Softball team wins second of doubleheader

Esther Briggs|February 17, 2016

Sophomore Haley Gilham winds up to pitch during the Dominican University game on Feb. 7.

Sophomore Haley Gilham winds up to pitch during the Dominican University game on Feb. 7.

The Chico State softball team won the second game of their Feb. 13 doubleheader against the Sonoma State Seawolves, 5-0.

The win brings the Wildcats’ record to 2-2 in their conference.

The second game was all Wildcats.

Junior designated player Cyrena Taylor doubled in the top of the second inning to pull the Wildcats ahead and came around to score on a pair of Sonoma State errors. In the top of the fourth, she hit her first career home run, giving the Wildcats a 2-0 lead.

Doubling its advantage in the top of the fifth with bases loaded, senior catcher Brynn Lesovsky had a single down the left field line to knock in first-years Rachel Dehart and Ari Marsh to bring the score to 5-0.

Senior pitcher Brooke Langeloh finished her first shutout of the season with a scoreless seventh inning, giving Chico State the win and a split series.

Junior Cyrena Taylor runs to first base as her team cheers her on during the game against Dominican University on Feb. 7.
Junior Cyrena Taylor runs to first base as her team cheers her on during the game against Dominican University on Feb. 7.

Top Players

Marsh: 2 for 4, 2 R

Taylor: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 RBI

Lesovsky: 1 for 3, 3 RBI

The Wildcats are back next weekend, hosting Cal State Monterey Bay in a four-game series at University Softball Field.

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