SAN FRANCISCO – After dropping an intense, back and forth game against San Francisco State by a score of 13-9, the Cal State San Marcos softball team (40-21) answered with a 5-0 win over Biola (39-21) in a NCAA Division II West Regional elimination game on Friday afternoon at SFSU Softball Field.
  
GAME 1: CSUSM 9 – SF STATE 13

TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Waymire – 4-for-5 | 3 R | 2 RBIs | 1 2B | 1 HR
Paige Donnelly – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 3 RBIs | 1 HR | 1 BB
Makenzie Guiliano – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB
Delaney Prater – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 RBI
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI fielder's choice by Delaney Prater and a failed pickoff play.
• The Gators cut the lead in half with a bases-loaded walk in the top of the second.
• Madison Waymire hit a solo home run in the bottom of the frame down the left line.
• SF State evened the game at 3-all on a CSUSM error and a Kira Nilson RBI double in the top of the third.
• The Gators took their first lead of the game at 7-3 in the top of the fourth on a Marley Gonzales RBI single through the right side and a 3-RBI double to right center by Marissa Jordan.
• The Cougars answered with a Waymire RBI single up the middle and a three-run homer by Paige Donnelly to even the game at 7-all. The inning continued with CSUSM taking advantage of a SFSU error that resulted in two runs to take a 9-7 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
• The Gators chipped away at CSUSM's lead with a Gonzales sac fly in the eighth and a solo home run by McDaniels in the sixth to even the game at 9-all.
• In the top of the seventh, the Gators pushed four runs across on Daniella Guerrera's RBI single, a CSUSM error and a 2-RBI double by Shaunessy Cardwell to make it 13-9.

QUICK HITS

• SFSU pitcher Elise Roy (13-8) collected the win after tossing 4.0 innings, giving up two unearned runs on one hit and four walks.
• Cougar relief pitcher Dahlia Fink (11-4) took the loss after going 3.1 innings, allowing 10 runs (nine earned) on 10 hits and two walks.
• Waymire collected her ninth home run of the season while Donnelly raised her season total to six.

GAME 2: CSUSM 5 – BIOLA 2

TOP PERFORMERS
Madison Waymire – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 RBI
Paige Donnelly – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Jillian Albayati – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 RBI
Gianna Lombardi – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 2 RBIs | 1 HR | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took a quick 3-0 lead in the opening frame on an Albayati RBI single, a Delaney Prater sac fly and Gianna Lombardi's RBI double.
• In the second inning, a Madison Waymire RBI single down the third-base line gave CSUSM a 4-0 lead.
• The Cougars extended their lead to 5-0 on a solo home run by Lombardi in the fifth inning.
• The Eagles broke up a shutout with two runs in the sixth inning on a CSUSM error.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starting pitcher Jayline Sloss (17-8) recorded the win after going 5.2 innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and six walks while fanning two batters.
• Cougar relief pitcher Savannah Coyle (5) picked up the save after tossing 1.1 shutout innings.
• Biola starting pitcher Kayla Bousquette (5-7) took the loss after going just 1.0 inning, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk.
• Lombardi registered her third home run of the season.
• This is the second time in the NCAA Division II era (2015-present) that the Cougars have reached the 40-win mark.

UP NEXT
The third-seeded Cougars will face second-seeded and host San Francisco State for the eighth time this season on the final day of the West Regional on Saturday, May 10 at 11 a.m.