LA MIRADA, Calif. — The Gators headed north to the Biola campus for day two of the Concordia Kickoff Classic. The Gators won the day's opener 5-4 over Chaminade but fell in their second game, 5-0 to host Biola.
- SF State moves to 1-3 on the young season. Chaminade fell to 1-2 while Biola improved to 2-0.
- The Gators notched eight hits and did not record an error versus Chaminade.
- Both SF State and Biola had four hits in game two but the Gators had nothing to show for it.
- Kai DeLeon went 3-for-6 on the day and is now hitting a team-leading .417 through four games.
vs. Chaminade
- After the first two innings breezed by, the Gators got on the board in the third thanks to DeLeon's two-out single up the middle that drove home pinch runner Emily Madrigal.
- Chaminade answered in the top of the fourth. Taryn Fujioka blasted a home run down the right field line, then Kobe Brown walked. Larchelle Tuifao doubled, then Gators catcher Marley Gonzales caught pinch runner Vanessa Pena at home when a wild pitch bounced back, allowing Gonzales to apply the tag. However, Bailey Jacobsen followed with an RBI double that chased SF State starter Nia Trinidad. Mari Takeda Bajan surrendered an RBI double that gave Chaminade a 3-1 lead before getting out of the inning.
- SF State answered quickly in the bottom of the fourth. Samy Vargas led the inning off with a walk, Kira Nelson legged out a bunt single, then Rylee McDaniel moved those two up with a sacrifice bunt. Lexi Holihan followed with a single back up the middle to tie the game at 3-3.
- Chaminade took the lead in the top of the seventh on another Brown RBI single.
- Mia Misasi led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, DeLeon reached on a dropped catch at first base, Gonzales moved them up with a sacrifice bunt, then Daniella Guerrera walked to load the bases. Pinch hitter Shaunnessy Cardwell doubled to right center and two runs came in to give the Gators their first win of the year.
- Trinidad lasted three and a third innings and gave up three runs on three hits with two walks.
- Takeda Bajan (1-1) went the final three and two thirds innings. She allowed one run on four hits. She walked two and struck out two.
- Bailey Benson gave up one run on two hits in three innings of work for the Silver Swords.
- Kamryn Lopez (0-1) took the loss after giving up four runs, three earned, on six hits. She walked two and struck out a pair.
vs. Biola
- The difference in game two came in the third inning when Biola struck for all five of its runs. Jackie Ibarra and Raylene Roybal had back-to-back singles that made it 3-0. Ibarra beat the throw home on a ball in the infield to make it 4-0, then a bobbled ball allowed a run to get home uncontested, though SF State recorded an out on the play for the fielder's choice.
- The Gators loaded the bases in the seventh but a flyout to left field ended the threat.
- Elise Roy (0-2) went three innings and allowed all five Biola runs. She gave up just four hits and walked one.
- Kaitlyn Maddux did not allow a hit and struck out three with one walk over the final three innings.
- Roybal (1-0) went six and two thirds scoreless innings. She scattered four hits and struck out six with three walks.
- DJ Symons induced the flyout to earn the save.
With weather in the forecast, the third and final day of the Concordia Kickoff Classic hangs in the balance. An announcement will be made later on the day on Saturday.
