Saturday, April 7
Northridge, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
16-26, 1-3
1
vs
4
Cal State Fullerton
19-19, 4-0
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2
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4
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7
R
H
E
Cal State Fullerton
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
4
8
0
CSUN
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Frost, Sophie (8-4)
L: James, Jillian (7-13)
Batting:
2B: Hill, Deshea 1
RBI: Hill, Deshea 3 ; Ybarra, Bryanna 1
SH: Williams, Ari 1 ; Brannan, Shianne 1
SF: Hill, Deshea 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vandiver, Sammie 2 ; Williams, Ari 2
CS: Williams, Ari 1
HBP: Kennedy, Sam 1
Batting:
RBI: Gonzalez, Haileigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rojas, Journey 1
HBP: Stevens, Megan 1 ; Soto, Jocelin 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
UTIL
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INF
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/ Softball
P
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/ SoftballUTIL
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Photo by: Samuel Ware
CSUN Drops A Pair Against Cal State Fullerton
4/7/2018 6:53:00 PM | Softball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—Cal State Fullerton swept a Big West Conference softball doubleheader from CSUN Saturday at Matador Diamond.Â
GAME 1
Cal State Fullerton defeated CSUN 4-1 in the opener. Deshea Hill reached on an error to begin the Cal State Fullerton second. Kelsie Whitmore pinch-ran for Hill as Bryanna Ybarra came to bat. Ybarra singled up the middle. With runners on first and second Shianne Brannen successfully sacrificed both runners up a base. Zoe Richard grounded out to Jillian James in the circle for the second out.Â
Sam Kennedy appeared to have fouled out to second, but James was called for her third illegal pitch of the game, keeping the at-bat alive. Kennedy would fly out to right to conclude the inning. With one out in the bottom of the second, Journey Rojas singled up the middle.Â
Jocelin Soto was hit by a pitch to give the Matadors a pair of runners. Sophie Frost, the Cal State Fullerton starter, threw a wild pitch to the backstop to advance the runners a base. Haileigh Gonzalez grounded out to short, but the ball was deep enough to plate Rojas. Kenedee Jamerson flew out to the center to end the inning.Â
Julia Valenzula singled to lead off the Titans' third. Â Brooke Clemetson attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt. The ball was popped up, Soto, the Matadors' third baseman, caught the ball and threw down to Jamerson at first. She made the stretch to complete the double play. Sammie Vandiver singled. Ari Williams singled to left to advance Vandiver to third. Williams took second on a CSUN error. Hill hit a ground rule double to drive in both runners for the first Cal State Fullerton lead of the game. Ybarra walked. Brannen's fly out to left wrapped up the frame.Â
Vandiver walked to open the top of the fifth. Williams attempted to sacrifice her over. Jamerson fielded the ball, but threw the ball away, allowing both runners to reach the next base safely. Hill's sacrifice fly plated Vandiver. Ybarra's bunt was fielded by James who attempted to get the runner at home. Williams scored to make it 4-1. Jamerson relieved James to face Brannan who flew out to left. Richard would ground out to third to conclude matters.Â
Hill (who had three RBI), Ybarra, and Valenzuela combined for six of the eight Titan hits (two each. Frost tossed a four-hitter.
GAME 2
Cal State Fullerton defeated CSUN 8-1 in the nightcap. The Titans recorded three hits in the first four at-bats of game two to load the bases. Ybarra's grounder to short was fielded by Savannah Horvath who threw home for the second out of the inning. A Brannan double drove in two runs. Richard singled to center to drive in two runs and give Cal State Fullerton a 4-0 lead.Â
Vandiver posted a RBI single in the top of the second. Hill drove in her fourth run of the day with a two-out single in the top of the fourth to make it 6-0. The Matadors began the bottom of the fourth with back-to-back singles. With one out, Jamerson's liner was caught by Vandiver. Vandiver threw to second to double off pinch runner Pudi Hernandez for the fifth Cal State Fullerton double play of the day to end the CSUN threat.Â
The Titans charted back-to-back hits to begin the fifth. With the bases loaded, Williams grounded in a 1-2 fielder's choice, but a CSUN error on the play allowed the seventh run to score. Richard's third home run of the season a team high, in the eighth created an 8-0 score.Â
A two-out Horvath RBI single in the bottom of the seventh scored Jamerson to break the seal for the Matadors. Richard was 3-for-4 to pace the Titans. Three other Cal State Fullerton players each tallied two hits. Cauley and Horvath both went 2-for-3 for CSUN.Â
"Fullerton came out ready to play and played some good softball," said CSUN head coach Tiara Flowers. "We had some moments in which we had an opportunity to score and we didn't come up with a big hit. It wasn't the best day for our pitchers, but I am looking forward to seeing how we respond tomorrow."
