February 5, 2011

PHOENIX – The Cal State Monterey Bay softball team racked up a 7-3 victory over Western New Mexico this morning before falling 5-2 to No. 23 Midwestern State in extra innings.

CSUMB's bats continued to be hot as they out-hit their opponents today 18-13 with three home runs, a triple and a double. Sophomores #Skyler Valdivia# and #Angelina Orozco# along with junior #Jackie Serna# finished with four hits a piece today. 

Game 1: CSUMB 7, Western New Mexico 4
Box Score

In the first inning, the Mustangs scored three runs with the Otters responding with four in the bottom.  

Valdivia singled and scored on a passed ball. After junior #Jamie Moon# and senior #Shae Olds# hit back-to-back singles, Serna hit a three-run homer to put the Otters up 4-3. 

With two outs, Orozco tripled and scored on an error by WNMU's second baseman to make it 5-3 CSUMB.

The Mustangs put up a run in the fifth before Olds went yard for the second time in three games, scoring two insurance runs.

In seven innings of work, senior #Diane Ortiz# stuck out six batters while walking six and giving up four runs.

Game 2: Midwestern State 5, CSUMB 2; 8 innings
Box Score

The first four innings proved to be a pitching duel between freshman Kylie Linnane and MSU's senior Kristina Gutierrez.  The Mustangs took a 2-0 lead on two hits, scoring on fielder's choices both times.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Otters tied it at 2-2 when Moon hit a two-run homer after Valdivia led off with a single.

MSU's  McKenzie Sickler hit a three-run homer to take the victory.