Saturday, May 11
Long Beach, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
26-28, 10-11
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Long Beach State
25-25, 12-9
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5
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7
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CSUN
0
1
0
0
0
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2
5
2
Long Beach State
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5
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: James, Jillian (19-12)
L: White, Kellie (11-12)
S: Jamerson, Kenedee (4)
Batting:
2B: Rojas, Journey 1 ; Steward, Jaymi 1
3B: Stevens, Megan 1
HR: Rojas, Journey 1
RBI: Rojas, Journey 1 ; Rascon, Gator 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rojas, Journey 2
CS: Johnson, Maddie 1 ; Steward, Jaymi 1
HBP: Crockett-Pope, Kiarra 2
Batting:
2B: Gonzalez, Alyssa 1 ; Rowland, Taylor 1
RBI: Lombardi, Lauren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jaurique, Taylor 1
HBP: Fry, Nichole 2
Game Leaders
AB
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2
RBI
1
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3
R
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H
1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Shae Hammond
Rascon's RBI Earns CSUN A 2-1 Win over Long Beach State
5/11/2019 4:40:00 PM | Softball
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Gator Rascon's RBI single in the top of the seventh gave CSUN a 2-1 victory over Long Beach State to conclude the 2019 Big West softball season Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TAIRIA FLOWERS
THE RECORDS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Journey Rojas led off the top of the second by hitting her first home run of the season which gave the Matadors the lead.
- Alyssa Gonzalez doubled with one out in the bottom of the fourth for the Beach. Tierra Falo walked before Jillian James struck Sydney McCollum out looking. Katelyn Hanson popped out to second for the final out.
- Pinch-hitter Taylor Rowland doubled to right center with one out in the fifth. Nichole Fry was hit by a James' pitch. Jamie Wren struck out. On an 0-2 count, Lauren Lombardi tied the score with a single to left. Gonzalez flew out to center to end the inning.
- CSUN stranded runners on first and second in the top of the sixth after Haileigh Gonzalez struck out looking with two outs.
- The Beach scored the go-ahead run (s) in the bottom of the sixth. With two outs, Hanson walked. Pinch hitter Maddy Ruffin battled back from being down 0-2 in the count to work out a walk. On the first James' pitch, pinch hitter Naomi Hernandez hit a liner to left. Kira Cauley made a diving catch to get the Matadors out of the inning.
- Rojas opened the CSUN seventh with a double to left. Jaymi Steward's ground ball to first was able to advance Rojas to third. With the count 2-2, Rascon singled to center to drive in Rojas.
- Sarah Duran ran for Rascon as Kenedee Jamerson pinch hit for Aailyah Swan. Jamerson struck out. Kira Cauley grounded out to third to conclude the inning.
- Jamerson relieved James to start the Long Beach State seventh and got Fry to fly out to center before Wren reached on an infield single. Lombardi struck out. Alyssa Gonzalez grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the game.
- In addition to scoring twice, Rojas had two of the five CSUN hits.
- Megan Stevens wrapped up the regular season by going 1-for-3 with a triple. Stevens ended 2019 as the Big West batting champion (.430) and RBI leader (55). She was second in the conference in home runs (13).
- James struck out four to bring her season total to 216. Her total is the third most in a season by a CSUN pitcher at the Division I level (since 1991). She improved to 19-12 on the year.
- Jamerson posted her fourth save, tying her with Tara Glaister (1997) for the third most in a single season by a CSUN pitcher at the Division I level. The duo combined on a five-hitter.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH TAIRIA FLOWERS
- "I am excited to have our seniors go out with a win. It was a tight game and came with a clutch hit when we needed it. Megan is a dangerous hitter. Seeing her re-invent and try to figure out what to do with different pitches was exciting to see. I am looking forward to her coming back for her senior year. Jillian and Kenedee didn't have their best stuff on Friday. They figured out how to come in today and minimize Long Beach's opportunities and kept us in the game. It was nice to see the compete and figure it out together."
THE RECORDS
- CSUN (26-28, 10-11 Big West)
- Long Beach State (25-25, 12-9 Big West)
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