IRVINE, Calif. – The second day of the Concordia Kickoff Classic took place Saturday at Great Park. The Cal State East Bay softball team won both of its games on Saturday, including an 8-3 win over Central Washington followed up with an 11-6 win over UH Hilo.
Cal State East Bay 8, Central Washington 3
In the bottom of the first inning, the Pioneers started with five runs.
Sarah Duran led off with a single, and after eaching scoring position on a wild pitch, scored on an RBI double from
Cynthia Carrillo. Runs continued to score in the inning from an RBI single from
Ysabella Cortez, sacrifice fly from
Serena Cadena, RBI single from
Jeslyn Cuellar and a run was scored by
Gabriela Rivera on a throwing error.
The Wildcats scored a pair of runs in the top of the second, but in the bottom of the third, Carrillo delivered a bases clearing double, driving in three runs for an 8-2 lead.
Although one more run was scored for CWU in the top of the sixth, the Pioneers finished with their first win of the season - 8-3 over the Wildcats.
Lex Palmon picked up the win with 5.0 innings in the circle recording three strikeouts.
Cal State East Bay 11, UH Hilo 6
With the bases loaded in the top of the first,
Annelise Garcia doubled to drive in a pair of runs for a 2-0 lead. The lead grew to 3-0 on an RBI single from Rivera.
Two more runs were added to CSUEB's lead in the second inning. Duran scored on a wild pitch and
Sydney Littles was driven in on an RBI single from Garcia.
The Pioneers' offense continued to show its presence in the fourth inning with their bats and capitalizing on miscues in the field by the Vulcans. The first run in the inning was a result of an RBI single from Garcia.
Adriana Martinez and Garcia scored off fielding errors, then
Sarissa Block tripled to drive in a pair of runs. The final run of the inning was when Block scored on a wild pitch.
UH Hilo scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth, greatly reducing the possibility of a loss by run rule. Dyoni Garcia hit a two-run home run and Kanoe Piltz hit a bases clearing double. Through four innings, CSUEB led 11-5.
The Vulcans added a run in the bottom of the sixth on a wild pitch, but the Pioneers prevailed with an 11-6 win.
- Carrillo had four RBIs in the first game and Garcia had four in the second game.
- Duran and Martinez both had two multiple hit games on Saturday.
- In game one, Rivera went 3-for-3 with two runs scored.
- Duran scored five runs in total on Saturday.
- Carrillo had two doubles in game one and Block had a double and a triple in game two.
- In game two, Anamaria Beard had four strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched.
Claire Sua-Amundson, head coach of the Pioneers, following Saturday's victories:
"I am happy we were able to bounce back and pick up two wins. We had some great offensive performances from [Sarah Duran], [Adriana Martinez] and [Cynthia Carrillo]. [Anamaria Beard] was really efficient in her outing. So excited to take this momentum into Sunday."
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
One more game for the Pioneers in the 2023 Concordia Kickoff Classic takes place Sunday at 9 a.m. from Great Park against Western Oregon.
