SAN FRANCISCO STATE at CAL STATE EAST BAY
Where: Hayward, California
Venue: Pioneer Softball Field
When: 12 p.m./2 pm - Friday, April 15; 12 p.m./2 p.m. - Saturday, April 16
Live Stats

Overview

Cal State East Bay will play their first home series in almost a month as they will take on San Francisco State in a CCAA series at Pioneer Softball Field. The Pioneers lost all four games of their series last weekend against Chico State and the Gators lost all four games of their series against Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Pioneers currently hold the sixth spot in the standings for the final CCAA Tournament position, and are three games ahead of SF State going into Friday. 

History

The Gators have won the last six games in the series. 

Three Players to Watch 

Sarah Fukushima – The senior from Sacramento, California leads the team in six categories offensively. She is currently third in the CCAA in batting average, hitting .416 this season.  

Anamaria Beard – The senior from Pleasanton, California leads the team with a 2.60 ERA and has 48 strikeouts.

Madeline Ramirez – The senior from Chino Hills, California has a .316 batting average and is currently tied for second on the team in doubles with 10. 

Last Series

On Friday, in game one, the Pioneers took the lead in the first inning but allowed six runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings as the Wildcats won 6-2. In game two on Friday, the Wildcats would score a single run in the first, second and third innings in a 3-0 victory. On Saturday, in game one, the Wildcats scored four runs in the fourth inning en route to a 6-3 win. In game two on Saturday, the Pioneers trailed 7-3 going into the seventh inning, and came back to  tie the game in the top of the seventh but the Wildcats would plate the winning walk-off run in the bottom of the seventh for a 8-7 win. 

Around the CCAA

The Pioneers hold a .125 winning percentage lead over San Francisco State for the sixth seed in the CCAA Tournament, exactly three games ahead going into Friday. No. 4 Cal State San Marcos and Chico State (RV) have clinched playoff spots in the CCAA Championship.