SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Yotes hosted the Cal St. Monterey Bay Otters for a doubleheader to close the series. CSUSB started the day with a comeback victory, then went on to shutout the Otters to tie the series.
In the first game,
Brooklyn Blackmon pitched a complete game and collected one strikeout. Teriese Tosi put the Yotes by hitting a homerun in the first inning. Tosi went on to collect two hits and two RBIs. The Otters were up when CSUSB scored nine runs in the fifth inning.
Alyssa Martinez hit a homerun to bring home two Yotes for a three RBI. The Yotes won the first game, 10-8.
Sofia Gombos pitched a shutout in the second game as the Yotes forced an early end to the game in the fifth inning. This time
Shannon Galliano was the first to put CSUSB on the board by hitting a homerun in the second inning for a two RBI.
Kaylee Williamson and
Tereise Tosi both collected two hits and two RBIs on the game. The Yotes closed the series with fifth inning shutout, 8-0.
"I felt like we played really well on all sides of the game today" said coach
Dee Payan. "Such a gutsy and gritty performance by Brooke Blackmon. She kept trusting her stuff and dug really deep to close out the game for us. Offensively, we kept trusting and sticking to our game plan. Our bats came alive in the fifth and we were able to put up nine runs to come back from behind"
"Sophia Gombos set the tone for us right away and was phenomenal the entire game for us" coach Payan continued. "She was commanding her pitches through the zone and was mixing speeds very well. Offensively we were able to get on the board early and often. Our team goal was to pass the bat and do whatever it took to help the team win. It was great to see us come together and play some good softball."
CSUSB is scheduled to play their next doubleheader on Friday, April 15
th with first pitch at 1 p.m. in Arcata against Cal Poly Humboldt. Streaming is available on the ccaanetwork.com.
