Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, February 15
Stanford, Calif.
1:15 PM MT
Colorado State
4-1
10
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0
Pacific
2-6
1
2
3
4
5
R
H
E
Pacific
0
0
0
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0
0
4
1
Colorado State
0
1
6
3
X
10
11
0
Photo by: Tomas Redondo
Colorado State defeats Pacific, rain
2/15/2019 9:56:00 PM | Softball
Colorado State 10, Pacific 0 | Box Score
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STANFORD, Calif. – The Colorado State softball team began the DeMarini Invitational with a win against Pacific and the rain in five innings, as weather wreaked havoc on Friday causing delays throughout the day. The Rams' game against the Tigers finally started at 4:20 p.m., MT when it was originally scheduled for 1:15 p.m., MT and ended at about 7 p.m., MT.
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Colorado State scored first in the bottom of the second inning after Laura Buchanan led off the frame by hitting her first homerun of the season.
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The Rams but the Tigers down in order in the third, before opening up the scoring in the home half. Amber Nelson continued swinging her big bat, recording her fifth double of the season score a pair of runner. After another single and a walk, Corina Gamboa cleared the bases, blasting her first homer of the year, to give the Rams a 7-0 lead.
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CSU's defense continued to shutout Pacific, holding them to just two hits through four innings. The Rams added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth, as Isabella Navarro knocked a two RBI single up the middle before Gamboa pushed Buchanan across home.
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STAT OF THE DAY
The victory was the first of the season for the Rams, via the mercy rule.
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NOTES
- The Rams improve to 4-1 on the season, while Pacific drops to 2-6
- The win was the biggest margin of victory of the season and second shutout
- Bridgette Hutton (2-1) earned her second win of the year
- Colorado State held Pacific to just four hits in the win
- Lauren Buchanan led the Rams with a pair of hits and runs scored
- Corina Gamboa closely followed, tallying five RBIs after hitting her first homer of the season – a grand slam in the fifth inning
- Four different Rams tallied two hits each
- CSU was tough at the plate, striking out just once
- Hutton hurled the complete game, striking out three batters and not registering a walk
- There were two rain delays during the game, totaling 1:25
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will continue the DeMarini Invitational on Saturday, playing Iowa State at 4:30 p.m., MT followed by Portland State at 6:45 p.m., MT. Tournament Central
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STANFORD, Calif. – The Colorado State softball team began the DeMarini Invitational with a win against Pacific and the rain in five innings, as weather wreaked havoc on Friday causing delays throughout the day. The Rams' game against the Tigers finally started at 4:20 p.m., MT when it was originally scheduled for 1:15 p.m., MT and ended at about 7 p.m., MT.
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Colorado State scored first in the bottom of the second inning after Laura Buchanan led off the frame by hitting her first homerun of the season.
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The Rams but the Tigers down in order in the third, before opening up the scoring in the home half. Amber Nelson continued swinging her big bat, recording her fifth double of the season score a pair of runner. After another single and a walk, Corina Gamboa cleared the bases, blasting her first homer of the year, to give the Rams a 7-0 lead.
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CSU's defense continued to shutout Pacific, holding them to just two hits through four innings. The Rams added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth, as Isabella Navarro knocked a two RBI single up the middle before Gamboa pushed Buchanan across home.
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STAT OF THE DAY
The victory was the first of the season for the Rams, via the mercy rule.
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NOTES
- The Rams improve to 4-1 on the season, while Pacific drops to 2-6
- The win was the biggest margin of victory of the season and second shutout
- Bridgette Hutton (2-1) earned her second win of the year
- Colorado State held Pacific to just four hits in the win
- Lauren Buchanan led the Rams with a pair of hits and runs scored
- Corina Gamboa closely followed, tallying five RBIs after hitting her first homer of the season – a grand slam in the fifth inning
- Four different Rams tallied two hits each
- CSU was tough at the plate, striking out just once
- Hutton hurled the complete game, striking out three batters and not registering a walk
- There were two rain delays during the game, totaling 1:25
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will continue the DeMarini Invitational on Saturday, playing Iowa State at 4:30 p.m., MT followed by Portland State at 6:45 p.m., MT. Tournament Central
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hutton, Bridgette (2-1)
L: SUTHERLIN (0-2)
Batting:
2B: REED 1
Batting:
2B: Nelson, Amber 1
HR: Buchanan, Lauren 1 ; Gamboa, Corina 1
RBI: Nelson, Amber 2 ; Buchanan, Lauren 1 ; Navarro, Isabella 2 ; Gamboa, Corina 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Michelena, Ashley 1 ; Klein, Danni 1 ; Donaldson, Haley 1 ; Nelson, Amber 1 ; Cook, Kaitlyn 1 ; Buchanan, Lauren 2 ; Polenz, Brooke 1 ; Navarro, Isabella 1 ; Gamboa, Corina 1
SB: Polenz, Brooke 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
5
Players Mentioned
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