CSUSM Falls Twice to No. 8 Chico State

Recap, Photo Courtesy of Cal State San Marcos

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team dropped both ends of Friday's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader (11-3, 3-2) to No. 8 Chico State at CSUSM Softball Field.

GAME 1: CHICO STATE 11 – CSUSM 3

TOP PERFORMERS
Kammy Fisher – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 BB
Jaqlyn Newhouser – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI
Melody Forstie – 1-for-3 | 1 R

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Chico's Brooke Larsen got things started in the top of the third with an RBI single up the middle to put the Wildcats up 1-0.
• A grand slam by Wendy Cardinali down the left field line made it a 5-0 ballgame in the fourth inning.
• The Wildcats tacked on four more runs in the top of the fifth to take an 11-0 lead.
• CSUSM posted three runs in the bottom of the fifth, beginning with an RBI single by Newhouser and followed by back-to-back walks by Fisher and Scardina.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM falls to 5-6 overall and 4-5 in conference play while the Wildcats move up to 13-3, 11-2 in CCAA action.
• Forstie has tallied a hit in 10 of CSUSM's 11 games with six being multi-hit games.
• Brooke Larson earned her eighth win of the season after four shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.
• Ellie Smith took the loss after 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out five.

GAME 2: CHICO STATE  3 – CSUSM 2

TOP PERFORMERS
Brittney Scardina – 3-for-4 | 1 2B
Jaqlyn Newhouser – 2-for-4 | 1 R
Kat Calderon – 1-for-2


HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Scardina singled and advanced to second as Newhouser scored on an error by Chico State.
• Chico State evened the game at 1-all in the top of the third on a CSUSM error.
• The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on Claire Wayne's RBI single up the middle.
• Amanda Flores hit an RBI triple to the deep right corner to extend Chico's lead to 3-1 in the sixth.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Ellie Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Caitlin Vinyard and made it 3-2.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM drops to 5-7 overall and 4-6 in conference while the Wildcats improve to 14-3, 12-2 in CCAA play.
• Carly Slack (2-1) took the loss after 4.2 innings as she allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks.
• Chico State's Sam Mulock (3-1) collected the win after 3.2 innings of relief as she allowed one run on three hits and four strikeouts.
• Brooke Larson picked up her first save after 0.2 innings and two strikeouts.