TURLOCK, Calif – The Western Washington University softball team was dealt a pair of losses on Saturday during the second day of the 17th Annual Tournament of Champions.
WWU was defeated 6-1 by Cal State San Bernardino in the first game of the day and had a comeback fall short in an 8-4 loss to San Francisco State in the afternoon game at Warrior Softball Field.
WWU drops to 9-18 on the season and has lost 9 of its last 12 games.
Sophomore shortstop Paityn Cyr (Mount Vernon, WA) led the Vikings at the plate during the two games, going 4-for-8 combined in the two games (2-for-4 in both games). The Vikings recorded 17 hits between the two games, including 10 vs. SFSU, but committed 7 errors in the field leading to 4 unearned runs.
Junior third baseman/pitcher Shearyna Labasan (Mililani, HI/Maryknoll) and freshman third baseman Sam Silver (Mount Vernon, WA) each recorded 3 hits on the day. Freshman outfielder Lauren Lo (Issaquah, WA/Skyline) was 2-for-2 with 2 RBI vs. SFSU.
The Vikings conclude play in the TOC tomorrow facing Academy of Art (2 pm) and Cal State East Bay (4:30 pm) at Pedretti Park.
Game 1: CSUSB 6, WWU 1 Box Score | Game Book
Cal State San Bernardino scored in each of the first three innings, and pulled away with a 3-run 5th inning en route to the 6-1 victory over the Vikings in the opening game of the day.
WWU recorded 7 hits in the game, but was kept off the scoreboard until its final at-bat in the 7th inning with senior right fielder Carlie Richards (Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin) driving home a run on a sacrifice fly.
Starting pitcher Shearyna Labasan (4-9) was dealt the loss allowing 7 hits and 5 runs (4 ER) in 4.0 IP, snapping her string of seven consecutive complete games in the circle. She was also 2-for-4 at the plate to notch her team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the season.
CSUSB (16-10) starting pitcher Amanda Ramirez fired 3.2 innings of scoreless ball while allowing 4 hits, but did not record a decision. Relief pitcher Kendra O’Cull (6-4) earned the win allowing 1 run in 3.1 innings.
Catcher Kendra Brown led the Coyotes at the plate going 2-for-3 with 3 RBI and hit her 10th home run of the season.
Cal State San Bernardino 6, Western Washington 1 (March 24, 2018 at Turlock, CA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Washington.. 000 000 1 - 1 7 3 (9-17) CSU San Bernardino.. 111 030 X - 6 9 0 (16-10) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Washington - Labasan; Doan (5) and Hardy; Matthews CSU San Bernardino - Ramirez; O'Cull (4) and Brown Win-O'Cull (6-4) Loss-Labasan (4-9) T-1:45 A-63 HR CSUSB – Brown (10)
Game 2: SFSU 8, WWU 4 Box Score | Game Book
A big 7-run 2nd inning by San Francisco State proved to be too much to overcome in WWU’s 8-4 loss to the Gators in the second game of the day at Warrior Softball Field in Turlock.
The game had a one-hour rain delay after the top of the 1st inning, but the game resumed with good weather the rest of the way.
SFSU scored a run in the first inning after a leadoff single by Michelle Castro, two stolen bases, and a passed ball resulted in the go-ahead run.
On the passed ball, WWU starting pitcher Anna Kasner (Milton, WA/Fife) was injured while covering home plate and did not pitch past the 2nd inning.
The Vikings made 3 errors in the bottom of the 2nd inning to help fuel the Gators’ 7-run inning, in which they sent 12 batters to the plate.
Kasner (5-8) suffered the loss allowing 4 runs (3 ER) on 2 hits in 1.0+ innings of work. She struck out 3 and issued one walk in her shortest outing of the season. Junior relief pitcher Morgan VanRiper (Kalama, WA) pitched a career-high 5.0 innings, allowing 6 hits and 4 runs (2 ER).
WWU out-hit SFSU 10-8, with Paityn Cyr (2-for-4, R), Sam Silver (2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI) and Lauren Lo (2-for-2, 2 RBI, BB) leading the way.
SFSU were led by a 2-for-3 performance by shortstop Hayley Nunes. The Gators recorded 7 stolen bases in the game.
Starting pitcher Lindsey Cassidy (7-7) earned the win scattering 7 hits and 3 runs in 4.0 innings and Karlo Soto recorded her first save with a scoreless inning of work in the 7th inning.
San Francisco State 8, Western Washington 4 (March 24, 2018 at Turlock, CA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Washington.. 000 310 0 - 4 10 4 (9-18) San Francisco St.... 170 000 X - 8 8 1 (14-18) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Western Washington - Kasner; VanRiper (2) and Hardy San Francisco State - Cassidy; Goodner (5); Soto (7) and Terrel; Brown Win-Cassidy(7-7) Save-Soto (1) Loss-Kasner (5-8) T-2:06 A-123 **1-hour rain delay after the top of the 1st inning**