ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – The Sonoma State softball team used some clutch late hitting to earn a sweep of Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday afternoon.  The Seawolves forced extra innings in the series opener before winning 4-3 and then took the nightcap 6-4 after a three-run 5^th inning.  SSU moved to 7-5 in CCAA play and are now 10-9 overall on the season.
 
Sonoma State got on the board early in the first game, taking a 1-0 in the bottom of the 1^st.  Anna Zoia-Buescher, Rylee Nishimoto and Lauren Mirtoni all drew walks to load the bases before Taylor Rapp plated the first run on a sacrifice fly.  Bailee Reed got the start in the circle for the Seawolves and cruised through the first two innings.  The Otters scored a pair of unearned runs in the 3^rd after an error extended the inning.  They would add another unearned run in the top of the 6^th to extend the lead to 3-1. 
 
The Seawolves entered the 6^th hitless and managed to score a second run without recording a hit.  Zoia-Buescher led off the inning with a walk and promptly stole second.  After moving to third on a groundout, she came into score on a sacrifice fly by Giana Hays to cut the deficit to one run.  Mirtoni broke up Mackenzie Willis's no-hitter in the bottom of the frame with a double off the wall but was stranded on second base. 
 
The game moved to the bottom of the 7^th with the Seawolves needing a run to extend the game.  Freshman Jocelyn Robles delivered the big hit, leading off the inning and belting her first career home run.  Robles took the 2-2 pitch over the leftfield wall to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to extra innings.  Reed retired the Otters in order to open the 8^th, giving SSU a chance to walk-off in the bottom of the frame.  The Seawolves took full advantage with Zoia-Buescher and Nishimoto opening with back-to-back singles.  Hays then stepped up and drilled the game-winning single through the left side to score Zoia-Buescher for the walk-off. 
 
Reed picked up her 4^th win of the season with a complete game, allowing just three unearned runs on four hits and striking out three.  Zoia-Buescher reached base four times with three walks and a hit and scored three of the four Seawolves runs. 
 
The nightcap started much the same with Sonoma State scoring a run in the bottom of the 1^st.  Zoia-Buescher once again opened with a walk and stole second.  This time she came around to score on a single up the middle by Nishimoto.  The Otters also answered back in the same exact fashion as the opener, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the 3^rd off starter Nichole Sarra. 
 
SSU responded in the bottom of the frame with a pair of runs of their own.  Jade Costa singled and Zoia-Buescher followed with a double off the top of the wall in right.  Two batters later Hays plated a run on another sacrifice fly and another run came in on a throwing error by the outfielder.  CSUMB even the game at 3-3 in the top of the 5^th on a single to left. 
 
Sonoma State regained the advantage in the bottom of the 5^th when a two-out error allowed Zoia-Buescher to score the go-ahead run.  Mirtoni followed with a RBI single and Rapp added a RBI double down the leftfield line to make it 6-3.  The Otters loaded the bases in the top of the 6^th against Sarra and got a run across on a walk.  Reed then came on in relief and got the key bases loaded out to end the inning and send the game to the 7^th.  She did the rest from there, retiring three straight hitters in the top of the 7^th to earn her first save of the season. 
Sarra earned the victory with 5.2 innings of work while Nishimoto recorded a pair of hits and a RBI.  Zoia-Buescher scored three more runs and added her second steal of the day. 
 
These two teams will square off again tomorrow afternoon for another doubleheader, this time starting at noon.  Live stream is available on the CCAA Network with live stats at sonomaseawolves.com.