April 8, 2011

SEASIDE, Calif. –The Cal State Monterey Bay softball team earned a split with Sonoma State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action on Friday afternoon at the Otter Softball Field. The Otters took a 1-0 victory in game one before falling 6-0 in the nightcap to the Seawolves.

Sophomore #Angelina Orozco# led the Otters with a triple and a single on the day.  Junior #Jamie Moon# and sophomore #Skyler Valdivia# each notched a hit for CSUMB.

The Otters conclude their final home conference series on Saturday, April 9 with a noon first pitch of the doubleheader.


Game 1: CSUMB 1, SSU 0
Box Score

In what was truly a pitching duel with great defense, the Otters pulled out a 1-0 victory over Sonoma State. 

CSUMB got out of an opening inning threat when Sonoma rattled off two straight singles and laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move the batters into scoring position.  Senior catcher# Shae Olds# caught SSU's  Danielle Lowe taking too large of a leadoff at third for the second out.  After a walk, junior shortstop #Jackie Serna# made a diving catch to end the inning.

Senior #Diane Ortiz# gave up one more single in the second before keeping the Seawolves hitless for the final five innings.

With a runner on first in the fourth inning, Orozco made an over the shoulder catch (Willie Mays style) while running towards the center field wall and pulled off a double play by picking off the runner at first.

Orozco recorded CSUMB's only hit of the game, a single to right center in the sixth inning.

With two outs in the seventh inning, Serna hit the ball to the left field. Although Sonoma State's defense was playing deep, CSUMB scored when the ball bounced out of right fielder Vanessa Currie's glove and over the fence.   

Ortiz nabbed her seventh victory of the season after striking out five batters.  SSU's Samantha Lipperd took the loss despite allowing only one hit and fanning 11 batters.

Game 2: SSU 6, CSUMB 0
Box Score

Sonoma State came out strong in the nightcap to pick up a 6-0 win, holding CSUMB to only three hits while racking up eight. 

SSU's Brittany Martinez hit her first home run of the season to put the Seawolves on the board in the third inning. After two more runs in that inning, Sonoma racked up two runs in the fifth and a single run in the sixth.

Lipperd recorded the win and junior #Caitlin Wallace# took the loss.