Friday, February 23
Cathedral City, CA
1 p.m.
8-7
7
vs
8
Rutgers
8-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Cal Poly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Photo by: Kyle Calzia
Mustangs Edged by Rutgers Friday at Mary Nutter Classic
2/23/2024 7:20:00 PM | Softball
CATHEDRAL CITY – Junior second baseman Mia Perez homered and five different Mustangs drove home runs Friday afternoon, but the Cal Poly softball program conceded a seven-run third inning to Rutgers and opened the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic at Big League Dreams Park with an 8-7 loss to the Scarlet Knights.
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Facing Rutgers (8-2) for just the second time in its 50-year history, Cal Poly (7-3) cancelled out Friday's opening run in the top half of the second by the Scarlet Knights during the bottom half after junior designated player Caroline Allman plated Garza with a sacrifice fly.
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The Scarlet Knights, however, countered with seven runs in the top of the third, comprised by a two-run homer from center fielder Morgan Smith, a two-run single by designated player Kayla Bock and a bases-clearing double from shortstop Kyleigh Sand.
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The Mustangs though began to chip away at their 8-1 deficit in the fourth with Perez's second homer of the season also bringing home sophomore third baseman Mylina Garza.
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Into the fifth, senior shortstop Xiara Diaz (above) cut the Rutgers lead to 8-4 with a one-out single to score junior center fielder Jessica Clements.
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Facing the same deficit heading into the bottom of the seventh, Diaz plated senior right fielder Juju Sargent with a fielder's choice before scoring herself after a Garza single. Another run-scoring fielder's choice – this time from sophomore left fielder Kiara Blanchard to bring in senior pinch runner Kenny Litana – closed the gap to 8-7.
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With two on and two down, however, freshman pinch runner Sehren Martinez was forced out at second on an Allman grounder to end the matchup.
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Starting for Cal Poly, junior righthander Kate Judy (3-2) took the loss after allowing five runs. Sophomore righthander Sophia Ramuno struck out three in four and two-thirds innings of relief.
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Cal Poly resumes Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic action on Saturday, Feb. 24 against Illinois (9:30 a.m.) and BYU (5 p.m.).
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Facing Rutgers (8-2) for just the second time in its 50-year history, Cal Poly (7-3) cancelled out Friday's opening run in the top half of the second by the Scarlet Knights during the bottom half after junior designated player Caroline Allman plated Garza with a sacrifice fly.
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The Scarlet Knights, however, countered with seven runs in the top of the third, comprised by a two-run homer from center fielder Morgan Smith, a two-run single by designated player Kayla Bock and a bases-clearing double from shortstop Kyleigh Sand.
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The Mustangs though began to chip away at their 8-1 deficit in the fourth with Perez's second homer of the season also bringing home sophomore third baseman Mylina Garza.
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Into the fifth, senior shortstop Xiara Diaz (above) cut the Rutgers lead to 8-4 with a one-out single to score junior center fielder Jessica Clements.
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Facing the same deficit heading into the bottom of the seventh, Diaz plated senior right fielder Juju Sargent with a fielder's choice before scoring herself after a Garza single. Another run-scoring fielder's choice – this time from sophomore left fielder Kiara Blanchard to bring in senior pinch runner Kenny Litana – closed the gap to 8-7.
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With two on and two down, however, freshman pinch runner Sehren Martinez was forced out at second on an Allman grounder to end the matchup.
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Starting for Cal Poly, junior righthander Kate Judy (3-2) took the loss after allowing five runs. Sophomore righthander Sophia Ramuno struck out three in four and two-thirds innings of relief.
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Cal Poly resumes Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic action on Saturday, Feb. 24 against Illinois (9:30 a.m.) and BYU (5 p.m.).
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Players Mentioned
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Pitching:
W: Boyd, M (4-1)
L: Judy, Kate (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Sand, K 1 ; Lincavage, P 1
HR: Smith, M 1
RBI: Sand, K 3 ; Smith, M 2 ; Bock, K 2 ; Lawson, M 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sand, K 1 ; Smith, M 1 ; Wingert, K 1 ; Lincavage, P 1 ; Anderson, J 1 ; Hura, K 1 ; Lawson, M 1 ; Chavez, L 1
CS: Sand, K 1
Batting:
2B: Sargent, Juju 1
HR: Perez, Mia 1
RBI: Diaz, Xiara 2 ; Garza, Mylina 1 ; Blanchard, Kiara 1 ; Perez, Mia 2 ; Allman, Caroline 1
SH: Clements, Jessica 1
SF: Allman, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sargent, Juju 1 ; Clements, Jessica 1 ; Diaz, Xiara 1 ; Litana, Kenny 1 ; Garza, Mylina 2 ; Perez, Mia 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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