SEASIDE, Calif. — Sophomore Hayley Fein (Sparks, Nev./Spanish Springs HS) tossed her fourth shutout of the season, this one a 2–hitter, and the Otter Garcias exploed for nine hits and nine RBI to lead Cal State Monterey Bay to a doubleheader split with Cal State San Bernardino for the second consecutive day Saturday at the Otter Sports Complex.

CSUMB took the opener 8–0 before San Bernardino rallied for four runs in the seventh inning to earn a 6–4 decision in the nightcap.

Senior Julia Garcia (Oxnard HS/Ventura College) enjoyed her biggest day at the plate this season, finishing the doubleheader 5–for–6 with two doubles, a run scored and six RBI. Sophomore second baseman Vanessa Garcia (Newhall/Heritage Christian HS) also had a breakout day, finishing 4–for–6 with a double, a stolen base, a run and three RBI.

The Otters got the only run they would need in the second inning of Game 1 when Fein came out of her flex spot to pinch hit for designated player Nikki Jones (Cordova HS) in the second. Fein ripped a 2–out single through the right side to drive home Vanessa Garcia, who had doubled.

Two runs in the fourth inning set the stage for a 5–run fifth which ended the game via run rule.

The nightcap was a wild affair that saw CSUMB take three separate leads, only to have San Bernardino answer each time. The Otters looked to have put the game away in the sixth when a sac fly by Savanna Salyer Kovacs (Camarillo HS) and an RBI double by Julia Garcia broke a 4–4 tie.

The Coyotes finally got to Fein in the seventh, however, with a couple of soft singles producing the first run and a pair of run–scoring doubles making it 6–4. CSUMB brought the tying run to the plate twice in the home half of the seventh but couldn't get the key hit it needed.
 

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GAME 1 WAS OVER WHEN OVER WHEN… Hayley Fein ripped a pinch–hit, RBI single to plate Vanessa Garcia for a run in the second inning. San Bernardino never threatened, producing just two hits and a walk.

GAME 2 WAS OVER WHEN OVER WHEN… Following a 1–out single in the seventh by Marissa Hukkanen, San Bernardino starter Vanessa Ramirez got the final two outs to seal the 6–4 Coyote win.

THREE FOR THREE… Three different Otters produced 3–hits games Saturday. Vanessa Garcia went 3–for–3 in Game 1. Julia Garcia went 3–for–3 and Marissa Hukkanen went 3–for–4 in the nightcap.

HEAVY D… The Otter defense is rounding into its usual stellar form. The Otters played errorless ball Saturday and made just one error in 126 chances (.996) in the 4–game series with San Bernardino.

LEADERS OF THE RAFT… Julia Garcia (5x6, 2 2B, R, 6 RBI); Vanessa Garcia (4x6, 2B, SB, R, 3 RBI); Marissa Hukkanen (3x6, 3B, BB, RBI).

THEY'VE GOT NEXT… The Otters welcome Humboldt State for its biannual visit to Seaside for a 4–game series starting Friday at 1 p.m.