SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State softball team picked up two more wins on Saturday as the Gators swept the series versus Stanislaus State. The Gators won 4-3 and 4-2 behind strong pitching efforts and moved into sixth place in the CCAA.
- SF State has won seven of its last 10 games and improves to 23-17 on the season and 11-13 in conference action. Stanislaus State falls to 12-25 overall and 6-21 in CCAA play.
- The Gators improve to 12-5 in one-run games this season and to 9-7 at home.
- SF State moves into sixth place in front of Chico State, who lost three of four to No. 11 Sonoma State. The two teams meet next weekend, April 21-22.
- Liana Gonzalez hit .471 on the week and had eight hits in six games. Marley Gonzales hit .375 (6-for-16) with five RBIs. Daniella Guerrera batted .350 with three home runs and Marissa Jordan hit .333 (6-for-18) for the week.
- The five through seven batters in game one (Kira Nilson, Jordan, Gonzalez) all finished with two hits apiece. Gonzalez had two more hits in game two, as did Gonzales.
- Kaitlyn Maddux notched her 12th win of the season, which are tied for fourth most among CCAA pitchers.
- As part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's (SAAC) Mental Wellness Campaign, the team wore shirts in warmups emblazoned with "Strenth isn't always physical."
Game 1
- The Gators pounced in the first inning. Kai DeLeon hit a ball to short and Mikaela Ferreira's throw pulled Payton Applequist off the bag, which allowed DeLeon to reach safely. DeLeon later scored from third on Teya Vincent's flare single behind the circle. Vincent would come around to score on Marissa Jordan's single up the middle, and Gonzalez sent an opposite field RBI single down the right field line to make it 3-0.
- After leaving the bases loaded in the second, the Warriors cut into the lead with Applequist's two-run homer in the third and tied it in the fifth on Sheridan Gulley's two-out RBI single to left center.
- The Gators regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth on Jordan's two-out RBI single that brought home pinch runner Maddie Scott.
- Gators starter Brooklyn Heffernan worked out of another bases-loaded jam in the sixth and got Madison Flexser swinging to preserve the lead.
- Heffernan (9-9) evened her record and improved to 3-0 on the week. She scattered eight hits, walked two, and struck out five. She lost her control momentarily in the second and threw eight straight balls but battled back to get a fly ball that left the bases loaded.
- Jessell Lewis (4-10) gave up four runs, just one earned, in the loss for the Warriors. She struck out three and did not issue a walk.
Game 2
- The Gators took another first-inning lead in game two. DeLeon led the game off with a four-pitch walk and scored from second on a Guerrera single back up the middle.
- The Gators were patient at the plate and added three more runs in the second. With one out, Jordan earned a free pass, then Cam Cramer, Mia Misasi, and DeLeon drew back-to-back-to-back two-out walks that made it 2-0. Then, Gonzales drove home Cramer and Misasi with a single to center field.
- Stan State got two runs back in the third. Korie Corral reached on an error and scored on an RBI single from Ferreira, and Gulley drove in another run with an RBI single to left center.
- After that, Maddux stifled the Warriors lineup, allowing just one hit over the final four innings.
- Maddux (12-6) used 109 pitches and allowed just one earned run. She allowed four hits, walked a pair, and struck out three.
- Kyndra Morzorini (4-7) surrendered four runs on six hits in the loss for the Warriors. She walked seven and struck out a pair.
The Gators will host another makeup doubleheader with Cal State East Bay on Tuesday, April 18 at noon. The doubleheader will be broadcast on the
CCAA Network with live stats available at
sfstategators.com. In-game updates will also available on Twitter at
@sfstate_sb.
