No. 25 Rams take final home series with walk off over Aztecs

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – In her first collegiate start, freshman Kaitlyn Cook hit a walk-off single to center field to give the No. 25 Colorado State softball team a 4-3 win over San Diego State in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon. The hit was Cook's second of her career – first was in game two on Saturday.

Rams 4, Aztecs 3 | Box Score

The rubber match was a back-and-forth affair on Sunday afternoon as there were four lead changes and two ties in the seven inning game. SDSU took the lead to start the game in the first after a solo homer. The Rams responded in the home-half of the inning, scoring a pair of runs to take a 2-1 advantage. The Aztecs retook the lead in the third off a two-run home run. Colorado State tied the game again in the fourth on an RBI single before taking the lead and series for good in the bottom of the seventh.

STAT OF THE GAME
Kaitlyn Cook singled to center to score the winning run in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the seventh.

IN THEIR WORDS
Head Coach Jen Fisher Kaitlyn Cook's walk-off hit…
"I'm thrilled for Kait (Cook) and I think everyone on this team would agree with me. It couldn't have happened to a better person. She is calm and collected and just a student of the game; just getting herself ready every day at practice, she has a great attitude and she showed that. It just goes to show you what a great attitude and work ethic can do. I'm really happy for Kait. It's been a couple tremendous days for her."

Fisher on the five seniors…
"Their work ethic was second-to none as a team. They fought through a lot of things that were uncomfortable to them, in different ways. All five of them brought positive things to this team and even when they struggled, they stayed together; they were invested and bought in. They have always been for the team and not about themselves. That will probably be the biggest legacy they leave."

NOTES
- The Rams need just one more MW win (or San Jose State loss) to secure their second Mountain West Championship
- SDSU led after the third inning, but were held scoreless the last four frames
- Amber Nelson led the Rams a perfect 3-for-3 in the dish, including a double
- Tara Shadowen knocked in a team-best two RBI with her two hits, which included a double
- CSU registered 10 hits in the win, but left nine runner stranded on base
- Bridgette Hutton (15-4) was solid in the circle, throwing the complete game allowing three runs and striking out five
- The Rams finished their home schedule with a 19-2 record
- Nelson also ruined SDSU's Kiera Wright's perfect stolen base record (19-20) after throwing her out in the second trying to steal
- CSU honored its five senior player prior to the first pitch; Amber Nelson, Lauren Buchanan, Isabella Navarro, Danni Klein and Bridgette Hutton

UP NEXT
The Rams will finish the regular season playing at Boise State for three games before playing their last game of the regular season at BYU on Monday, May 6.

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