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HAYWARD, Calif. – The San Francisco State softball team opened its 2012 California Collegiate Athletic Association schedule on a sour note Friday, dropping both ends of a doubleheader to host Cal State East Bay at Pioneer Field. 
 
The Gators experienced a 9-1 defeat in game one, before suffering a 13-2 setback in the nightcap, falling to 2-5 on the season and 0-2 in league play.
 
The Pioneers, meanwhile, hit banged out 23 hits and seven home runs in the twin-bill, including two each by Devin Salmones, Taylor Neumann and Sarah Holdridge, to raise their record to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the CCAA.
 
Neumann and Holdridge finished the day with four RBI apiece, while Salmones knocked in three of her own and finished with three runs scored.
 
SF State grabbed an a 1-0 advantage in their first trip to the plate in game one as Heather Jensen led off with an infield single and later scored on Kylie Grabowski's sacrifice bunt.
 
However, East Bay tallied the equalizer in the bottom of the second when Salmones deposited a 3-1 pitch over the fence in right-center field off Gator starter Marisa Ibarra, providing a harbinger of things to come.
 
The Pioneers got the long ball working once again their half of the fourth as Emily Montanez delivered a three-run shot to left, plating Salmones and Holdridge, who previously walked and singled, respectively.
 
Leading 4-1, East Bay put up five additional markers in the fifth as Taylor Neumann got into the act with a two-run homer to bring in Jamie Yaller, who earlier got aboard on an infield hit, while Salmones followed with another solo shot.  After Holdridge and Montanez reached on a single and double, respectively, Heidi McAllister cleared the bases with an additional two-bagger, ending the game on the eight-run rule.
 
Pioneer starter Talia Ferrari (1-0) tossed all five innings for the victory, giving up just one run on five hits to go along with a pair strikeouts, while Ibarra (1-1) absorbed the loss, allowing four runs on five hits, before yielding to Ali Garcia with one out in the fourth.
 
The Gators were unable to silence the Pioneer bats in the nightcap as Neumann and Holdridge each smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, while Yaller added an RBI double to erase a 1-0 deficit. SF State had drawn first blood in the top of the frame when Ashley Huff singled in her first collegiate at-bat, driving in Jensen, who led off with a base hit to right and advanced on a Brittany Barcellos sacrifice.
 
Trailing 5-1, the Gators added a run in the top of the second when Courtney Gravel raced home on a double-steal play. Gravel, who was also making her debut for the Purple and Gold, previously hit a one-out single and subsequently reached third on a Jordan Brenner base hit and a fielder's choice.
 
However, East Bay erupted for four runs in the third and fourth innings to put the game out of reach.  In the fateful fourth frame, Holdridge connected for her second two-run dinger of the contest, while pinch-hitters Cassidy Zeiner and Jessica Machado added RBI singles. 
 
Leading 13-2, Pioneer reliever Lauren Zweigle (2-1) retired the visitors in order in the fifth, saddling SF State with another run-rule defeat.  Zweigle struck out four and gave up just one hit to earn the victory after taking over for starter Ferrari with two outs in the second.  Conversely, Jordan Stanaland (0-2) was tagged with the loss for the Gators after surrendering nine runs on six hits and four walks in three innings of work.
 
Jensen finished with a combined three hits and two runs scored on the day, while Huff added two singles in game two.
 
The Gators will wrap up their four-game series at East Bay on Saturday with another doubleheader, starting at noon.  

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score