SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State softball team won both ends of a doubleheader with Stanislaus State. They overcame an early deficit to take game one 4-3 and held on to a 4-2 victory in game two.
- The Gators improve to 20-19 and move to .500 in conference play at 9-9. They move into fourth in the CCAA. Stanislaus falls to 16-18 and 5-13 in the CCAA.
- SF State had seven stolen bases between the two games and continues to lead the conference with 113. Ashley Rocha had three in game two while Olvia Mares had three on the day.
- With her 34th stolen base of the season, Mares moves into third in a single season. Brylynn Vallejos and Michelle Castro who are first and second on that list, also rank first and second in program history in stolen bases.
- Rocha continues to be an impact hitter and went 3-for-4 in game one and 2-for-3 in game two.
- The Gators limited the damage Stanislaus did despite tons of people on the base path. Stanislaus left nine on in game one and 13 in game two.
- Kate Nelson had a pair of doubles in game two.
Stanislaus loaded the bases in the first with no outs and brought in three runs in the inning. The Gators had a bases loaded situation with no outs of their own in the third. Shaunessy Cardwell singled up the middle to advance all the runners a base. Marissa Jordan reached on a fielder's choice to allow another run to cross. With Mares on second in the bottom of the fourth, Malia Morreira singled to left center to bring Mares home and tie the game. Mares singled to the pitcher in the bottom of the first, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Rocha hit an rbi single to center to give the Gators the lead. Stanislaus had bases loaded in the seventh with one out but a pinch hitter popped the ball out for out number two and the Gators got a ground out for the final out.
- Alexis Perez (13-7) gave another complete game performance. She gave up six hits, three runs with two being earned and two walks. She also had three strikeouts.
- Nat Camarena (4-7) went six innings and gave up 10 hits to the Gators while only giving up four runs, two earned.
Three straight singles up the middle led to a Gator run in the second inning. Rocha hit a lead-off first pitch single, stole second and third and came home when the throw down to third trickled into the outfield. Runners were in scoring position in the fifth. Cardwell laid down a successful sacrifice squeeze to bring one runner in and Jordan hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 4-0. Stanislaus loaded the bases in the sixth but the Gators limited them to a fielder's choice RBI to lead 4-1. The Gators recorded two outs in the top of the seventh but the next four batters reached base, leading to a Stanislaus run. Perez came in to replace Kharime Caratachea and induced a pop-up, using only two pitches.
- Kharime Caratachea (6-11) pitched a strong six innings before running out of steam in the seventh. She gave up nine hits and five walks but only allowed two runs.
- Perez earned her second save.
- Alexis Camberos (4-4) took the loss. She pitched 4.2 innings and gave up nine hits and four runs with two being earned.
The Gators remain at home to host Cal State Dominguez Hills on April 17 at 1 p.m. Fans can follow on FloCollege.
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