CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The Fresno State softball team has a hot start to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, defeating Hawai'i 9-0 in five innings, Friday morning at Big League Dreams Complex.
The Bulldogs (8-4) posted 12 hits while limiting the Rainbow Wahine (1-6) to only four hits in the contest. Fresno State had four players record multiple hits. Senior Sophia Medellin had a career-high five RBIs off two hits including a three-run home run.
Senior right-handed pitcher Taylor Gilmore recorded the start. She pitched 4.0 innings for her sixth win of the season. Sophomore lefty Serayah Neiss finished the game for Fresno State, chalking the fourth shutout of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Keahilele Mattson got the offense going with a one-out solo homer over the center-field wall. Two runners would get on base with a hit-by-pitch and a single. With two on and two outs, Kennedy Bunker and Emma Martinez fired off back-to-back hits, bringing in two runs for a 3-0 lead after one inning.
Fresno State tacked on three more runs in the next inning. Mattson had another one-out hit, putting the offense back on the attack. Juliana Wilson drew a walk, and Medellin followed with a home run to bring in three runs.
After a scoreless third inning, the 'Dogs put up another three runs over the next two innings to take a 9-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning. Neiss and the defense finished off Hawaii in the bottom of the frame for the third run-rule victory of the season.
UP NEXT
Fresno State will face No. 20/25 Mississippi State tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. PT.
GAME NOTES
Fresno State has shutout four teams this season.
Fresno State picked up its third run-rule victory of the season.
Fresno State has recorded 10+ hits in five games this season.
Keahilele Mattson leads the team with multiple hits in five games this season.
Mattson hit her first home run of the season.
Sophia Medellin recorded a career-high five RBIs.
Medellin hit her second home run of the season.
Natalie Elias has recorded a hit in seven straight games, the longest streak on the team.
Juliana Wilson has reached base in all 12 games this season.
Alyssa Rebolledo had her first start of the season in center field.