CSUSM SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER
MICHAEL RAWSON
SPORTS EDITOR
On Saturday, Cal State San Marcos finished off their extensive opening season doubleheader against Redlands, dropping the first game 5-2 before outlasting the Bulldogs in a marathon, 19-15.
In the first half, the Cougars jumped out to a 1st inning lead when Derrisha Lacey crossed the plate on a double steal, and got another run in the 2nd on a double by Heavin-Lee Rodriguez. But Redlands would put up 6 runs on CSUSM ace Brenna Sandberg, while Bulldogs pitcher Kayla Uphold shut down the Cougars for the remaining innings.
The second game looked to be all CSUSM going into the bottom half of the 7th, as they led 19-8. The Bulldogs gave the Cougars a scare in the inning, though, scoring 8 before Sarah Beeman tried to stretch a double into a triple and was thrown out. Rodriguez went 5-for-5 with 5 RBI in the game, while Alex Miller went 4-for-4 with 3 doubles, 4 runs and 4 RBI.
CSUSM TRACK AND FIELD COMPETES AT NAU, AZUSA PACIFIC
KYLE TREMBLEY
CONTRIBUTOR
Cal State San Marcos track & field traveled to Northern Arizona University on Saturday, taking part in the 2011 Lumberjack Invitational. Jonathan Alpizar narrowly missed the qualification mark for the NAIA National Championships in the 800-meter, running 1:59:20 to finish 5th. Tiffany West ran 26.50 in the 400-meter dash and is not far off of the qualifying mark as well.
In the field, Megan Freund cleared 3.21 meters in the pole vault. Bryan TenBosch competed in a variety of field events, taking fifth in the high jump (1.80m) and seventh in the long jump (5.91m).
Members of the team also competed at the Azusa Pacific Invitational. Heidi Swanson met the “B” standard for the second straight week in the 800-meter run, coming in second at 2:19.72. Krystle Osby won her section of the 60-meter dash, and her time of 8.04 seconds placed her second overall. Osby also finished third in the 200-meter dash at 26.43 seconds. Amber Rosario came in fifth in the 60-meter hurdles, timing in at 9.43 seconds.
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