CSU Bakersfield Box Score
Saint Mary's Box Score
POCATELLO, Idaho- The offense pounded out16 hits and the pitchers gave up only one earned run but the Idaho State softball still dropped two games to CSU Bakersfield, 5-3 and Saint Mary's 6-3 on Saturday in the PCSC Crossover tournament at Sacramento State.
The difference in the two games was the Bengal defense combined to commit nine errors on the day.
“
Brittany Olsin continues to play well,” ISU softball coach
Julie Wright said. “Our defense was terrible and we played as if winning didn't matter. Both (Kandis) Clesson and (Christina) Rayner did a great job in the circle only giving up one earned run a piece. We did nothing to help them.”
Olsin had a homerun against CSU Bakersfield.
Courtney Hancock and
Christina Rayner also had impressive outings offensively as Hancock was 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and Rayner was 3-for-6 with an RBI on the day.
Rayner and Clesson both pitched complete games and allowed only one earned run in each game.
Here is a look at each game
CSU Bakersfield 5 Idaho State 3
The Idaho State softball dropped a close 5-3 contest to CSU Bakersfield on Saturday morning at the PCSC Crossover Tournament at Sacramento State.
The Bengals had eight hits for the game with
Katee Wiley going 2-for-3 on the day. Six different Bengals record hits on the day including solo-homeruns from
Terah Blackwell in the second and Olsin in the fourth inning. Rayner pitched a complete game, scattering nine hits. The struggle for ISU was defensively as it committed four innings in the field.
After giving up a run in the first inning, The Bengals tied the game at one in the second thanks to Blackwell's homerun.
Bakersfield came back with two runs in the third but ISU answered with a run in the fourth to come within one run at 3-2 on Olsin's homerun.
CSU Bakersfield scored a run in the sixth and seventh inning but ISU's rally fell short in the bottom of the seventh despite a valiant effort.
Erin Olander started the seventh off with a double to right-center. Hancock then singled to right, scoring Olander.
Amanda Fitzsimmons then reached on a fielder's choice, forcing Hancock out at second. Deirae Hoffman singled to right field and moved to second when the Roadrunners unsuccessfully attempted to get Fitzsimmons at third. Bakersfield then retired the final two ISU batters to seal the victory.
Saint Mary's 6 Idaho State 3
Jessica Baca,
Christina Rayner and
Courtney Hancock all went 2-for-3 in the game. Olsin and
Desirae Hoffman each had one hit. Clesson scattered seven hits and struck out one batter while only one of the six runs was earned. The Bengals committed five errors in the game.
Both teams scored in the first inning. The Gaels led off with two runs in the top of the first and ISU followed with a run in the bottom half of the inning when Baca singled home Olsin with two outs in the bottom half of the inning.
SMC then scored one run in the fifth and three in the top of the sixth to take a 6-1 lead. The Bengals scored one run in the sixth when Rayner singled home Baca, who reached base on a lead-off double. ISU managed one run in the seventh inning.
The Bengals play host school Sacramento State at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
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