California State University Northridge Athletics
Saturday, March 23
Northridge, Calif.
12:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
14-16
8
vs
0
Saint Mary's
7-18
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Saint Mary's
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
CSUN
1
0
1
3
0
3
8
10
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: James, Jillian (9-7)
L: Perez, Eileen (1-11)
Batting:
2B: Chew, Hannah 1
Base Running:
CS: Alaan, Jayda 1
HBP: Alaan, Jayda 1
Batting:
2B: Gonzalez, Haileigh 1 ; Stevens, Megan 1 ; Crockett-Pope, Kiarra 1
3B: Stevens, Megan 1
RBI: Stevens, Megan 4 ; Babbitt, Mackenzie 2 ; Crockett-Pope, Kiarra 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cauley, Kira 1 ; Gonzalez, Haileigh 3 ; Stevens, Megan 1 ; Alexander, Jessica 1 ; Babbitt, Mackenzie 1 ; Steward, Jaymi 1
SB: Cauley, Kira 1 ; Alexander, Jessica 1 ; Babbitt, Mackenzie 1 ; Steward, Jaymi 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
3
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
CSUN Offense On Display As Matadors Sweep St. Mary's
3/23/2019 5:06:00 PM | Softball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.--- CSUN swept Saint Mary's by a combined score of 16-2 in a non-conference softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon.Â
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GAME 1
GAME 2
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TAIRIA FLOWERS
THE RECORDS
UP NEXT
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GAME 1
- CSUN scored seven runs with two outs as the Matadors defeated the Gaels 8-0 in the opener.
- Mackenzie Babbitt's two-out infield single in the bottom of the first broke the seal for the Matadors.Â
- With Jessica Alexander on second, Babbitt again reached on a two-out infield single in the third. A throwing error by first baseman Bailey Lotz allowed Alexander to score for a 2-0 lead.
- The Matadors loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth as Megan Stevens came to the plate. Stevens, who entered the game hitting .518, tripled to right center to clear the bases, and give CSUN a 5-0 advantage.
- Stevens hit her Division I-leading 16th double with one out in the sixth to drive Haileigh Gonzalez for the Matadors' sixth run. She is now tied with three others for the second most doubles in a season by a CSUN player.
- Babbitt picked up her third infield hit in the bottom of the sixth with two outs to plate Stevens. Kiarra Crockett-Pope secured the victory with a double down the right field line to drive in Babbitt for the eighth run.
- Babbitt went 3-for-4 while Stevens was 2-for-4. Gonzalez scored three runs. Jillian James tossed her second shutout of the season. James recorded a four-hitter with four strikeouts. She faced five over the minimum (23).
GAME 2
- The Matadors defeated the Gaels 8-2 to conclude the day.
- Taking advantage of two Saint Mary's errors in the bottom of the second, CSUN scored four times. Stevens' capped off the rally with a two-RBI single.Â
- With CSUN committing an error that prolonged the inning, the Gaels loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the third. Dylan Linton hit a roller towards Crockett-Pope at first. A righty, Crockett-Pope went to the back hand and was able to field the grounder and get the third out.
- Saint Mary's saw runners reach first and second with one out in the top of the fifth. SMC leadoff hitter Kimiko Zapanta hit a ball to Babbitt in left field. Babbitt was able to throw the lead runner, Kalissa Heihn out at third. Jayda Alaan was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Dylan Linton singled through the right side to plate a pair of runs.
- Elisa Madison relieved Kenedee Jamerson in the circle. Her first batter was Abbey Mariani. Mariani lined out to Alexander at shortstop to wrap up matters.
- A Stevens sac fly in the sixth resulted in her seventh RBI of the day and a 5-2 score. Alexander added an RBI single before Crockett-Pope hit her fourth home run of the year, a two-run blast for the 8-2 score.
- Kira Cauley, Gonzalez, and Alexander each posted two hits. Gonzalez drove in two runs. Jamerson and Madison combined on a five-hitter. Jamerson improved to 5-3 on the year while Madison earned her second save.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TAIRIA FLOWERS
- "We did some things well. We hit the ball well and came up clutch in some situations. I still would like for us to be a little more aggressive. We made some changes defensively and they came up well for us."
- "I think the top of the order set the tone. We are a momentum team and I think the rest of the team feeds off of them. When they can get things going we respond well to it."
THE RECORDS
- CSUN (15-16)
- Saint Mary's (7-19)
UP NEXT
- CSUN and Saint Mary's conclude their series Sunday morning at 9 a.m. The Gaels will then take on No. 1 UCLA at 11:15 on Matador Diamond before the Matadors face the Bruins (25-1) at 1:30 p.m.
- Brandon Marcus' audio only coverage on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health of the Saint Mary's game begins at 8:50 a.m. Marcus will have the call on the CSUN Sports Network presented by Dignity Health Video Stream at approximately 1:25 p.m.
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