ROHNERT PARK, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay softball team concluded their California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) road series against #23 Sonoma State with a doubleheader split Saturday afternoon, March 31 at Seawolf Softball Field.
 
The Pioneers split the series 2-2 versus the nationally-ranked Seawolves to improve to 15-24 on the season with a 9-19 in conference action.
 
The opening game of the day saw both squads battle into extra innings before CSUEB freshman Maddie Ramirez (Chino Hills, Calif.) knocked in a RBI single to bring home fellow freshman Bailee Aguigui (Vacaville, Calif.) to claim a 2-1 victory. Ramirez finished with a hit and RBI and Aguigui chipped in with a hit and a run scored.
 
Junior Bailee Glover (W, 8-7) (Reno, Nev.) tossed her second complete game win of the series. Glover fell one strikeout shy of tying her career best mark with five punchouts on Saturday.
 
Sophomore Jennifer Palmares (Elk Grove, Calif.) paced the Pioneers with three hits, including a double and a triple. Sophomore Emilie Portesi (Chino, Calif.) logged a double in her only at bat of the afternoon.
 
Freshman Jocelyn Baldon (Chino Hills, Calif.) added a hit and a RBI and Sarah Fukushima scored a run for East Bay.
 
In the series finale, the Pioneers tallied seven hits for the second consecutive game although this time as CSUEB fell, 2-4 to the Seawolves.
 
A trio of East Bay student-athletes notched multi-hit performances in the final game of the doubleheader.
 
Jennifer Palmares compiled two hits and a run while Junior Meghan Araneta (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) tallied two hits in her three at bats. Bailee Aguigui also had two hits in her three trips to the plate.
 
Junior Courtney Leyba (Huntington Beach, Calif.) logged a triple, a RBI and a run scored. Maddie Ramirez recorded a RBI on a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to score Leyba.
 
Abby Greer (L, 5-11) (Beaverton, Ore.) got the start in the circle for Cal State East Bay and struck out three batters while only allowing one walk through 4.1 innings tossed. Taylor Lara (La Puente, Calif.) saw 1.2 innings of relief action and did not allow any runs scored by Sonoma State.
 
The Pioneers will host two mid-week non-conference contest against Dixie State on Wednesday afternoon, April 4 before returning to CCAA play with a four-game home series against San Francisco State Friday and Saturday, April 6 and 7. All games will be held at Pioneer Softball Field.