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BOX SCORE 2 ROHNERT PARK -- Gabby Dupree and
Brigid Ruiz were dominant in the pitcher's circle for the Sonoma State softball team on Friday afternoon, each throwing complete games and combining to allow only one run in 14 innings of work to help lift the Seawolves over No. 3 Humboldt State in the first two games of a four-game series by scores of 7-1 and 1-0, respectively.
After Friday's sweep, the Seawolves improve to 34-14 on the year and 24-10 in the CCAA, while the third-ranked Lumberjacks fall to 32-10 and 20-9 in the CCAA.
Dupree got the start in the pitching circle for the Seawolves and found herself in trouble early on. She hit the leadoff batter, who then stole second, and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt before scoring on a groundout to shortstop. From there, Dupree settled down and kept the Jacks scoreless for the remainder of the game en route to a complete game victory, her sixth of the season.
Sonoma State was unable to get into a rhythm offensively throughout the first three innings of the contest--that all changed though in the fourth inning.
Jenny Collazo,
Jordann White, and
Alyssa Cuffia all singled to begin the inning. Then, with the bases loaded,
Sarah Langley singled up the middle, scoring Collazo to tie the game at one.
Alex Flores kept the rally going, knocking White in on a single to give the Seawolves the lead, and
Jenn Amaral walked to add to the lead. Six batters made their way to the plate before the Seawolves made their first out of the inning.
Alison Strycula would knock in one more run for Sonoma on a sacrifice fly before the inning would come to a close with SSU leading 4-1.
After Dupree got the shutdown inning the following inning, Sonoma kept the bats hot in the fifth. A triple by Collazo, and back-to-back doubles by White and Cuffia led to two more Sonoma State runs. One more run would score in the inning on a groundout to shortstop by Amaral, giving the Seawolves a 7-1 lead. The score would hold up from there, giving SSU a 7-1 victory in game one of Friday's doubleheader.
Looking to keep the bats rolling,
Karly Macadangdang led the game off in improbable fashion tripling to left center before scoring on a throwing error. That would be the only run the Seawolves would get, and fortunately, the only one that was needed, as they would go on to beat the 'Jacks in game two by a score of 1-0.
Offense was hard to come by in game two—the Seawolves only mustered three hits in the contest, two of which were triples. Ruiz was dominant on the mound for Sonoma, throwing a complete game shutout, while only giving up four hits and two walks in the process. Ruiz's effort would result in her 11th win; she now sits at 11-4 on the year. It was only the second time in two years that Humboldt State has been shutout in a game.
Sonoma State will conclude their series against Humboldt State with a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 11:00 AM on Seawolf Softball Field. It is also Senior Day and Alumni Appreciation Day on Saturday.
