Saturday, March 4
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Photo by: Will Navarro
CSUN Splits on Day 1 of Hillenbrand Invitational
3/4/2023 10:12:00 PM | Softball
TUCSON, Ariz.—CSUN split two games at the University of Arizona Hillenbrand Invitational Saturday.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"Today was a battle. Bell did a great job setting the tone in the first game in the circle, and we had some big two-out hits. We played a very clean game. We didn't come out sharp in game two, and they took advantage of our mistakes. I thought our hitters that came in did a great job giving us a chance to stay in it. We have to be able to handle success and turn around and continue to play the same game. We will continue to learn and get better."
GAME 1
CSUN scored 10 of their 11 runs with two outs to defeat Weber State 11-0 in five innings to open the day.
Maiya Alemania's two-out RBI single scored Mikayla Carman to give the Matadors a 1-0 lead in her first at-bat of the season. A four-run rally with two outs in the top of the second increased the CSUN lead to 5-0. Carman and Kaylee Escutia each recorded RBI singles before Kylie Galindo capped off the outburst with a single that plated Carman and Escutia.
Galindo again posted a two-RBI single in the fourth. Alemina followed with a single, which brought up Shaylan Whatman, who hit a three-run opposite field home run to right to make it 10-0 in favor of the Matadors. Carys Murakami's one-out grounder scored Alexis Garcia in the top of the fifth to cap off the CSUN scoring.
Isabella Alonso retired the final nine Wildcats (5-12) she faced to record a complete game one-hitter. Alonso faced one above the minimum as she struck out four. She threw 60 pitches, 42 for strikes.
Galindo went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored to pace a 12-hit Matadors' offensive attack. Escutia was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Carman was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI. Garcia scored three times.
GAME 2
Texas A&M University-Commerce defeated CSUN 17-12 in the nightcap.
A&M Commerce (3-17) batted around in the top of the first, taking advantage of two CSUN errors to score four unearned runs and take a 5-0 lead. The Matadors loaded the bases in the bottom of the first with two outs when Whatman was hit by a Julia Sanchez pitch, scoring Carman. Sanchez induced Garcia into grounding out to third to quiet the threat.
Avery Zeigler's one-out home run in the top of the third returned the Lions' lead to five. A&M Commerce would score twice in the inning to increase the advantage to 8-1. CSUN committed two other errors in the top of the fifth as the Lions scored seven times.
Pinch-hitter Maddie Padilla opened the bottom of the fifth with a double. Then, Mia Stankiewicz sent Padilla to third with a single. Next, freshman Macy Mohrlock came up as a pinch-hitter, and her first collegiate hit was a three-run home run to left field and chased Sanchez in favor of Anissa Arredondo.
Bella Mejia reached on an infield single before Galindo flew out to center. An Arredondo pitch hit pinch-hitter, Mia Cortez. Vinessa Nunez flew out to center for the second out. Garcia singled to center both runners advanced a base, with Mejia scoring on an error.
Raegan Jackson kept the game alive as she hit a three-run home run on a 3-2 Arredondo pitch to make it 15-8. America Rubio hit a home run on the first pitch of the top of the sixth to push the lead to 16-8.
Stankiewicz led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk off the third A&M Commerce pitcher of the game, Madeline Janssen. Carman grounded out to second, allowing Stankiewicz to move up a base. Mejia's infield single pushed Stankiewicz to third. Galindo doubled to left to center to drive in Stankiewicz and Mejia for a 16-10 score. Cortez's ground out allowed Galindo to take third. Nunez struck out to end the inning.
Elizabeth Guerrero tripled to begin the top of the seventh for the Lions. Lauryn Carranco, who started the game in the circle, and returned in the sixth for CSUN, got the next two outs before the fifth Matadors' error allowed Guerrero to score to increase the Lions' advantage once again. Zeigler grounded out to send the game into the bottom of the seventh.
The bottom of the seventh began with a Garcia ground out to second. Jackson doubled and moved to third on a passed ball. Padilla pinch-hit for a second time, and her infield single drove in Jackson. Stankiewicz reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice as Padilla was retired at second. Carman tripled in Stankiewicz for what proved to be the night's final score as Mejia grounded out to third to end the game.
CSUN had one hit through the first four innings before ending the night with 11. Galindo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jackson went 2-for-4 with her home run, three RBI, and two runs scored. Padilla was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Mejia was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Stankiewicz scored three times after coming in as a replacement midway through the game.
Kaydee Bennett was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Lions. Diamond Sefe went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rubio was 2-for-2 with two RBI and three runs scored. Zeigler was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
UP NEXT
CSUN (6-10) concludes play at the Hillenbrand Invitational on Sunday when the Matadors face Nebraska (13-6) at 8 a.m. PST and the host, No. 16 Arizona (14-6), at 1 p.m. PST.
~#UniteTheValley~
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"Today was a battle. Bell did a great job setting the tone in the first game in the circle, and we had some big two-out hits. We played a very clean game. We didn't come out sharp in game two, and they took advantage of our mistakes. I thought our hitters that came in did a great job giving us a chance to stay in it. We have to be able to handle success and turn around and continue to play the same game. We will continue to learn and get better."
