California State University at Northridge
4-5
California Baptist
4-4
CSUN Wraps Up Campbell/Cartier Classic With a Split
2/19/2022 4:50:00 PM | Softball
SAN DIEGO—The CSUN Softball team concluded its stint at the Campbell/Cartier Classic by splitting a pair of games Saturday at SDSU Softball Stadium.
GAME 1
California Baptist defeated CSUN 4-2 to begin the day.
Alexis Lemus singled in Jaymi Steward in the top of the frame with two outs to put CSUN on top 1-0. Priscilla Estrada singled off Alexis Martinez to begin the Lancers' first inning. She stole second before Raegan Cheyne reached on an infield single. Katelyn Mangrello singled up the middle to load the bases. Makayla Jordan hit a grounder to Aaliyah Swan at short. Swan threw home to get the out as the bases remained loaded.
Maile Olsen's sacrifice fly drove in CBU's first run. Amanda Argomaniz walked. Ball four was a wild pitch that allowed pinch-runner Michaila Harrington to score for a 2-1 Lancers' lead. Martinez hit Deja Westbrook to reload the bases. Mackenzie San Pedro popped up to second to end the inning.
Martinez settled down, needing only 34 pitches to get through the second through the fifth innings, retiring 13 consecutive Lancers during the stretch. Mangrello broke the streak when she led off the bottom of the sixth by reaching on an error that allowed her to get to second base. Allie Gardiner relieved Martinez to face Jordan. Jordan worked out a walk. Two batters later, Argomainz singled in the third CBU run. With two outs, pinch-hitter Shelby Arbeiter drove in the fourth Lancers' run with a single.
CBU pitcher Jazmine Castaneda retired 17 in a row before walking Lemus with one out in the top of the seventh. Swan doubled in pinch-runner Mia Cortez for the final CSUN run with two outs. Castaneda walked pinch-hitter Alexa Landeros. Alyssa Argomaniz relieved Castaneda to face Mia Stankiewicz. The Lancer reliever won the battle as Stankiewicz lined out to third to end the game.
Castaneda and Alyssa Arogmaniz combined on a three-hitter. Castaneda struck out six and walked two. Martinez allowed three of the five California Baptist hits in five innings in taking the loss. She gave up three of the four California Baptist runs, striking out one and walking one.
Saturday marked the first of three scheduled games between CSUN and CBU (4-4) this season. The teams will play twice during the Amy S. Harrison Classic in Riverside on Mar. 4 and Mar. 6.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"CBU played a great game, but we came up short. We made a few mistakes, and they got the clutch hit."
GAME 2
In the nightcap, CSUN defeated Southern Utah 3-2.
Kennedi Sorensen hit her third home run of the weekend, a two-run blast, in the top of the first to give the Matadors an early advantage. Mikayla Carman extended the lead to 3-0 with a two-out RBI single in the top of the second that scored Sami Garcia.
The Thunderbirds loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third. Kenedee Jamerson grabbed Makenna Calderon's liner in the pitching circle to end the inning. Martinez came on in relief in the fourth. She gave up a two-out, two-RBI double to Sophia Maust. Southern Utah threatened in the sixth, putting runners on first and second with one out. Martinez got two straight fly ball-outs to quiet the Thunderbirds. The Matadors stranded a pair of runners on first and second in the top of the seventh.
Gardiner relieved Martinez to begin the bottom of the seventh, giving up a double to Sepulveda. Gardiner needed five pitches to get the next two outs. Calderon popped out to second for the final out of the game.
Martinez improved to 2-2 on the year by pitching the middle three innings. Saturday was Gardiner's first save at CSUN after recording 15 at UT Arlington. Amyah Boostedt and Riley Shut combined for four of the seven Southern Utah hits.
CSUN improved to 31-0 in the all-time series against Southern Utah dating back to the start of the series in 1988.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"I am proud of our team coming out and finishing the tournament on a good note. Sydney (Freijanes) made a big play up the middle, and our pitching staff did a great job keeping us in the game. We must keep working on getting timely hits, but the team finished strong after a long weekend. I am proud of them and ready to keep getting better every day as a program."
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-5) heads to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Feb. 24-26. The Matadors five-game stretch begins Thursday against Bethune-Cookman (3-5) at 1 p.m. Coverage of the tournament will be available for a fee on FloSports.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jazmine Castaneda (3-1)
L: Martinez, Alexis (1-2)
S: Alyssa Argomaniz (1)
Batting:
2B: Swan, Aaliyah 1
RBI: Lemus, Alexis 1 ; Swan, Aaliyah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Steward, Jaymi 1 ; Cortez, Mia 1
SB: Steward, Jaymi 1
Batting:
RBI: Maile Olsen 1 ; Amanda Argomaniz 1 ; Shelby Arbeiter 1
SF: Maile Olsen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raegan Cheyne 1 ; Michaila Harrington 1 ; Molly Kolander 1 ; Maile Olsen 1
SB: Priscilla Estrada 1
HBP: Deja Westbrook 1
