SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State softball team was looking to clinch a trip to the CCAA Tournament but will have to wait until the final day of the season now after dropping Friday's doubleheader to second-place Cal State San Bernardino, 6-2 and 6-0.
- SF State slips to 26-22 on the season and 14-18 in conference action. The Coyotes move to 30-17 overall and 22-11 in CCAA play. The Gators slipped into a tie for sixth place with Chico State but the Wildcats hold the tiebreaker with a win over first-place Sonoma State.
- The Gators' 26 wins stand alone as the eighth most in program history.
- SF State moves to 14-7 in one-run games this season.
- Kai DeLeon had a hit in each game and has reached base safely in her last nine games.
- Liana Gonzalez went 3-for-3 in game one and Marley Gonzales went 3-for-3 in game two.
- Despite the losses, both Gators starting pitchers went the distance. They have now combined for 33 complete games.
- The Gators outhit the Coyotes in game two but were shut out for the 11th time this season.
Game 1
- The Coyotes set the tone early with an unearned run in the first inning. The Gators answered on a delayed double steal attempt. Teya Vincent got stuck in a rundown long enough that allowed DeLeon to score from third.
- Gators pitcher Brooklyn Heffernan cruised through the second and third innings, including a four-pitch third, and stranded a pair in the fourth. However, the Coyotes got to her in the fifth. A double and four-pitch walk set up a three-run homer from Tereise Tosi.
- The Gators got a run back in the bottom of the fifth when pinch runner Mattie Scott and Gonzalez executed another double steal and Gonzalez scored. However, Scott was stranded at third.
- A Shannon Galliano two-out RBI double in the sixth and a two-out RBI single from Alyssa Martinez put the game out of reach.
- Heffernan (11-11) gave up four earned runs on eight hits. She walked three and struck out four.
- Samantha Vargas (19-9) allowed one earned run on five hits. She walked one and struck out a pair.
Game 2
- Tosi and Martinez staked another early Coyotes lead with RBIs in the first inning.
- CSUSB put the game out of reach with a four-hit, four-run sixth inning.
- The Gators stranded a pair in the first and again in the third, and left the bases loaded twice in the fifth and seventh innings.
- Kaitlyn Maddux (13-9) was touched for six runs on nine hits. She walked four with one strikeout.
- Natalie Carlos (9-2) scattered 10 hits but did not allow a run. She walked two and struck out a pair.
The Gators' postseason hopes come down to the final day of the season. On Saturday, April 29, the Gators will also honor the team's lone senior,
Teya Vincent. The 11 a.m. 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.