GAME 1
CSUN scored 10 of their 11 runs with two outs to defeat Weber State 11-0 in five innings to open the day.
Maiya Alemania's two-out RBI single scored Mikayla Carman to give the Matadors a 1-0 lead in her first at-bat of the season. A four-run rally with two outs in the top of the second increased the CSUN lead to 5-0. Carman and Kaylee Escutia each recorded RBI singles before Kylie Galindo capped off the outburst with a single that plated Carman and Escutia.
Galindo again posted a two-RBI single in the fourth. Alemina followed with a single, which brought up Shaylan Whatman, who hit a three-run opposite field home run to right to make it 10-0 in favor of the Matadors. Carys Murakami's one-out grounder scored Alexis Garcia in the top of the fifth to cap off the CSUN scoring.
Isabella Alonso retired the final nine Wildcats (5-12) she faced to record a complete game one-hitter. Alonso faced one above the minimum as she struck out four. She threw 60 pitches, 42 for strikes.
Galindo went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored to pace a 12-hit Matadors' offensive attack. Escutia was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Carman was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI. Garcia scored three times.
GAME 2
Texas A&M University-Commerce defeated CSUN 17-12 in the nightcap.
A&M Commerce (3-17) batted around in the top of the first, taking advantage of two CSUN errors to score four unearned runs and take a 5-0 lead. The Matadors loaded the bases in the bottom of the first with two outs when Whatman was hit by a Julia Sanchez pitch, scoring Carman. Sanchez induced Garcia into grounding out to third to quiet the threat.
Avery Zeigler's one-out home run in the top of the third returned the Lions' lead to five. A&M Commerce would score twice in the inning to increase the advantage to 8-1. CSUN committed two other errors in the top of the fifth as the Lions scored seven times.
Pinch-hitter Maddie Padilla opened the bottom of the fifth with a double. Then, Mia Stankiewicz sent Padilla to third with a single. Next, freshman Macy Mohrlock came up as a pinch-hitter, and her first collegiate hit was a three-run home run to left field and chased Sanchez in favor of Anissa Arredondo.
Bella Mejia reached on an infield single before Galindo flew out to center. An Arredondo pitch hit pinch-hitter, Mia Cortez. Vinessa Nunez flew out to center for the second out. Garcia singled to center both runners advanced a base, with Mejia scoring on an error.
Raegan Jackson kept the game alive as she hit a three-run home run on a 3-2 Arredondo pitch to make it 15-8. America Rubio hit a home run on the first pitch of the top of the sixth to push the lead to 16-8.
Stankiewicz led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk off the third A&M Commerce pitcher of the game, Madeline Janssen. Carman grounded out to second, allowing Stankiewicz to move up a base. Mejia's infield single pushed Stankiewicz to third. Galindo doubled to left to center to drive in Stankiewicz and Mejia for a 16-10 score. Cortez's ground out allowed Galindo to take third. Nunez struck out to end the inning.
Elizabeth Guerrero tripled to begin the top of the seventh for the Lions. Lauryn Carranco, who started the game in the circle, and returned in the sixth for CSUN, got the next two outs before the fifth Matadors' error allowed Guerrero to score to increase the Lions' advantage once again. Zeigler grounded out to send the game into the bottom of the seventh.
The bottom of the seventh began with a Garcia ground out to second. Jackson doubled and moved to third on a passed ball. Padilla pinch-hit for a second time, and her infield single drove in Jackson. Stankiewicz reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice as Padilla was retired at second. Carman tripled in Stankiewicz for what proved to be the night's final score as Mejia grounded out to third to end the game.
CSUN had one hit through the first four innings before ending the night with 11. Galindo was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jackson went 2-for-4 with her home run, three RBI, and two runs scored. Padilla was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Mejia was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Stankiewicz scored three times after coming in as a replacement midway through the game.
Kaydee Bennett was 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Lions. Diamond Sefe went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Rubio was 2-for-2 with two RBI and three runs scored. Zeigler was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
UP NEXT
CSUN (6-10) concludes play at the Hillenbrand Invitational on Sunday when the Matadors face Nebraska (13-6) at 8 a.m. PST and the host, No. 16 Arizona (14-6), at 1 p.m. PST.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alonso, Isabella (2-1)
L: Johnson, Amanda (6-4)
Batting:
HR: Whatman, Shaylan 1
RBI: Murakami, Carys 1 ; Carman, Mikayla 1 ; Escutia, Kaylee 1 ; Galindo, Kylie 4 ; Alemania, Maiya 1 ; Whatman, Shaylan 3
SH: Carman, Mikayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murakami, Carys 2 ; Carman, Mikayla 2 ; Escutia, Kaylee 1 ; Galindo, Kylie 1 ; Alemania, Maiya 1 ; Whatman, Shaylan 1 ; Garcia, Alexis 3
SB: Kwiatkowski, Samantha 1 ; Garcia, Alexis 1
PO: Kwiatkowski, Samantha 1
Base Running:
CS: WHITING 1
Game Leaders
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H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
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