Sunday, April 21
San Luis Obispo, CA
1 p.m.
22-14, 12-5
1
vs
8
Long Beach State
19-25, 14-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Cal Poly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Photo by: Owen Main
Cal Poly Drops Series Finale to Long Beach State, 8-1
4/21/2024 4:01:00 PM | Softball
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Sophomore left fielder Kiara Blanchard (above) drove home the Cal Poly softball program's lone run Sunday afternoon as the Mustangs – stranding seven baserunners – closed their three-game home series against Long Beach State with a 7-1 setback.
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With Sunday's defeat, Cal Poly (22-14, 12-5) slipped one-and-a-half games behind second place Long Beach State (19-25, 14-4) in the Big West standings, but stayed just two-and-a-half back of leader Cal State Fullerton (15-3), which dropped its series finale at UC Santa Barbara earlier Sunday, 3-2.
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With nine regular season games remaining, Cal Poly visits Cal State Fullerton for a three-game, April 27-28 series. Action at Anderson Family Field gets underway with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 27.
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During Sunday's matchup, Long Beach State surged ahead at the first opportunity, loading the bases against Mustang starting righthander Sophia Ramuno (9-8) with one down in the first before designated player Jocylyn Vidal plated left fielder Sara Olson with a sacrifice fly. Catcher Rebekah Durazo then ran Long Beach State's lead to 3-0 with a two-run double to left center.
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Cal Poly recorded its lone run at the first chance as Blanchard followed sophomore shortstop Xiara Diaz's one-out triple with a run-scoring double off the center field wall.
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The Beach though furthered the advantage to 5-1 in the top half of the third with Durazo returning to belt a two-run homer over the left center field wall. Second baseman Jacquelyn Bickar then furthered the lead to 6-1 in the fourth with a bases-loaded fielder's choice that brought home pincher runner Jaeden Barajas. Long Beach State completed the scoring with single runs in the fifth and seventh.
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Cal Poly's best opportunity to shorten its deficit occurred during the fifth as the Mustangs loaded the bags with one out. Long Beach State starting lefthander Sophia Fernandez (10-10), however, forced successive flyouts from junior catcher Julia Barnett and senior right fielder Juju Sargent.
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With Sunday's defeat, Cal Poly (22-14, 12-5) slipped one-and-a-half games behind second place Long Beach State (19-25, 14-4) in the Big West standings, but stayed just two-and-a-half back of leader Cal State Fullerton (15-3), which dropped its series finale at UC Santa Barbara earlier Sunday, 3-2.
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With nine regular season games remaining, Cal Poly visits Cal State Fullerton for a three-game, April 27-28 series. Action at Anderson Family Field gets underway with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 27.
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During Sunday's matchup, Long Beach State surged ahead at the first opportunity, loading the bases against Mustang starting righthander Sophia Ramuno (9-8) with one down in the first before designated player Jocylyn Vidal plated left fielder Sara Olson with a sacrifice fly. Catcher Rebekah Durazo then ran Long Beach State's lead to 3-0 with a two-run double to left center.
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Cal Poly recorded its lone run at the first chance as Blanchard followed sophomore shortstop Xiara Diaz's one-out triple with a run-scoring double off the center field wall.
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The Beach though furthered the advantage to 5-1 in the top half of the third with Durazo returning to belt a two-run homer over the left center field wall. Second baseman Jacquelyn Bickar then furthered the lead to 6-1 in the fourth with a bases-loaded fielder's choice that brought home pincher runner Jaeden Barajas. Long Beach State completed the scoring with single runs in the fifth and seventh.
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Cal Poly's best opportunity to shorten its deficit occurred during the fifth as the Mustangs loaded the bags with one out. Long Beach State starting lefthander Sophia Fernandez (10-10), however, forced successive flyouts from junior catcher Julia Barnett and senior right fielder Juju Sargent.
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Pitching:
W: Fernandez, Sophia (10-10)
L: Ramuno, Sophia (9-8)
Batting:
2B: Durazo, Rebekah 1 ; Robbins, Carly 1
HR: Durazo, Rebekah 1
RBI: Bickar, Jacquelyn 1 ; Vidal, Jocylyn 1 ; Durazo, Rebekah 4 ; Robbins, Carly 1
SH: Bickar, Jacquelyn 1
SF: Vidal, Jocylyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Olson, Sara 1 ; Medellin, Makayla 1 ; Lawhorn, Sinclair 1 ; Estrada, Erica 1 ; Vidal, Jocylyn 1 ; Durazo, Rebekah 1 ; Gonzales, KaLeena 1 ; Barajas, Jaeden 1
CS: Bickar, Jacquelyn 1
HBP: Robbins, Carly 1
Batting:
2B: Blanchard, Kiara 1
3B: Diaz, Xiara 1
RBI: Blanchard, Kiara 1
SH: Blanchard, Kiara 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Diaz, Xiara 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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