Saturday, February 15
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California State University at Northridge
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Photo by: Bella A Enriquez
CSUN Falls to Seattle U in Day Two of Matador Classic
2/15/2025 5:55:00 PM | Softball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif -- CSUN Softball fell to the Seattle University Redhawks, 6-2 Saturday morning at Matador Diamond, on day two of the CSUN Matador Classic. Tiara Westbrook accounted for the two RBI's while Mikayla Carman and Tiara Westbrook each had two hits. Lauryn Carranco struck out two in relief in the defeat.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The scoring began the top half of the second, Nicola Simpson hit a home run over the center field wall to give Seattle University the early 1-0 lead. Alonso would then get the next three out of the following four batters to end the inning.Â
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The score remained 1-0 into the top of the third. After a leadoff walk to start the inning, the next batter reached on an error. Taylor Fitch then brought two runners home on a triple to left field, making the score 3-0 in favor of the Redhawks. CSUN's Jerzie Liana ended the inning by firing a rocket to Kylie Galindo to get the force out at home, preventing a fourth run from scoring.
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The Redhawks added a pair of doubles in the fifth inning, scoring the fourth run of the game.
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In the bottom of the fifth, CSUN struck back. Alexis Chavez walked to begin the inning. After a strikeout, Galindo walked to put two runners on base with one out. A ground out moved runners to second and third with two outs. Westbrook then came up clutch, hitting a single down the left field line to bring home both runners cutting the deficit to 4-2.Â
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Seattle would add an insurance run in the top of the sixth, when Brooklyn Jones had a pinch hit RBI double in the sixth to make it 5-2. The last batter of the inning, Tai Wilson, singled to center with a runner on second. As the runner was rounding third, a laser throw by Landeros preventing an additional run from scoring as the CSUN defense left the field only allowing a run.
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After the Matadors couldn't get a run across in the bottom of the sixth, the Redhawks padded their lead with another run in the top of the seventh, this time on a single with a runner on third base. The scoreboard read 6-2 heading into the last half inning for the Matadors.
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NEWS AND NOTES:
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"We have two more games tomorrow, so we have to have a short-term memory heading into Sunday's games. We had too many left on base today, but I thought our energy was a lot better. We are still finding our identity and finding what is going to be the right mix. We've got to improve. We are getting people on base but just not bringing them home."Â
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UP NEXT
CSUN plays a doubleheader Sunday against Seattle U at 11 a.m. and Pacific at 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Ghizal Hasan on the call.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The scoring began the top half of the second, Nicola Simpson hit a home run over the center field wall to give Seattle University the early 1-0 lead. Alonso would then get the next three out of the following four batters to end the inning.Â
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The score remained 1-0 into the top of the third. After a leadoff walk to start the inning, the next batter reached on an error. Taylor Fitch then brought two runners home on a triple to left field, making the score 3-0 in favor of the Redhawks. CSUN's Jerzie Liana ended the inning by firing a rocket to Kylie Galindo to get the force out at home, preventing a fourth run from scoring.
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The Redhawks added a pair of doubles in the fifth inning, scoring the fourth run of the game.
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In the bottom of the fifth, CSUN struck back. Alexis Chavez walked to begin the inning. After a strikeout, Galindo walked to put two runners on base with one out. A ground out moved runners to second and third with two outs. Westbrook then came up clutch, hitting a single down the left field line to bring home both runners cutting the deficit to 4-2.Â
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Seattle would add an insurance run in the top of the sixth, when Brooklyn Jones had a pinch hit RBI double in the sixth to make it 5-2. The last batter of the inning, Tai Wilson, singled to center with a runner on second. As the runner was rounding third, a laser throw by Landeros preventing an additional run from scoring as the CSUN defense left the field only allowing a run.
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After the Matadors couldn't get a run across in the bottom of the sixth, the Redhawks padded their lead with another run in the top of the seventh, this time on a single with a runner on third base. The scoreboard read 6-2 heading into the last half inning for the Matadors.
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NEWS AND NOTES:
- With the defeat, CSUN falls to 1-6 on the young season.
- With her two strikeouts today, Carranco now has 14 strikeouts on the season.
- With her two hits today, Carman is now batting .318
- Westbrook notches her first runs batted in (2) as a Matador after transferring from Oregon State.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"We have two more games tomorrow, so we have to have a short-term memory heading into Sunday's games. We had too many left on base today, but I thought our energy was a lot better. We are still finding our identity and finding what is going to be the right mix. We've got to improve. We are getting people on base but just not bringing them home."Â
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UP NEXT
CSUN plays a doubleheader Sunday against Seattle U at 11 a.m. and Pacific at 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Ghizal Hasan on the call.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chaidez, Naomi (1-0)
L: Alonso, Isabella (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Fitch, Taylor 1 ; Simpson, Nicola 1 ; Morris, Amanda 1 ; Jones, Brooklyn 1
3B: Fitch, Taylor 1
HR: Simpson, Nicola 1
RBI: Fitch, Taylor 2 ; Simpson, Nicola 2 ; Fales, Abbie 1 ; Jones, Brooklyn 1
SH: Wilson, Tai 1 ; Hopfer, KJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morris, Mikee 1 ; Wilson, Tai 1 ; Fitch, Taylor 1 ; Simpson, Nicola 1 ; Hopkins, Zoe 1 ; Fales, Abbie 1
SB: Johnson, Camryn 1
CS: Fales, Abbie 1
HBP: Fitch, Taylor 1
Batting:
RBI: Westbrook, Tiara 2
SH: Chavez, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chavez, Alexis 1 ; Furtado, Rhea 1
HBP: Chavez, Alexis 1 ; Westbrook, Tiara 1 ; Vargas Sandoval, Gizella 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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