{"id":219063,"date":"2026-03-14T02:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219063\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T02:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:59:09","slug":"csun-softball-falls-in-heartbreaking-fashion-to-bakersfield-3-2-to-kick-off-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/219063\/","title":{"rendered":"CSUN Softball Falls in Heartbreaking Fashion to Bakersfield, 3-2, to Kick-Off Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — CSUN softball (6-14, 2-2 Big West) fell to the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners in walk-off\u00a0fashion, 3-2, Friday afternoon at Roadrunner Softball Complex. Kaitlyn Tso<\/a> pitched\u00a0a complete\u00a0game for the Matadors, striking out three, while giving up just\u00a0two earned runs. Isabella Hiner<\/a> and Raegan Jackson<\/a> drove in the two runs of the game for the Matadors.\u00a0
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
\nThe Roadrunners struck first in the bottom of the first. After a\u00a0groundout\u00a0to start the frame, Alexia Castro doubled to left field. She advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Hannah Garcia then hit a sacrifice fly to right field, allowing Castro to tag and score, giving Bakersfield the early 1-0 lead.
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\nCSUN rallied in the third inning to take the lead. Vanessa Perez<\/a> reached on a fielder’s choice and later scored when Hiner lined an RBI double to right-center field. Jackson followed with a triple to right field that plated Hiner, giving\u00a0the Matadors a 2-1 advantage.
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\nHowever, the Matador lead was short-lived as Bakersfield added one in the bottom of the third.\u00a0
\nAfter a strikeout to start off the inning, Aariana Harrison followed with a single to second base.\u00a0Castro\u00a0then\u00a0followed with a single to center field as Harrison moved to third on the play. During the next at-bat, Castro\u00a0attempted to steal\u00a0second,\u00a0when\u00a0the throw from Makenzie Padilla went into center field, allowing\u00a0Harrison to score.\u00a0
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\nThe score remained 2-2 for the next three and a half innings\u00a0as\u00a0both pitchers settled in. CSUN threatened in the top of the seventh when Ta’Tiannah Wright<\/a> delivered a pinch-hit single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Mackenzie Kila<\/a>. However, the Matadors were unable to bring the go-ahead run home.\u00a0
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\nWith the game tied\u00a0entering the bottom of the seventh, CSU Bakersfield’s Marianna Narvaiz led off the inning and lifted a home run to left field to secure the victory for the Roadrunners.
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\nNOTES OF THE GAME<\/p>\n


\n\tHiner, Amber Rivas<\/a> and Jackson each recorded extra-base hits for CSUN, which finished with seven hits on the day.
\n\tCSUN only struck out three times.
\n\tSavannah Simons<\/a> recorded a stolen base.
\n\tCedes Saldana earned the win for CSU Bakersfield,\u00a0also\u00a0tossing a complete game. <\/p>\n

UP NEXT
\nCSUN and Bakersfield conclude their series with a doubleheader tomorrow at Roadrunner Softball Complex. First pitch of game one will commence at\u00a0noon,\u00a0while first pitch for game two is tentatively\u00a0scheduled\u00a0at 2:30 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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