California State University Northridge Athletics
Saturday, April 20
Northridge, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
21-24, 5-7
5
vs
3
Cal Poly
9-33, 3-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| CSUN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: James, Jillian (15-10)
L: Best, Steffi (3-21)
Batting:
RBI: Yakir, Noa 1 ; Amos, Lily 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ramos, Noellah 1 ; Allman, Krystyna 1 ; Wulff, Sarah 1
HBP: Ramos, Noellah 1 ; Loucks, Kirra 1
Batting:
2B: Alexander, Jessica 1
HR: Alexander, Jessica 1
RBI: Alexander, Jessica 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Babbitt, Mackenzie 1 ; Stevens, Megan 2 ; Hernandez, Pudi 1 ; Alexander, Jessica 1
HBP: Stevens, Megan 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
3
RBI
4
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
Alexander Leads CSUN Past Cal Poly
4/20/2019 4:01:00 PM | Softball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---Jessica Alexander went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs as CSUN defeated Cal Poly 5-3 to earn the Matadors' first Big West softball series victory of the 2019 season Saturday afternoon.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TAIRIA FLOWERS
THE RECORDS
UP NEXT
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kiarra Crockett-Pope led off the CSUN second with a single. Pudi Hernandez pinch-ran for Crockett-Pope as Jessica Alexander came to the plate. Alexander doubled to the left center gap to drive in Hernandez to give the Matadors the lead.
- Jillian James retired the first eight Cal Poly batters of the game before issuing a two-out single to Sarah Wullf in the third. Noellah Ramos was hit by a James pitch to bring up Noa Yakir. Yakir walked to load the bases. Lily Amos singled to right field to drive in a pair of runs. Crimson Kaiser's pop out to short ended the inning.
- Hailey Martin led off the Cal Poly fourth with a single. With one out, Shelby Jefferies singled to left to put two runners on base. Pinch-hitter Kianah Corey grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to get the Matadors out of the jam.
- Alexander returned the lead to CSUN with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth.
- Yakir singled with two outs in the top of the fifth. Alexander made a diving catch on an Amos' liner that wrapped up the frame.Â
- Mackenzie Babbitt singled with one out in the bottom of the sixth. Cal Poly went to the bullpen, asking Jefferies to come in and face Stevens first. Stevens swung past the first Jefferies pitch, but the ball got away from Makenna Young, the Mustangs' catcher. Babbitt was able to advance to third on the play.
- Jefferies intentionally walked Stevens to get to Crockett-Pope grounded out to third which allowed Stevens to move to second. Alexander ripped an infield single to third which allowed Babbitt to score. Journey Rojas hit a grounder to Yakir at third. Yakir committed an error, getting Stevens home for the fifth run of the game.
- Jefferies charted her second hit of the game, a single, to begin the Cal Poly seventh. Pinch hitter Kirra Loucks was hit by a James' pitch. Sarah Wulff tried to put down a sac bunt. Alyssa Vazquez, the CSUN third baseman, field the ball and threw to Alexander, covering at third for the first out.
- Ramos loaded the bases on an infield single. Yakir's infield single drove in pinch-runner Krystyna Allen. James struck out Amos. Kaiser lined out to Vazquez at third to conclude the game.
- Alexander was a triple short of becoming the second CSUN player to hit for the cycle at the Division I level. Cal Poly outhit CSUN 8-5 as James earned her 15th victory of the season (15-10). James, who pitched all 11 innings against the Mustangs on Friday, struck out four and walked one as she recorded her 14th complete game of the year. Yakir and Jefferies each had two hits for the Mustangs.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TAIRIA FLOWERS
- "Today was a battle. Both teams came out knowing it was anybody's game. Both sides made some good defensive plays and made some good pitches and got on the board. I was proud of how well our team competed and showed some heart today. Alexander has a lot of potential. She has power and speed and is super athletics. I though she got out of her own way today and made things happen."
THE RECORDS
- CSUN (21-24, 5-7 Big West)
- Cal Poly (9-33, 3-9 Big West)
UP NEXT
- CSUN travels to UC Santa Barbara (8-34, 2-9 Big West) for a three-game set Apr. 27-28. Action on Saturday begins at 1 p.m. with Sunday's play getting underway at 12 p.m. Coverage will be available on BigWest.tv.
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