IRVINE, Calif. – The Yotes continued opening weekend play at the Concordia Kickoff Classic on Saturday. They dropped both games on Saturday, each of their opponents winning by one run but finished with a win on Sunday.

Game 1: CSUSB 1, WWU 2
Samantha Vargas was on the mound to start the day, pitching 5.1 innings. Coming off a strong a game the previous night against CUI, she looked to continue that against the Western Washington Vikings. The junior only allowed one run on seven hits.

Tereise Tosi struck first in the game, tripling down the right field line to bring in Alexis Aguado. Both teams remained scoreless until the fifth innings where the Vikings tied up the game. With two outs in the top of the seventh, the Vikings hit a double down the left field line to bring in the game-winning run.
 
Game 2: CSUSB 0, NNU 1
The Yotes faced a tough Nighthawks team for their second game of the day. Northwest Nazarene scored in the third inning, but the Yotes rallied in the sixth. Junior outfielder Hayden Greene reached first base due to a fielding error by the Nighthawks but was left stranded.   

This loss gave the Nighthawks their first win of the season.
 
Sunday, February 5^th
Game 1: CSUSB 6, MSUBS 3
The Yotes scored two runs in the sixth inning to win their final game of the Concordia Kickoff Classic against the MSU Billings.

A triple from junior Bailey Wallace brought in Hayden Greene. Vargas was a force on the mound. She pitched all seven innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits. The Yotes extended their lead in the third with Aguado and Alyssa Martinez both coming in to score. The Billings answered with a score of their own, but the Yotes quickly countered with the only run scored in the fourth.

Shannon Galliano came in as a pinch runner and scored on a single from Wallace. Greene accounted for three of the Yotes' six runs scored, including their winning run, which led both teams in scoring.

Junior Bailey Wallace was the only Yote and one of seven CCAA competitors named to the 2023 Concordia Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team.
 

Up Next
The Yotes head to the CSUSB Softball Park for their home opener! They will face the Azusa Pacific University Cougars in a doubleheader on Friday, February 10^th, at 12 and 2 PM. Admission is free for everyone, but you can also catch the action on the CCAA Network at  ccaanetwork.com.
To see the full CSUSB women's softball schedule, click HERE.
 
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