Sunday, March 9
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Cal Poly
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Photo by: Chuck Marvel
CSUN Softball Sweeps Series Against Cal Poly, Tally Most Hits Since 2004
3/9/2025 6:45:00 PM | Softball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif --- CSUN Softball won via run rule, 12-0 at Bob Janssen Field Sunday afternoon. Jadyn Nielsen had three RBI's to lead the Matadors. Jerzie Liana added two runs batted in herself. Carranco pitched a complete (five innings) game shutout in the victory. Alexis Chavez had four hits. The 19 hits are tied for third most in CSUN history. The last time CSUN had as many hits was Feb. 21, 2004 against Loyola Chicago.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
On the second pitch of the game, Mikayla Carman doubled to centerfield. A wild pitch moved her to third base with no outs. After two consecutive outs, Jerzie Liana doubled to centerfield as well, scoring the first run of the game in the first inning for the Matadors.Â
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Despite allowing two hits in the bottom half, Carranco got out of a two on, two outs jam.
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In the top of the second, Alexis Chavez singled to left field to get things going. A wild pitch moved Chavez to second base. Larissa Flores bunted her over to third. After Raegan Jackson walked, Carman was up to the plate again. The senior from Huntington Beach doubled to bring Chavez home, her second of the game to give CSUN a 2-0 lead.
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The very next batter, Jadyn Nielsen hit CSUN's third double of the day, this time plating two, scoring Jackson and Carman for a 4-0 lead.
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With a new pitcher in the circle for the Mustangs, Tiara Westbrook singled to left field to put two on and one out. Liana came up again and got her second hit of the day. A single to right field and Nielsen scored, making it 5-0. CSUN's hit parade wouldn't stop rolling. The next batter, Kyle Galindo singled through the rest side, scoring another runner, this made it 6-0 with still two outs to work with in the second. After Alexa Landeros bunted runners over to second and third, Chavez, singled to right field and scored a seventh run.
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In the top of the third inning, with one out, Jackson singled to right field. Carman then got her third hit of the day, as she singled to left field to put two on and one out. Nielsen followed with her second hit of the day, an infield single that plated the Matadors' eighth run of the day.Â
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Gisella Vargas Sandoval, the next batter, grounded out to third, but a run did score for a 9-0 CSUN lead.
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In the top of the fifth, CSUN added one more, as Jackson scored on a fielding error after a single by Vargas Sandoval. This made it 10-0. Later on in the inning, Landeros came up with the bases loaded. She singled to left to add one more. Finally, CSUN added its twelve run when Chavez singled to centerfield, scoring Vargas Sandoval.
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CSUN also coasted through this game on the back of pitcher Carranco. In five innings of work, she only allowed five hits.
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NEWS AND NOTES
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ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"We came into their house and beat them three games in a row, and that's hard to do in conference play. Cal Poly has proven that no matter what happens to them, they bounce back. We had a lot of things that we worked on this morning. We executed most of it. We are raising the standards, and the team is living up to the increased expectations. We had a great weekend, great weekend in the circle and defensively as well. I am really proud of them, and proud of them for trusting the coaching staff. It's exciting,"
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UP NEXT
CSUN returns home to face Hawai'i for a three game series March 14-15. The games will be livestreamed on ESPN+ and will be held at Matador Diamond.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
On the second pitch of the game, Mikayla Carman doubled to centerfield. A wild pitch moved her to third base with no outs. After two consecutive outs, Jerzie Liana doubled to centerfield as well, scoring the first run of the game in the first inning for the Matadors.Â
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Despite allowing two hits in the bottom half, Carranco got out of a two on, two outs jam.
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In the top of the second, Alexis Chavez singled to left field to get things going. A wild pitch moved Chavez to second base. Larissa Flores bunted her over to third. After Raegan Jackson walked, Carman was up to the plate again. The senior from Huntington Beach doubled to bring Chavez home, her second of the game to give CSUN a 2-0 lead.
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The very next batter, Jadyn Nielsen hit CSUN's third double of the day, this time plating two, scoring Jackson and Carman for a 4-0 lead.
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With a new pitcher in the circle for the Mustangs, Tiara Westbrook singled to left field to put two on and one out. Liana came up again and got her second hit of the day. A single to right field and Nielsen scored, making it 5-0. CSUN's hit parade wouldn't stop rolling. The next batter, Kyle Galindo singled through the rest side, scoring another runner, this made it 6-0 with still two outs to work with in the second. After Alexa Landeros bunted runners over to second and third, Chavez, singled to right field and scored a seventh run.
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In the top of the third inning, with one out, Jackson singled to right field. Carman then got her third hit of the day, as she singled to left field to put two on and one out. Nielsen followed with her second hit of the day, an infield single that plated the Matadors' eighth run of the day.Â
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Gisella Vargas Sandoval, the next batter, grounded out to third, but a run did score for a 9-0 CSUN lead.
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In the top of the fifth, CSUN added one more, as Jackson scored on a fielding error after a single by Vargas Sandoval. This made it 10-0. Later on in the inning, Landeros came up with the bases loaded. She singled to left to add one more. Finally, CSUN added its twelve run when Chavez singled to centerfield, scoring Vargas Sandoval.
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CSUN also coasted through this game on the back of pitcher Carranco. In five innings of work, she only allowed five hits.
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NEWS AND NOTES
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- With this win CSUN is now 10-12 overall and winners of five straight.
- Carmen, Nielsen, Chavez all had at least three hits in this contest.
- The 19 hits were the most allowed by Cal Poly in team history.
- CSUN had four doubles total.
- No batter for CSUN struck out over the five innings played.
- CSUN's sweep of Cal Poly was the first sweep since May 3-4, 2024 versus UC San Diego
- Last time CSUN had a conference sweep on the road was May 5-6, 2023 versus UCSD as well.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CHARLOTTE MORGAN
"We came into their house and beat them three games in a row, and that's hard to do in conference play. Cal Poly has proven that no matter what happens to them, they bounce back. We had a lot of things that we worked on this morning. We executed most of it. We are raising the standards, and the team is living up to the increased expectations. We had a great weekend, great weekend in the circle and defensively as well. I am really proud of them, and proud of them for trusting the coaching staff. It's exciting,"
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UP NEXT
CSUN returns home to face Hawai'i for a three game series March 14-15. The games will be livestreamed on ESPN+ and will be held at Matador Diamond.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Carranco, Lauryn (6-5)
L: Brennan, Bree (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Carman, Mikayla 2 ; Nielsen, Jadyn 1 ; Liana, Jerzie 1
RBI: Carman, Mikayla 1 ; Nielsen, Jadyn 3 ; Vargas Sandoval, Gizella 1 ; Liana, Jerzie 2 ; Galindo, Kylie 1 ; Landeros, Alexa 1 ; Chavez, Alexis 2
SH: Landeros, Alexa 1 ; Flores, Larissa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carman, Mikayla 3 ; Nielsen, Jadyn 2 ; Ruiz, Jizzell 1 ; Vargas Sandoval, Gizella 1 ; Liana, Jerzie 1 ; Chavez, Alexis 1 ; Jackson, Raegan 3
CS: Galindo, Kylie 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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R
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H
2
RBI
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