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Northwest Nazarene NNU 7-4
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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 7-1
Northwest Nazarene NNU
7-4
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Final
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Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwest Nazarene NNU 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 5 1

W: Cardenas, Daleah (2-0) L: Lusk,Miah (3-2) S: Hill, Jordan (1)

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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CAL ST. 8-1
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Colorado Mesa CMSB 1-5
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CAL ST.
8-1
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Final
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Colorado Mesa CMSB
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CAL ST. 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 11 14 2
Colorado Mesa CMSB 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 2

W: Shiflett, Hailey (2-0) L: S. Tassinari (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 14 CSUSM Closes Out Weekend 4-0 at D2 West Coast Challenge

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — The No. 14 Cal State San Marcos softball team (8-1) picked up two wins Saturday on day two of the D2 West Coast Challenge, edging Northwest Nazarene (7-4) 3-2 in the opener before pulling away from Colorado Mesa (1-5) for an 11-2 victory in the nightcap.

GAME ONE: CSUSM 3 – NORTHWEST NAZARENE 2

TOP PERFORMERS
Jillian Albayati — 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 RBI
Zoe Karam — 1-for-3 | 1 RBI
Lauren Deplitch — 2-for-3 | 1 R
Dani Cardenas — 6.0 IP | 8 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 5 SO
Jordan Hill — 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 1 SO | SV

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • NNU broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning after an error and a walk set up Emma Bumatay's RBI single to left field, giving the Nighthawks a 1-0 lead.
  • CSUSM answered in the bottom of the fifth with a three-run rally. With the bases loaded, Marissa Morales was hit by a pitch to force in the tying run. Jillian Albayati followed with an RBI single to left, and Zoe Karam lined a single to right to score Jordan Elias and put CSUSM ahead, 3-1.
  • NNU closed within one run in the sixth on Lola Crosby's RBI single, but the Cougars cut down the potential tying run at third base.
  • Jordan Hill worked a clean seventh inning, striking out one to earn the save.

QUICK FACTS
  • CSUSM's Dani Cardenas picked up the win after allowing one earned run over six innings with five strikeouts.
  • NNU's Miah Lusk took the loss after giving up three runs in 4.1 innings.
  • Jordan Hill retired the side in order in the seventh to earn her first save as a Cougar.
  • Albayati and Karam delivered back-to-back RBI singles in the decisive fifth inning.
  • CSUSM leads the all-time series Northwest Nazarene 4-1.

GAME TWO: CSUSM 11 – COLORADO MESA 2

TOP PERFORMERS
Czar Fleischman — 3-for-4 | 1 3B | 2 HR | 5 RBIs | 3 R
Zoe Karam — 2-for-3 | 1 HR | 1 RBI | 3 R
Madilyn Novello — 2-for-2 | 1 RBI
Kaila Siu — 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 SB
Hailey Shiflett — 4.0 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 0 ER | 1 BB | 4 SO

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Colorado Mesa struck first in the third inning on a sacrifice fly, but the Cougars answered immediately in the fourth. Zoe Karam launched a solo home run to center, followed by a solo homer from Czar Fleischman to give CSUSM a 2-1 lead.
  • The Cougars broke the game open with a six-run sixth inning. After Jillian Albayati doubled, Karam singled to set the table. Fleischman ripped a two-run triple to right-center, and Madilyn Novello followed with an RBI single. Olivia Rivera later reached on a hit, and a sacrifice fly from Malaia Huskey capped the inning.
  • CSUSM added three more runs in the seventh. Rae D'Amato delivered an RBI single before Fleischman crushed her second home run of the game, a two-run shot to left-center.
  • Hailey Shiflett worked four strong innings in relief, allowing just one unearned run to secure the victory.

QUICK FACTS
  • Hailey Shiflett collected the win in relief after striking out four over four innings.
  • Sara Tassinari recorded the loss after allowing five runs in 5.1 innings.
  • Fleischman finished a double shy of the cycle with five RBIs.
  • CSUSM tallied 14 hits and scored in four different innings.
  • This was the first meeting in program history between these two teams.

UP NEXT
The Cougars return home on Friday, Feb. 13, for their season opener, a non-conference series against Biola with a noon doubleheader at CSUSM Softball Field.
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