Rams Split Day One at Wildcat Invitational

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Oct 19

1:00 PM

Softball

vs Northern Colorado

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Colorado State softball team started the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Arizona today and split the opening day. The Rams started the day with a 6-4 victory against Seattle U before CSU dropped the night game against No. 3/4 Arizona, 9-1 in six frames.

GAME ONE | Seattle U (W, 6-4) | Box Score
Seattle U started the scoring with a solo homer in the third to grab a small lead. The Rams responded in the fifth with a three-hit three-run inning to take a 3-0 lead. The Redhawks tied the game in the bottom of the six with a three-run homer. The score remained tied going into extras as CSU had a pair of runners on base before Ashley York hit her first home run of her career to give the Rams a 6-3 lead. Seattle U looked to extend the game in the bottom half of the frame, scoring a run off a RBI double, but three-straight outs secured the victory.

NOTES
- The Rams combined for eight hits, with Ashley Michelena, Jordan Acosta and Ashley York all tallied two each
- York led the offense with three scored runs and three RBI
- CSU recorded three extra-base hits, all coming from the players mentioned
- Jessica Jarecki earned her second win of the season, throwing all eight frames, striking out five batters and allowing three earned runs
- Jalyn McGuffin made her collegiate debut, drawing a walk before scoring a run

GAME TWO | #3/4 Arizona (L, 9-1) | Box Score
Colorado State scored the first run of the game in the top of the second after Tara Shadowen hit her first homer of the season, a solo shot. From then, the Rams recorded four hits throughout the game, including a pair of singles in the sixth. Arizona's offense scored in multiples in the second and third innings with the help of a pair of home runs to lead 7-1 after three frames. Arizona added runs in the fifth and sixth innings to end the game early.

NOTES
- Tara Shadowen recorded her first homer of the season, a solo shot in the second
- Corina Gamboa, Danielle Serna and Jalyn McGuffin all tallied a hit
- McGuffin recorded her first hit of her collegiate career with a ground-rule double in the third
- Serna made the start in the circle and was tagged with the loss throwing 4 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and seven earned runs
- Former Arizona player, Taylor Gilmore enter the game on relief in the fifth inning, throwing the rest of the game allowing one earned run

UP NEXT
Colorado State will continue action in Tucson, Ariz., at the Wildcat Invitational, facing Seattle U for just one game starting a 9 a.m., MT.

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