Friday, February 24
Cathedral City, Calif.
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Oregon State
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Photo by: Will Navarro
Matadors Drop a Pair at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
2/24/2023 10:56:00 PM | Softball
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.—CSUN dropped a pair of games on day two of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic Friday night at Big League Dreams Park.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"Both of today's games were tough. Both Oregon State and Ohio State came out and attacked our mistakes. We have to be sharper in every aspect of the game. The great thing about our sport is we are playing another game tomorrow. We have to process, learn and be able to lock right back in tomorrow. Our players are learning what it takes to compete at this level and the sacrifices it takes. We will continue to get better and grow as a program."
GAME 1
Oregon State defeated CSUN 5-1 in the opener.
Abby Doerr put the Beavers on top with a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the third.
Aubree Seaney led off the Oregon State fifth with a single. Eliana Gottlieb walked to advance pinch-runner Erin Mendoza to second. Des Rivera reached on a CSUN error to load the bases. Madyson Clark popped up for the first out. Doerr broke the game open when she smacked her second home run. The Matadors got the next two outs to get out of the inning.
Beavers' pitchers Tami Stepto and Ellie Garcia combined on a four-hitter. Kaylee Escutia recorded the first CSUN hit when she posted an opposite-field single to right off Stepto in the fourth. She added a single in the seventh. Kylie Galindo came up as a pinch-hitter with two outs in the top of the seventh and drove in Escutia for the lone CSUN run. Carys Murakami charted a single off Garcia in the sixth.
The Matadors had two other base runners; Kennedy Gustin reached twice, first on an error in the top of the first and again in the sixth on a fielder's choice. Jordan Kaeka worked out a walk off Stepto in the third.
Stepto went the first four innings, striking out three before giving way to Garcia in the fifth. Stepto struck out three. Garcia posted four strikeouts.
Lauryn Carranco took the loss. She gave four hits, struck out five, and walked one in five innings. Allie Gardiner pitched a scoreless sixth for CSUN.
GAME 2
Ohio State defeated CSUN 12-0 in the nightcap.
Melina Wilkison and Jaycee Ruberti, the No. 1 and No. 2 hitters in the Buckeyes' lineup, hit back-to-back home runs to open the top of the first.
The Matadors put runners on second and third with two outs in the bottom of the first before Ohio State starter Allison Smith struck out Maddie Padilla to end the inning.
Shaylan Whatman led off the CSUN second with an infield single and stole second. Whatman advanced to third on a Gustin single but was thrown at home, attempting to score to end the inning.
The Buckeyes (4-5) sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the third. A Taylor Heckman double with the bases loaded highlighted an eight-run outburst during which the Matadors committed three errors. Kirsten Eppele homered in the fourth for the 11th Buckeyes run. Ohio State scored one run in the top of the fifth.
Smith limited the Matadors to two hits in four innings. She struck out eight and walked four before giving way to Lexi Paulsen in the fifth. Paulsen gave up a Mia Cortez single during her stint. Seven different Ohio Batters recorded a hit.
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-8) concludes its stay in Cathedral City on Saturday when the Matadors face Iowa (7-4). Coverage on FloSoftball begins at 3 p.m.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"Both of today's games were tough. Both Oregon State and Ohio State came out and attacked our mistakes. We have to be sharper in every aspect of the game. The great thing about our sport is we are playing another game tomorrow. We have to process, learn and be able to lock right back in tomorrow. Our players are learning what it takes to compete at this level and the sacrifices it takes. We will continue to get better and grow as a program."
GAME 1
Oregon State defeated CSUN 5-1 in the opener.
Abby Doerr put the Beavers on top with a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the third.
Aubree Seaney led off the Oregon State fifth with a single. Eliana Gottlieb walked to advance pinch-runner Erin Mendoza to second. Des Rivera reached on a CSUN error to load the bases. Madyson Clark popped up for the first out. Doerr broke the game open when she smacked her second home run. The Matadors got the next two outs to get out of the inning.
Beavers' pitchers Tami Stepto and Ellie Garcia combined on a four-hitter. Kaylee Escutia recorded the first CSUN hit when she posted an opposite-field single to right off Stepto in the fourth. She added a single in the seventh. Kylie Galindo came up as a pinch-hitter with two outs in the top of the seventh and drove in Escutia for the lone CSUN run. Carys Murakami charted a single off Garcia in the sixth.
The Matadors had two other base runners; Kennedy Gustin reached twice, first on an error in the top of the first and again in the sixth on a fielder's choice. Jordan Kaeka worked out a walk off Stepto in the third.
Stepto went the first four innings, striking out three before giving way to Garcia in the fifth. Stepto struck out three. Garcia posted four strikeouts.
Lauryn Carranco took the loss. She gave four hits, struck out five, and walked one in five innings. Allie Gardiner pitched a scoreless sixth for CSUN.
GAME 2
Ohio State defeated CSUN 12-0 in the nightcap.
Melina Wilkison and Jaycee Ruberti, the No. 1 and No. 2 hitters in the Buckeyes' lineup, hit back-to-back home runs to open the top of the first.
The Matadors put runners on second and third with two outs in the bottom of the first before Ohio State starter Allison Smith struck out Maddie Padilla to end the inning.
Shaylan Whatman led off the CSUN second with an infield single and stole second. Whatman advanced to third on a Gustin single but was thrown at home, attempting to score to end the inning.
The Buckeyes (4-5) sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the third. A Taylor Heckman double with the bases loaded highlighted an eight-run outburst during which the Matadors committed three errors. Kirsten Eppele homered in the fourth for the 11th Buckeyes run. Ohio State scored one run in the top of the fifth.
Smith limited the Matadors to two hits in four innings. She struck out eight and walked four before giving way to Lexi Paulsen in the fifth. Paulsen gave up a Mia Cortez single during her stint. Seven different Ohio Batters recorded a hit.
UP NEXT
CSUN (5-8) concludes its stay in Cathedral City on Saturday when the Matadors face Iowa (7-4). Coverage on FloSoftball begins at 3 p.m.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tarni Stepto (2-2)
L: Carranco, Lauryn (0-2)
S: Ellie Garcia (1)
Batting:
RBI: Galindo, Kylie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Escutia, Kaylee 1
Batting:
2B: Morgan Howey 1
HR: Abby Doerr 2
RBI: Abby Doerr 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Abby Doerr 2 ; Erin Mendoza 1 ; Eliana Gottlieb 1 ; Des Rivera 1
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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