March 27, 2010

TURLOCK, Calif. – Juniors #Shae Olds# and #Marisa Trujillo# both hit three-run homers to lift the Cal State Monterey softball team over the Yellowjackets of Montana State University -  Billings, 8-3, in the final game of its pool play on Saturday. Earlier, the Otters fell 4-1 to Western Oregon University.

Freshman #Angelina Orozco# led the Otters, going 5-for-7 with a double, a run and a RBI.  Senior #Niki Ames# went 4-for-7 with a double and a run.

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G1: WOU4, CSUMB 1
Box Score

The Otters jumped on the board first with a unearned run in the bottom of the third.  With two outs, sophomore #Jamie Moon# doubled to right center.  Olds reached first on an error by WOU's second baseman to score Moon.

The Wolves took the lead with a 2 RBI double by Sasha Koki in the top of the fifth.

WOU scored two unearned insurance runs in the top of the sixth on one hit and three CSUMB errors.

G2: CSUMB 8, MSUB 3
Box Score

Starter Jessica Moon gave up a three-run homer in the first inning to Kelly Parsons.

Orozco led off the third inning with a single to the pitcher. Jamie Moon singled up the middle to move Orozco to second.  Olds crushed the first pitch she faced over the center field wall to tie the game at 3-3.

In the fourth, freshman #Amanda Good# drew a walk to lead off the inning.  Trujillo put down a sacrifice bunt to move Good to second.  Junior #Cat Sampson hit a RBI single up the middle to give the Otters 4-3 lead. Orozco singled through the left side end the inning at 5-3.

Trujillo's three-run homer came in the fifth inning after Ames doubled and Montez drew a walk.