Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, April 27
Fresno, CA
3:00 PM
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Fresno State
Rams Drop Game Two to Fresno State
4/27/2024 9:28:00 PM | Softball
Colorado State unable to rally late against Bulldogs
FRESNO, Calif. -Â The Colorado State softball team fell to the Fresno State Bulldogs 5-2 in game two of the road series.
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Despite outhitting the Bulldogs 10-8, a late run by the Rams left three runners stranded in the seventh inning for a total of nine runner stranded during the game, which made the difference.
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The Bulldogs got on the board first in the bottom of the first, but a quick response in the top of the second from the Rams tied the game with a run off the bat of Hailey Smith who scored Danielle Serna.
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Serna returned to the circle the next inning to throw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third.
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Fresno State extended its lead with four unanswered runs through the fourth and fifth inning, three of the four runs came via a two-out hit in back-to-back innings.
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The Rams had a chance to extend the game during their last at-bats in the top of the seventh inning. After Colorado State earned bases loaded with three straight hits from Sydney Hornbuckle, Brooke Bohlender and Ashley York, a fourth straight hit from Maya Matsubara plated a run and kept the bases loaded, still with no outs.
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That's when the Fresno State coaching staff opted to make their second pitching stage of the day taking out Taylor Gilmore, a former Ram, and reinserting the Bulldog's starting pitcher Serayah Neiss.
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Neiss reentered to retire three Rams in a row in the heart of the lineup to seal the game two win for Fresno State.
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Ashley York finished the day with two hits for the Rams along with Hornbuckle and Bohlender while Serna finished the complete game with a strikeout and nine groundouts.
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Colorado State will finish the series with Fresno State Sunday at 11 a.m.
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Despite outhitting the Bulldogs 10-8, a late run by the Rams left three runners stranded in the seventh inning for a total of nine runner stranded during the game, which made the difference.
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The Bulldogs got on the board first in the bottom of the first, but a quick response in the top of the second from the Rams tied the game with a run off the bat of Hailey Smith who scored Danielle Serna.
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Serna returned to the circle the next inning to throw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third.
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Fresno State extended its lead with four unanswered runs through the fourth and fifth inning, three of the four runs came via a two-out hit in back-to-back innings.
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The Rams had a chance to extend the game during their last at-bats in the top of the seventh inning. After Colorado State earned bases loaded with three straight hits from Sydney Hornbuckle, Brooke Bohlender and Ashley York, a fourth straight hit from Maya Matsubara plated a run and kept the bases loaded, still with no outs.
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That's when the Fresno State coaching staff opted to make their second pitching stage of the day taking out Taylor Gilmore, a former Ram, and reinserting the Bulldog's starting pitcher Serayah Neiss.
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Neiss reentered to retire three Rams in a row in the heart of the lineup to seal the game two win for Fresno State.
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Ashley York finished the day with two hits for the Rams along with Hornbuckle and Bohlender while Serna finished the complete game with a strikeout and nine groundouts.
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Colorado State will finish the series with Fresno State Sunday at 11 a.m.
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