Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, March 15
Fort Collins, Colo.
4 PM MT
Colorado State
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Photo by: Brandon Randall
Rams open MW action with win over Fresno State
3/15/2019 7:27:00 PM | Softball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State softball team began Mountain West Conference play with an 8-4 victory over Fresno State. The win snaps the Bulldogs eight-game win streak, while extending the Rams' streak to nine-consecutive wins and improving them to 18-4 overall.
Rams 8, Bulldogs 4 | Box Score
Colorado State put the Bulldogs down in order to start the game after the Rams turned their first double play of the game. CSU got on the board in home-half of the inning after Lauren Buchanan hit a double to center field to score Danni Klein and Haley Donaldson. Amber Nelson followed with a triple to right center to push Buchanan across and give the Rams a 3-0 lead.
Fresno State tied the game up in the third after walking in a run before hitting a sac fly and a RBI ground out to put the game at 3-3.
CSU retook the lead in the fourth as Ashley Ruiz hit her fifth home run of the season to start the inning. With the bases loaded, Haley Donaldson singled to right field to score a run, before Lauren Buchanan hit a sac fly to score the Rams' sixth run of the game.
The Rams put the Bulldogs down in order again in the fifth another double play and added an insurance run bottom of the frame with an Ashley Michelena double to lead 7-3.
Fresno State pushed its final run across in the sixth after a fielder's choice before CSU added to its lead in the sixth with an infield single by Amber Nelson.
NOTES
- The Rams won its MW opener for the second-consecutive season
- CSU's eight runs are the most against Fresno State since a victory on May 4, 2014
- Colorado State generated six extra-base hits, including four doubles
- Ashley Ruiz hit her fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning
- Ashley Michelena, Haley Donaldson and Amber Nelson each had two hits apiece
- Lauren Buchanan led the Rams with three RBI, followed by Nelson with two
- Jessica Jarecki started the game, but was relieved in the third after allowing four hits and three runs
- Bridgette Hutton (7-2) finished the game, allowing just two hits and one earned run
- The Rams are now 11-39 against Fresno State, and 6-11 in Fort Collins
STAT OF THE GAME
The Rams scored eight runs against a Fresno State team that allowed just 12 runs during its eight-game win streak.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jen Fisher on the conference-opening victory…
"I thought we battled really hard and I like the way we responded. Similar to last week against Syracuse, we had, what could have been, some frustrating innings and we battled through them. I liked the way we fought through the middle innings and we took advantage of some miscues, while also executing our short game really well."
Fisher on what an opening series win gives the team…
"One thing that is really hard is not to think of any games again. Yeah, we should feel that energy and know that we can battle, but besides that, you just have to get back to business and not over think it one way or the other."
UP NEXT
The Rams will continue the Fresno State series on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m., MT.
Rams 8, Bulldogs 4 | Box Score
Colorado State put the Bulldogs down in order to start the game after the Rams turned their first double play of the game. CSU got on the board in home-half of the inning after Lauren Buchanan hit a double to center field to score Danni Klein and Haley Donaldson. Amber Nelson followed with a triple to right center to push Buchanan across and give the Rams a 3-0 lead.
Fresno State tied the game up in the third after walking in a run before hitting a sac fly and a RBI ground out to put the game at 3-3.
CSU retook the lead in the fourth as Ashley Ruiz hit her fifth home run of the season to start the inning. With the bases loaded, Haley Donaldson singled to right field to score a run, before Lauren Buchanan hit a sac fly to score the Rams' sixth run of the game.
The Rams put the Bulldogs down in order again in the fifth another double play and added an insurance run bottom of the frame with an Ashley Michelena double to lead 7-3.
Fresno State pushed its final run across in the sixth after a fielder's choice before CSU added to its lead in the sixth with an infield single by Amber Nelson.
NOTES
- The Rams won its MW opener for the second-consecutive season
- CSU's eight runs are the most against Fresno State since a victory on May 4, 2014
- Colorado State generated six extra-base hits, including four doubles
- Ashley Ruiz hit her fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning
- Ashley Michelena, Haley Donaldson and Amber Nelson each had two hits apiece
- Lauren Buchanan led the Rams with three RBI, followed by Nelson with two
- Jessica Jarecki started the game, but was relieved in the third after allowing four hits and three runs
- Bridgette Hutton (7-2) finished the game, allowing just two hits and one earned run
- The Rams are now 11-39 against Fresno State, and 6-11 in Fort Collins
STAT OF THE GAME
The Rams scored eight runs against a Fresno State team that allowed just 12 runs during its eight-game win streak.
QUOTES
Head Coach Jen Fisher on the conference-opening victory…
"I thought we battled really hard and I like the way we responded. Similar to last week against Syracuse, we had, what could have been, some frustrating innings and we battled through them. I liked the way we fought through the middle innings and we took advantage of some miscues, while also executing our short game really well."
Fisher on what an opening series win gives the team…
"One thing that is really hard is not to think of any games again. Yeah, we should feel that energy and know that we can battle, but besides that, you just have to get back to business and not over think it one way or the other."
UP NEXT
The Rams will continue the Fresno State series on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m., MT.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hutton, Bridgette (7-2)
L: DOLCINI, Hailey (6-2)
Batting:
2B: MINOGUE, Rachel 1
RBI: ROHLEDER, Miranda 1 ; GALVAN, Hayleigh 1 ; MINOGUE, Rachel 1 ; FULLER, Haley 1
SH: BROUSSARD, Schuylar 1
SF: GALVAN, Hayleigh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WILSON, McKenzie 1 ; HERNANDEZ, Vanessa 1 ; STEVENS, Dolly 1 ; HERNANDEZ, Vanessa M 1
HBP: NUA, Jade 1
PO: CUEVAS, Aaliyah 1
Batting:
2B: Michelena, Ashley 1 ; Donaldson, Haley 1 ; Buchanan, Lauren 1 ; Shadowen, Tara 1
3B: Nelson, Amber 1
HR: Ruiz, Ashley 1
RBI: Michelena, Ashley 1 ; Donaldson, Haley 1 ; Buchanan, Lauren 3 ; Nelson, Amber 2 ; Ruiz, Ashley 1
SF: Buchanan, Lauren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Michelena, Ashley 1 ; Klein, Danni 1 ; Donaldson, Haley 2 ; Buchanan, Lauren 1 ; Ruiz, Ashley 1 ; Shadowen, Tara 2
Game Leaders
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