final
3
Chaminade CUH
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 5 10 0
Chaminade CUH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1

W: Coyle, Savannah (1-0) L: Lopez, Kam. (0-1)

11
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 2-0
8
Hawaii Hilo UHH 1-1
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
2-0
11
Final
8
Hawaii Hilo UHH
1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 1 1 2 2 0 5 0 11 16 0
Hawaii Hilo UHH 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 8 14 1

W: Hunter, Sophie (1-0) L: Lee, M. (0-1) S: Coyle, Savannah (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 23 CSUSM Begins 2025 Season With Two Wins

IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 23 Cal State San Marcos softball team (2-0) opened the 2025 season with hard-fought victories in the Concordia University Irvine Kickoff Classic on Friday in Irvine. The Cougars registered a 5-3 come-from-behind victory over Chaminade before closing the day with an 11-8 win over Hawaii Hilo.
 
CSUSM 5 – CHAMINADE 3
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Gianna Lombardi – 3-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB
Aneesa Arredondo – 1-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 SB
Paige Donnelly – 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 BB
Jillian Albayati – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs
Savannah Coyle – 2-for-4 | 1 R |

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Chaminade took a 1-0 lead after four walks were awarded in the opening frame.  
  • CSUSM starting pitcher Jayline Sloss threw a four-pitch third inning thanks to a flyout to right and two mid-infield lineouts.
  • In the fourth, Jillian Albayati drove in the tying run on an RBI single to left center field after Gianna Lombardi led off with a single through the right side.
  • The Chaminade defense got out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fourth.
  • CSUSM took its first lead of the game in the top of the sixth. Aneesa Arredondo was awarded first on a hit by pitch, then stole second and came home on Albayati's groundout off the pitcher to make it 2-1 Cougars.
  • Sloss' no-hitter was eliminated in the bottom of the sixth on a one-out Miranda Diaz single. The Silverswords evened the game at 2-all on a bases-loaded groundout by Mikala Jacobsen.
  • CSUSM loaded the bases after Paige Donnelly, Savannah Coyle and Gianna Lombardi hit three consecutive singles to start off the top of the seventh. After a wild pitch gave CSUSM a 3-2 lead, Arredondo ripped out a 2-RBI double to left field to make it 5-2 Cougars.
     
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM relief pitcher Savannah Coyle (1-0) picked up the win after 1.2 innings in the circle, relinquishing one run on no hits and two walks.
  • Starting pitcher Jayline Sloss got a no-decision after 5.1 innings, striking out four while walking a career-high seven.
  • Chaminade's Kam Lopez (0-1), who came into the game in relief, picked up the loss after 2.1 innings. She gave up four runs on four hits and one walk in the contest.
  • CSUSM tallied 10 hits to Chaminade's two.
  • The Silverswords drew nine walks while CSUSM only got two free passes.
  • Savannah Coyle extended her streak of reaching base safely to nine games, carrying over from last season.
  • CSUSM remains undefeated in the all-time series (4-0) against Chaminade.
  • This was Cougar head coach A.J. Robinson's first career win.
CSUSM 11 – UHH 8
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Paige Donnelly – 3-for-5 | 1 2B | 1 3B | 3 RBIs | 2 R
Gianna Lombardi – 3-for-5 | 2 2B | 3 RBIs | 1 R
Jillian Albayati – 2-for-2 | 1 3B

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After Lauren Deplitch drew a leadoff walk to begin the game, Gianna Lombardi knocked out an RBI double to right center to put CSUSM up 1-0 in the first.
  • UHH evened the game in the bottom of the frame, capitalizing on a walk that Victoria Macias drove in on a double to right center.
  • The Cougars retook the lead in the top of the second on a two-out RBI single by Brooklyn Ury that plated Jordan Elias to make it 2-1 CSUSM.
  • The Vulcans got back on top in the bottom of the inning on a Jayda Favela RBI single followed by a bases-clearing 3-RBI double by Rayna White to go up 4-2 UHH.
  • CSUSM evened the score again at 4-4 in the third after Paige Donnelly drove in Madison Waymire on an RBI double to left center before scoring on Delaney Prater's fielder's choice at second base.
  • UHH pushed three more runs across in the bottom of the third on Kiani Nakamura's 2-RBI single and Kealohi Markham's RBI groundout.
  • A triple down the right line by Donnelly scored two more runs for CSUSM to cut the gap to 7-6 in the top of the fourth.
  • After both teams were held scoreless in their next at-bats, UHH extended its lead to 8-6 on a Lexie Tilton RBI single to right in the bottom of the fifth.
  • The Cougars put up five runs in the top of sixth on Lombardi's 2-RBI double, pinch hitter Jillian Albayati's RBI triple, Mackenzie Kestler's sacrifice fly and Waymire's bases-loaded walk.
  • Coyle gave up a leadoff single before forcing a lineout and a groundout double play to close out the game.
     
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM relief pitcher Sophie Hunter (1-0) picked up her first collegiate win in the circle after going three innings, giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out one.
  • 2024 CCAA save leader Savannah Coyle collected her first save of the season after two shutout innings and allowing just two hits.
  • UHH's reliever Madi Lee (0-1) gave up three runs on four hits in 1.2 innings for the loss.
  • Entering the game as a pinch hitter, Savannah Coyle extended her streak of reaching base safely to 10 games.
  • CSUSM now leads the all-time series against UHH at 2-1.
     
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH AJ ROBINSON
"Two team wins today. It was fun to see how much depth we have and how we can score runs in a variety of ways. It was a solid all-around day and we will build on our experience from today and continue to grow to get better. I love our energy and relentless attitude."

UP NEXT
On Saturday, the Cougars will take on No. 18 Northwest Nazarene at 8:30 a.m. before facing Western Oregon at 1:30 p.m.
 
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