HAYWARD, Calif. – The Cal State East Bay softball team dropped both ends of their doubleheader matchup against the visiting Dominican Penguins on Sunday, April 23 at Pioneer Softball Field.
 
The Pioneers fell 0-3 in both games of the Sunday doubleheader as the Penguins pitching and defense stifled the normally potent CSUEB offensive attack.
 
The opening game was a pitchers duel between East Bay's Abby Greer (L, 13-11) and Dominican's Gaby Katafias (W, 5-13).
 
Abby led the Pioneers with a career-high five strikeouts, no walks and six scoreless innings tossed. Greer also registered her 17 complete game.
 
Although they were not able to convert any hits into runs, Freshmen Sarah Fukushima and Emilie Portesi both led East Bay with two hits apiece, including a double for Fukushima. Belle Placencia added the Pioneers only other hit of the outing with a single to left field in the bottom of the fifth frame.
 
The Penguins were able to create some offense in the top of the seventh inning to calim a 3-0 victory in the opening game.
 
The the doubleheader finale saw more shutout pitching from Dominican's Katelyn Harden (W, 14-8) backed by tremendous defense by the Penguins. Olivia McWhorter (L, 8-8) got the start for the Pioneers and tied a season-high with four strikeouts. She also recorded her seventh complete game of the season.
 
Tanya Galvan garnered CSUEB's lone hit of the game with a single up the middle to lead off the bottom of the seventh frame. Ashely Allen also recorded her team-leading 14th base after being walked to lead off the game for East Bay.
 
The Penguins broke the scoreless game with two runs in the fourth inning on back-to-back home run jack and their final run in the sixth frame of action.
 
They Pioneers will look to turn things around with their final home slate of the season this upcoming weekend. East Bay will host Cal State San Bernardino with doubleheaders on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29, which will be senior day at Pioneer Softball Field.