FRESNO, Calif. — Sacramento State pounded out nine runs and 12 hits, and mercy ruled UC Riverside, 9-1, in five innings in the fourth round of the Fresno State Softball Kickoff Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Diamond.
After combining to score just three runs during its first three games of the season, Sacramento State combined to score 20 runs on 27 hits in today's victories over CSU Bakersfield (W, 11-6) and UC Riverside.
The Hornets (2-3 overall, 2-2 at the tournament) conclude the Fresno State Kickoff tomorrow morning against UC Riverside at 11:15 a.m.
Four different Sacramento State players combined for four hits in the team's two victories today, including Paige Castro (4-for-6, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Paris Prado (4-for-7, 4 runs, 2 RBIs), Alexis Martinez (4-for-7, 1 run, 4 RBIs) and Kortney Solis (4-for-8, 1 run, 3 RBIs). Sasha Margulies and Nicole Clark combined for three RBIs during the day as well.
In this afternoon's win over the Highlanders (1-6), eight of the Hornets' nine starters hit safely, including Castro who was 3-for-3.
The Hornets scored a run in the second, two more in the third, and broke things open with five in the fourth inning. UC Riverside scored a run to cut the Hornet lead to 8-1 in the top of the fifth, but a two-out, walk-off RBI-single from Prado in the bottom of the fifth gave the Hornets an eight-run lead and enforced the mercy rule.
Prado finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs and Martinez was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. After being held hitless in the first inning, the Hornets had 12 hits during the final four innings.
Highlighting Sacramento State's scoring was an RBI-single from Martinez in the first, an RBI-bunt single for Paige Martin and RBI-double for Sasha Margulies in the third, an RBI-single from Kortney Solis and sacrifice fly from Nicole Clark in the fourth, and Prado's walk-off single in the fifth.
Pitching on her birthday, senior right-hander Taylor Stroud (1-1) got the win, allowing five hits and one run over five innings. She threw just 68 pitches while walking one and striking out a batter.
Five Hornets are now hitting at least .400 during the young season, comprised of Prado (.462), Castro (.429), Clark (.429), Solis (.417) and Martinez (.400).

April 25, 2014
SOFTBALL SWEEPS WEBER STATE, NOW 12-4 IN CONFERENCE PLAY

April 24, 2014
SOFTBALL TO PLAY HUGE THREE-GAME SERIES AT WEBER STATE

April 23, 2014
SOFTBALL FALLS TO CAL IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE GAME

April 17, 2014
SOFTBALL PLAYS ITS FINAL REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES THIS WEEK

April 11, 2014
SOFTBALL SPLITS A DOUBLEHEADER AT IDAHO STATE

April 8, 2014
MARGULIES LEADS SOFTBALL TO 9-5 VICTORY AT PACIFIC

March 29, 2014
RAIN CANCELS TODAY'S SOFTBALL GAME VS. SOUTHERN UTAH

March 29, 2014
RAIN CANCELS TODAY'S SOFTBALL GAME VS. SOUTHERN UTAH

March 28, 2014
SOFTBALL SPLITS HOME DOUBLEHEADER WITH SOUTHERN UTAH

March 26, 2014
SOFTBALL’S GAME TODAY AT CAL POSTPONED BECAUSE OF RAIN

March 24, 2014
YERBY RECIPIENT OF BIG SKY PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONORS

March 22, 2014
SOFTBALL COMPLETES 3-GAME SWEEP OF NORTH DAKOTA WITH 9-0 WIN

March 12, 2014
SOFTBALL DROPS A PAIR OF GAMES AT NEVADA

March 11, 2014
LINDY WINKLER’S #3 TO BE RETIRED BY SOFTBALL ON SATURDAY

March 9, 2014
SOFTBALL CONCLUDES TOURNAMENT WITH 6-2 LOSS TO CAL POLY

March 4, 2014
SOFTBALL WINS ITS HOME OPENER OVER UC DAVIS, 5-0

March 3, 2014
SOFTBALL TO PLAY HOME OPENER TUESDAY VS. UC DAVIS

February 27, 2014
WINNERS OF FIVE OF THE LAST SEVEN, SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO MORAGA THIS WEEK

February 25, 2014
BROOKS EARNS BIG SKY SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

February 23, 2014
BROOKS’ SHUTOUT AND 7-RUN INNING LEAD SOFTBALL TO 7-0 WIN VS. SAN DIEGO

February 22, 2014
STROUD’S GEM LEADS SOFTBALL TO SPLIT IN SECOND DAY OF BRONCO CLASSIC

February 21, 2014
BROOKS’ 10 STRIKEOUTS LEADS SOFTBALL TO 3-1 WIN OVER SANTA CLARA

February 20, 2014
SOFTBALL PLAYS FOUR GAMES OVER THREE DAYS IN SANTA CLARA

February 16, 2014
SOFTBALL STRANDS 10 RUNNERS IN 1-0 LOSS TO UC RIVERSIDE

February 15, 2014
SOFTBALL POUNDS OUT 11 RUNS AND 15 HITS IN VICTORY OVER CSU BAKERSFIELD

February 15, 2014
SOFTBALL MERCY RULES UC RIVERSIDE, 9-1

February 14, 2014
DEFENSE HURTS SOFTBALL IN 3-2 EXTRA INNING LOSS TO UC SANTA BARBARA

February 14, 2014
SOFTBALL FALLS AT FRESNO STATE, 5-1

February 12, 2014
SOFTBALL DROPS SEASON OPENER AT UC DAVIS, 1-0

February 11, 2014
SOFTBALL OPENS SEASON WEDNESDAY AT UC DAVIS

February 5, 2014
2014 SOFTBALL SEASON OUTLOOK

January 23, 2014
SOFTBALL TO GET A FRESH LOOK IN 2014

January 22, 2014
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January 15, 2014
SOFTBALL SELECTED SECOND IN THE BIG SKY PRESEASON COACHES POLL


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November 5, 2013
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October 18, 2013
BLAIR AND HARTMAN BOTH RECIPIENTS OF NFCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE ACCOLADES

August 28, 2013
WILLIS AND KAMINAKA HIRED AS SOFTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES

August 14, 2013
LORI PEREZ NAMED INTERIM HEAD SOFTBALL COACH