CSUN (16-27, 1-4 Big West) and Cal State Fullerton (20-19, 5-0 Big West) conclude the series Sunday with a single game beginning at 1 p.m. Â Brandon Marcus' pregame show on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health begins at 12:50 p.m.
~www.GoMatadors.com~
GAME 1
Cal State Fullerton defeated CSUN 4-1 in the opener. Deshea Hill reached on an error to begin the Cal State Fullerton second. Kelsie Whitmore pinch-ran for Hill as Bryanna Ybarra came to bat. Ybarra singled up the middle. With runners on first and second Shianne Brannen successfully sacrificed both runners up a base. Zoe Richard grounded out to Jillian James in the circle for the second out.Â
Sam Kennedy appeared to have fouled out to second, but James was called for her third illegal pitch of the game, keeping the at-bat alive. Kennedy would fly out to right to conclude the inning. With one out in the bottom of the second, Journey Rojas singled up the middle.Â
Jocelin Soto was hit by a pitch to give the Matadors a pair of runners. Sophie Frost, the Cal State Fullerton starter, threw a wild pitch to the backstop to advance the runners a base. Haileigh Gonzalez grounded out to short, but the ball was deep enough to plate Rojas. Kenedee Jamerson flew out to the center to end the inning.Â
Julia Valenzula singled to lead off the Titans' third. Â Brooke Clemetson attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt. The ball was popped up, Soto, the Matadors' third baseman, caught the ball and threw down to Jamerson at first. She made the stretch to complete the double play. Sammie Vandiver singled. Ari Williams singled to left to advance Vandiver to third. Williams took second on a CSUN error. Hill hit a ground rule double to drive in both runners for the first Cal State Fullerton lead of the game. Ybarra walked. Brannen's fly out to left wrapped up the frame.Â
Vandiver walked to open the top of the fifth. Williams attempted to sacrifice her over. Jamerson fielded the ball, but threw the ball away, allowing both runners to reach the next base safely. Hill's sacrifice fly plated Vandiver. Ybarra's bunt was fielded by James who attempted to get the runner at home. Williams scored to make it 4-1. Jamerson relieved James to face Brannan who flew out to left. Richard would ground out to third to conclude matters.Â
Hill (who had three RBI), Ybarra, and Valenzuela combined for six of the eight Titan hits (two each. Frost tossed a four-hitter.
GAME 2
Cal State Fullerton defeated CSUN 8-1 in the nightcap. The Titans recorded three hits in the first four at-bats of game two to load the bases. Ybarra's grounder to short was fielded by Savannah Horvath who threw home for the second out of the inning. A Brannan double drove in two runs. Richard singled to center to drive in two runs and give Cal State Fullerton a 4-0 lead.Â
Vandiver posted a RBI single in the top of the second. Hill drove in her fourth run of the day with a two-out single in the top of the fourth to make it 6-0. The Matadors began the bottom of the fourth with back-to-back singles. With one out, Jamerson's liner was caught by Vandiver. Vandiver threw to second to double off pinch runner Pudi Hernandez for the fifth Cal State Fullerton double play of the day to end the CSUN threat.Â
The Titans charted back-to-back hits to begin the fifth. With the bases loaded, Williams grounded in a 1-2 fielder's choice, but a CSUN error on the play allowed the seventh run to score. Richard's third home run of the season a team high, in the eighth created an 8-0 score.Â
A two-out Horvath RBI single in the bottom of the seventh scored Jamerson to break the seal for the Matadors. Richard was 3-for-4 to pace the Titans. Three other Cal State Fullerton players each tallied two hits. Cauley and Horvath both went 2-for-3 for CSUN.Â
"Fullerton came out ready to play and played some good softball," said CSUN head coach Tiara Flowers. "We had some moments in which we had an opportunity to score and we didn't come up with a big hit. It wasn't the best day for our pitchers, but I am looking forward to seeing how we respond tomorrow."
CSUN (16-27, 1-4 Big West) and Cal State Fullerton (20-19, 5-0 Big West) conclude the series Sunday with a single game beginning at 1 p.m. Â Brandon Marcus' pregame show on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health begins at 12:50 p.m.
~www.GoMatadors.com~
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