Cougars Split Twin Bill Against SF State

Recap, photo courtesy of Cal State San Marcos

FREMONT, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team was victorious in game one, taking down San Francisco State 6-5 before falling in a 12-inning heartbreaker by a score of 8-7 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) series finale on Saturday at Ohlone Softball Complex.

GAME 1: CSUSM 6 – SF State 5

TOP PERFORMERS
Brittany Scardina – 2-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 2B
Nikki Andelin – 2-for-4 | 1 R
Kammy Fisher – 2-for-4 | 1 R
Andrea Wood – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scardina's two-RBI double to right center put CSUSM up 2-0 in the first inning.
• SF State evened the game in the bottom of the frame, scoring on a CSUSM error before a Tianna Jacques RBI triple.
• The Gators took a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning, scoring three runs on four singles, two walks and a hit-by-pitch.
• CSUSM knotted the game at 5-5 on Wood's two-RBI double to left field followed by pinch hitter Ellie Smith's sacrifice fly.
• After reaching on an error to begin the inning, Melody Forstie later scored on Scardina's RBI single to put CSUSM back on top at 6-5.

QUICK HITS

• The Cougars improved to 6-9 overall and 5-8 in conference play while the Gators dropped to 10-8, 7-8 in CCAA action.
• CSUSM reliever Caitlin Vinyard (2-2) collected the win after tossing 2.1 shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out one.
• SF State's Karla Soto (4-1) took the loss after relinquishing one run in 1.1 innings of relief.

GAME 2: SF State 8 – CSUSM 7 (12 innings)

TOP PERFORMERS
Nikki Andelin – 4-for-6 | 2 R
Melody Forstie – 3-for-7 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 HR
Kammy Fisher – 3-for-6 | 1 R
Jaqlyn Newhouser – 3-for-6 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B
Brittany Scardina – 1-for-5 | 3 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B

HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM's offense caught fire in the first inning with three singles to begin the game followed by Scardina's bases-clearing double to make it 3-0.
• Newhouser pushed Scardina across the plate on a single to right field to close the top of the first at 4-0.
• The Gators tacked on a run in both the first and second innings to make it 4-2.
• SF State evened the game at 4-all on Nina Revoir's RBI double and Katie Rohrer's RBI triple in the third inning.
• Forstie crushed a solo homer to center field to put the Cougars back on top at 5-4 in the fourth inning.
• CSUSM added an insurance run in the top of the fifth on Smith's second sacrifice fly of the day to make it 6-4.
• SF State posted two runs in the sixth to even the game at 6-6.
• In the top of the 12th, Andelin hit a one-out single to right field and scored on Newhouser's RBI double down the left field line to make it 7-6.
• The Gators evened the game on a bases-loaded walk before Jacques hit a sac fly to win the game at 8-7.

QUICK HITS

• The Cougars fall to 6-10 overall and 5-9 in conference play while the Gators move up to 11-8, 8-8 in CCAA action.
• CSUSM tallied a season-high 18 hits in the contest.
• The Cougars walked 16 batters while SF State only gave two free passes.
• The series finale took four hours and nine minutes to complete.

UP NEXT
The Cougars return home to face Stanislaus State in a four-game series beginning on Friday, March 15.