Toros Split Softball Twinbill with Visiting Eagles
CSUDH goes 1-1 on the day with 10-8 win and 2-1 loss versus CU
February 28, 2003

CARSON, Calif.- The Cal State Dominguez Hills softball team split a non-conference doubleheader today with the visiting Eagles of Concordia University. CSUDH took the first game 10-8, but dropped the second 2-4. The Toros move to 9-4-1 on the season, while the NAIA Eagles improve to 4-5.

In game one, the Toros got ten runs off of eight hits. CU struck first with a run in the opening inning, but CSUDH would answer right back getting four runs off of two hits. As if a four run inning was not good enough, the Toros would add five in the bottom of the fourth. Cindy Gates started things off with a single to third base, as errors by the Eagles and a wild pitch would score Lori Moreno, Cindy Gates, Ally Webber and Natalie Sharp. Senior catcher Daisy Flores had an RBI single up the middle to score Renee Snyder and put the Toros on top 10-2.

CU would put together an impressive fifth inning, but hurler Janet Briscoe would replace Val Long to close out the game 10-8 in favor of CSUDH.

Long went 4.1 innings in the win, improving her ledger to 5-1 . Briscoe came in for the save in 2 innings with four strikeouts.

Errors led to the Toros demise in game two. CSUDH was holding onto a 2-0 lead going into the top of the seventh. Two errors leading to four unanswered runs was all it took for the Toros to fall.

The Eagles had four of their eight hits in the seventh inning alone. With two outs and bases loaded, a throwing error by CSUDH would score the first run. A single after that would tie the game up at two apiece with the go ahead run on third. Another hit, followed by an error would put the Eagles ahead 4-2.

CSUDH was unable to answer in the bottom of the seventh.