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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 31-3, 13-2 CCAA
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Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 22-12, 7-8 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
31-3, 13-2 CCAA
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Final
6
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
22-12, 7-8 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 10 18 1
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 9 1

W: Cabrera, Madison (5-0) L: LE (5-1) S: Shiflett, Hailey (4)

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Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 32-3, 14-2 CCAA
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Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 22-13, 7-9 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
32-3, 14-2 CCAA
5
Final
3
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
22-13, 7-9 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 10 0
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 2

W: Hill, Jordan (12-2) L: KNUTSON, Jordan (9-4) S: Cardenas, Daleah (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 2 CSUSM Completes Road Series Sweep at No. 25 CSUMB

SEASIDE, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team (34–3, 16–2 CCAA) extended its win streak to eight games and completed its third CCAA series sweep—and first on the road—by taking both games of Saturday's doubleheader at No. 25 Cal State Monterey Bay (22–15, 7–11 CCAA) at the Otter Sports Complex. The day also included a milestone moment, as head coach A.J. Robinson earned a victory in his 100th career game at the helm during the opener.

GAME 1: CSUSM 10 – CSUMB 6

TOP PERFORMERS
Marissa Morales – 1-for-3 | 2 R | RBI | BB
Jillian Albayati – 3-for-4 | 2 R | 3 RBIs | 2B | HR
Zoe Karam – 2-for-5 | 2 R | 3 RBIs | 2B | HR
Angelina Rodriguez – 3-for-5 | 1 R | 2 RBIs | 2B | HR
Czar Fleischman – 3-for-4 | 1 R
Madilyn Novello – 3-for-5
Rae D'Amato – 1-for-3 | 1 R | RBI
Madison Cabrera – 5.1 IP | 6 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 2 BB | 1 K
Hailey Shiftlett – 1.2 IP | 3 H | 2 R | 1 ER | 2 K

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Monterey Bay struck first in the first inning when Nevaeh Martinez homered to center for a 2–0 lead.
  • CSUSM answered in the second after Czar Fleischman, Madilyn Novello and Lauren Deplitch opened the inning with consecutive singles, setting up Rae D'Amato's sacrifice fly to left.
  • The Cougars surged ahead in the fourth. After Deplitch reached on a bunt single, Marissa Morales singled home the tying run before Jillian Albayati singled to right. Zoe Karam followed with a three‑run homer to left center to put CSUSM up 5–2.
  • Angelina Rodriguez added a solo homer in the sixth.
  • Monterey Bay rallied in the sixth with back‑to‑back home runs by Martinez and Nani Arreola, followed by an RBI single from Abreanna Alba to make it 6–5.
  • CSUSM responded with a four‑run seventh. Rae D'Amato singled, Hannah Tandy advanced her with a sacrifice bunt, and Morales reached on catcher's interference. Albayati then launched a three‑run homer to left. Karam doubled and Rodriguez drove her in with a double to left center for a 10–5 lead.
  • The Otters added one final run in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Martinez.

QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM starter Madison Cabrera (5-0) earned the win after throwing 5.1 innings, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out one.
  • Otter starter Kaitlyn Le (5-1) took the loss after giving up five runs on nine hits in 3.2 innings.
  • Hailey Shiftlett collected her fourth save on the year after tossing 1.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and fanning two batters. 
  • CSUSM tallied 18 hits, including three home runs.
  • Jillian Albayati recorded her second three‑hit game of the series.


GAME 2: CSUSM 5 – CSUMB 3

TOP PERFORMERS
Jillian Albayati – 3-for-3 | 2 R | 2 RBIs | 2B | HR
Zoe Karam – 3-for-4 | 1 R
Marissa Morales – 1-for-4 | 1 R
Madilyn Novello – 1-for-1 | 1 R
Kaila Siu – 1-for-3 | 2B
Jordan Elias – 1-for-3 | 1 R
Jordan Hill – 5.0 IP | 7 H | 2 R | 2 ER | 1 BB | 3 K
Daleah Cardenas – 2.0 IP | 1 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 1 K

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM opened the scoring in the first inning when Jillian Albayati homered to right center.
  • Monterey Bay tied the game in the second on a solo homer by Martinez.
  • The Cougars regained the lead in the third after Jordan Elias singled, and Morales followed with a single up the middle. Albayati lifted a sacrifice fly to center to score Elias, and Zoe Karam singled to shortstop before Olivia Rivera delivered a sacrifice fly to right to make it 3–1.
  • Monterey Bay pulled within 4–2 in the fifth when Ellie Escalante doubled and Alba singled up the middle to drive her in.
  • CSUSM added an insurance run in the sixth when Novello singled, Kaila Siu doubled to left center and Hannah Tandy executed a sacrifice bunt to score Novello.
  • The Otters scored once more in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Faith Soriano following a single by Aniya Lawson and a throwing error, but Daleah Cardenas retired the final four batters to secure the sweep.

QUICK HITS
  • Cougar starter Jordan Hill (12–2) earned the win after five innings of two‑run ball with three strikeouts.
  • Otter starter Jordan Knutson (9–4) took the loss after allowing 10 hits and five runs (four earned) in seven innings.
  • Daleah Cardenas earned her second save of the season with two innings of one‑run relief.
  • Jillian Albayati notched her CCAA-leading 10th and 11th home runs of the season in the doubleheader, while Zoe Karam sits right behind her in the conference statistic list with nine home runs.
  • As a team, CSUSM leads the CCAA in home runs (33), RBIs (233), sacrifice flies (19), walks and fewest errors (26) while the pitching staff continues to dominate with conference-leading 1.81 ERA, nine shutouts, 11 saves, 160 strikeouts and .222 opponent batting average.
  • This marks CSUSM's first season series sweep over the Otters in program history and is now tied 21-21 in the all-time series.

UP NEXT
CSUSM returns home to host Cal State Dominguez Hills in a four‑game CCAA series beginning Thursday, April 2, at 1 p.m. at CSUSM Softball Field. The Cougars enter the matchup with a 12–0 home record this season.
 
 
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