CHICO, Calif. -- The Sonoma State softball team concluded the 2017 regular season on Saturday afternoon with a split against Chico State with a 3-1 win and a 2-1 extra innings loss. After the conclusion of the two pitching duels, the Seawolves finish the regular season with a record of 36-18 and 26-14 in the CCAA. Meanwhile. The Wildcats finish with a record of 35-14 overall and nailed down the fourth and final berth in the CCAA Championship Tournament with a 25-13 conference record, finishing just percentage points in front of SSU.
 
Game one was a pitchers duel with the game scoreless through the first two innings. It was not until the third inning that the Seawolves were able to push a run across after an RBI single from Karly Macadangdang knocked in Brigid Ruiz, whose double was the first hit in the game for SSU.

Sarah Langley increased Sonoma's lead the following inning after reaching on an error—scoring Jenny Collazo in the process. Chico would get that run back on an RBI single off of Brielle Vidmar in the fifth inning. The Seawolves would tack on one more run in the top of the seventh inning on an RBI single by Collazo, giving Vidmar the final laugh in game one and ending the day with a complete game, while only giving up one run. She now improves to 14-8 on the year after game one's 3-1 win.
 
Much like game one of Saturday's doubleheader, game two was a pitchers duel, and a thriller.  Teresa Danenberg got the start in the pitching circle and pitched a gem. Danenberg initially got into some trouble early, giving up an unearned run in the first inning on one hit and one error, but then settled down the rest of the way.
 
Offense was hard to come by for both teams in game two. Despite out hitting the Wildcats eight to five, the Seawolves struggled to get the key hit they needed.  Sonoma left eight runners on base in the first six innings of the contest and ten overall. It was not until the seventh inning that SSU would score their first and only run of the game. Trailing 1-0 in the final inning, Macadangdang would get the rally started with a one out double down the left field line. Then, with two outs, Jordann White got the clutch hit the Seawolves desperately needed, scoring Macadangdang to tie the game.
 
Danenberg headed back to the pitching circle in the bottom of the inning and retired the side in order to send the game to extra innings. Langley led off the inning with a single and Jenn Amaral pinch ran for her. Alex Flores moved Amaral to second on a sacrifice bunt where she would be stranded to end the inning. Danenberg came back out for the bottom of the eight and gave up a leadoff triple, then intentionally walked the next two batters to put the Seawolves in position to get a force out at any base. She then got the needed strikeout, and gave up a sacrifice fly to end the ballgame with a 2-1 loss. Her final line for the day was seven innings pitched, five hits, four walks, and two run with only one earned.
 
Unfortunately, the Sonoma State softball team will not qualify for the CCAA tournament, finishing in fifth place in the conference overall. However, the Seawolves have a legitimate chance to make the NCAA tournament after ranking fourth in the West Region in the latest polls.