SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The No. 17 Cal State San Marcos softball team (18-5, 6-4 CCAA) earned a doubleheader split on Thursday against Sonoma State. The Cougars dropped game one,10-0, in five innings before bouncing back with a 4-3 victory in the night cap at Santa Rosa Junior College.  
 
CSUSM 0 – SSU 10 (5 inn.)  
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Aneesa Arredondo – 2-for-2 | 1 3B
Delaney Prater – 1-for-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Seawolves took a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning on Amari Houston's RBI double to left center and Jasmine Moreno's RBI single down the left line.   
• Moreno took the ball down the other line to plate Houston in the second inning to give SSU a 3-0 lead.
• CSUSM left runners on third in both the second, third and fourth innings.
• The Seawolves put up two more runs in the bottom of the third, scoring on a wild pitch and a Houston RBI infield single to third.
• SSU pushed five runs across on six hits including a 2-RBI triple by Lauren Mirtoni.
   

QUICK HITS

• SSU starting pitcher Charlie Johnson (10-8) tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing only three hits while fanning three batters.
• Cougar starting pitcher Jayline Sloss (6-3) had her shortest outing of the season, going only 0.2 innings and allowing two runs on four hits.
• Aneesa Arredondo hit a triple in the fourth inning, her first of the season and CSUSM's fifth.
• The last time CSUSM was run-ruled was April 30, 2022 at Cal Poly Humboldt when the Cougars fell 10-2 in five-innings.

 
CSUSM 4 – SSU 3

TOP PERFORMERS
Delaney Prater – 2-for-3
Aneesa Arredondo – 2-for-3 | 2 R | 1 2B
Paige Donnelly – 1-for-3
Makenzie Guiliano – 1-for-2 | 1 R
Alizabeth Ruiz – 1 RBI | 1 SF

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars went up 1-0 in the second inning after Aneesa Arredondo led off the inning with a double to right, advanced on a sac bunt by Makenzie Guiliano before scoring on a SSU error.
• CSUSM extended its lead to 3-1 in the top of the third on an Alizabeth Ruiz sacrifice fly and scored twice on steal attempts that resulted in SSU errors.
• The Seawolves attempted a comeback with a run in the bottom of the fourth on Lauren Martini's RBI single and two more in the fifth on a double steal and an Iris Bejarano RBI groundout.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Dahlia Fink (6-1) earned the win after going 4.1 innings, allowing three runs on five hits and walking none.
• Entering the game in relief, Jayline Sloss (2) picked up her second save of the season after tossing 2.2 hitless innings.
• Seawolf starting pitcher Nichole Sarra (0-1) took the loss following 3.1 innings in the circle, giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will attempt to conclude its four-game series with Sonoma State at Santa Rosa Junior College with a Friday 1 p.m. doubleheader. Check @CSUSMSoftball on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates.