TURLOCK, Calif. — After being rained out midgame on Saturday, the San Francisco State softball team returned to the diamond for its final game of the 21st Annual Tournament of Champions presented by the City of Turlock. The Gators went quietly in a 2-0 loss to No. 14 Western Washington.
 

By the Numbers

 

• SF State slipped to 12-15 on the season. Still, the Gators have won five of their last seven games. WWU went 5-0 at the Tournament of Champions and improved to 22-4 with the win.
• Kai DeLeon and Marissa Jordan accounted for the entire Gators offense, each had two hits. The Gators have been shutout just three times this season.
• DeLeon's 29 hits lead the team and are tied for ninth most among CCAA batters. She has now reached safely in 24 of the Gators' 26 games this season.
• Pitcher Mari Takeda Bajan lowered her ERA to a team-best 2.26, which is seventh lowest among CCAA pitchers.

How They Scored

 

• Western Washington took advantage of a pair of errors to plate two runs in the second. With two outs and runners at first and second, Lexi Barcomb singled to center. Emily Paulson, who was on second, went to third and scored when the throw back into the infield was booted by Makenzie Stenson in an attempt to cut the ball off. Leadoff batter Maleah Andrews followed with a groundball to Mia Misasi but Misasi couldn't field the ball cleanly, which allowed pitcher Alli Kimball to score.
• Despite just four hits, the Gators had various chances to score. In the first inning, the Gators stranded DeLeon at third after she led off with a single to right field. SF State had a pair in scoring position in the third but pinch runner Olivia Clavero was picked off at third base, then Marley Gonzales struck out swinging to end the threat. An error in the bottom of the fifth set up runners on first and second with one out but Mia Misasi eventually flew out in a 10-pitch battle and DeLeon fouled out.

In The Circle

 

• Takeda Bajan (5-5) tossed her fifth complete game but took the tough-luck loss. She allowed seven hits and no earned runs over seven innings.
• Kimball (8-2) scattered four hits and struck out five in a complete-game victory. She tossed 96 pitches and faced just four over the minimum. She also had a hit and a run to help her own cause.

Up Next

The Gators return to Turlock to take on Stanislaus State. The Gators are slated to play doubleheaders on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30. Fans can watch live on the CCAA Network and live stats will be available at sfstategators.com/livestats_sb. Tickets are available at warriorathletics.com/tickets.