‘Dogs break up video games on day two of the Mary Nutter Classic – Mountain West Convention

Courtesy of Fresno State Athletics

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The Fresno State softball workforce wrapped up the second day of the Mary Nutter Classic on Friday, splitting a pair of video games at Big League Dreams Complex.

Fresno State began their day by taking down Cal Berkeley by a rating of 5-4, earlier than dropping their second sport on the day to Cal Baptist, 5-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1: Fresno State 5, Cal 4

The Golden Bears claimed the primary two runs of the sport on a house run to proper discipline within the prime of the primary. Fresno State responded within the backside half of the inning, flexing their energy on the plate. With one out, Natalie Elias despatched the primary pitch she noticed over the middle discipline wall to provide the Bulldogs their first run of the sport. Following a single by Jamie Hicks, Tiara Westbrook stepped into the batter’s field and smoked a 2-2 pitch to left discipline that cleared the fence. It was Westbrook’s first residence run in a Bulldog uniform, because the junior gave Fresno State a 3-2 lead.

Natalie Elias and Jamie Hicks led off the underside of the third with a pair of singles. After each superior to 3rd and second respectively, Alyssa Ramirez got here to plate and lined a deep single to proper discipline that plated each runners, extending the ‘Dogs result in 5-2.

After surrendering a two-run residence run within the first, Lauryn Carranco settled in on the mound, holding Cal off the scoreboard for the following 5 innings whereas solely permitting one Golden Bear to achieve second base.

Cal threatened to tie the sport within the prime of the seventh, scoring two runs off RBI singles. With the tying run on second, Carranco struck out the ultimate batter trying on a 1-2 rely, as Fresno State recorded their first win away from Margie Wright Diamond this season.

Game 2: Cal Baptist 5, Fresno State 2

 

Both groups traded runs within the first inning, with Cal beginning the scoring off a single up the center that pushed throughout the primary run of the afternoon. The ‘Dogs answered within the backside body beginning with Natalie Elias tripling to provide the Bulldogs their first runner in scoring place. Jerzie Liana pushed her throughout residence plate with a sacrifice fly to tie the sport 1-1.

The Lancers scored the following three runs of the sport, including one within the second inning and two within the third inning. Alyssa Rebolledo introduced the ‘Dogs again to inside two together with her single to proper discipline that scored Arianna Aguayo from second base. Fresno State trailed 4-2 heading into the fifth inning.

A throwing error within the sixth led to the fifth run for the Lancers, as Fresno State fell to Cal Baptist by a last of 5-2.

NOTES

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Fresno State will face No. 11 UCLA tomorrow at 3 p.m. of their last sport on the Mary Nutter Classic.