May 15, 2010

KANOEHE, Hawaii – The Cal State Monterey Bay softball team dropped two heartbreakers on Saturday, falling to No. 3 Hawaii Pacific 3-2, followed by a 2-0 shutout to Central Washington on the second day of the NCAA Division II West Region Tournament.

Junior #Diane Ortiz# pitched two complete games, giving up only two earned runs.

Central Washington 2, CSUMB 0
Box Score

The Otters got hits from senior #Niki Ames#, junior #Nicole Garcia# and sophomore #Jamie Moon#.

CWU put up two unearned runs in the fifth inning, taking advantage of three CSUMB errors.

Hawaii Pacific 3, CSUMB 2
Box Score

The Sea Warriors took a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning on Caira Pires's single up the middle to score Casey Sugihara.

HPU scored their final two runs in the top of the second inning on one hit and two CSUMB errors.

With one out, junior #Cat Sampson# showed her teammates that the HPU's ace pitcher Sherise Musquiz was hittable when she crushed the ball off the left backfield wall to finish at third base. Junior #Nicole Garcia# drew a walk and freshman #Skyler Valdivia# came in to run for her. Sampson's inch runner, #Arleen Costa#, scored on an attempted steal by Valdivia.

Junior #Shae Olds# blasted her 10th homer of the season to cut HPU's lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning.