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Softball recap: Stem, Krogh lift red-hot Rams over Tigers
3/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 16, 2010
By Tawny Dennis
Athletic Media Relations
FRESNO, Calif. – After a day of rest, Colorado State picked up right where it left off on Sunday, scoring nine runs on eight hits en route to a 9-1 victory over Princeton in five innings at Bulldog Diamond Tuesday.
CSU now has won 10 of its last 11 games, including five straight, and is 16-4 over its last 20 contests.
Junior Caitlan Stem finished Tuesday 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. She tallied her first three RBI in the second inning when she doubled to center field to plate seniors Allison Majam and Sarah Sullivan and freshman Brianna Donahue, who all earned walks.
Princeton (2-8) cut the Rams’ lead to 3-1 in the top of the fourth inning when Kelsey Quist recorded a sacrifice fly to plate teammate Collette Abbott from third. Abbott singled to lead off the frame.
Colorado State (17-8) answered in the bottom half of the inning when Stem singled and scored on an error by the Tigers’ second baseman.
The Rams’ added five more runs in the following frame. Colorado State’s first two runs in the inning came off of walks and hit batters.
Stem earned her fourth RBI of the game after the Rams had a 6-1 lead. She singled to left field to score sophomore Lyssa Roberts, who drew a walk earlier in the inning.
Sophomore Jenna Krogh recorded her two RBI of the game and secured Colorado State’s 17th victory of the season when she singled to center field to plate Sullivan and fellow senior Kayla Kreutzman.
Sophomore Kelli Eubanks started in the circle for the Rams, tossing all five innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three.
Colorado State heads to Sacramento, Calif., Thursday for a single game against Sacramento State before the Capital Classic begins Friday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. MT. The Rams will face Nevada twice at the Capital Classic along with Utah State and tournament-host Sacramento State in three days.
