Toros Close Softball Season With Doubleheader Loss at San Bernardino
April 28, 2007

Courtesy Cal State San Bernardino Sports Information Office

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SAN BERNARDINO -- Cal State San Bernardino swept a CCAA conference softball doubleheader from Cal State Dominguez Hills Saturday, 7-6 and 12-2 in five innings to finish the 2007 season at the .500 mark.

The Toros, in a rebuilding year after several successful seasons, finished up 22-30 overall and 10-22 in the CCAA.

The Coyotes closed out with a 27-27 overall mark and 18-18 in the CCAA, falling one game short of fourth place San Francisco State (19-17) and a trip to the conference tournament next week.

However, CSUSB went out with a bang before a record crowd of nearly 400 fans on Seniors Day at Coyote Softball Park.

The Coyotes took an early 2-0 lead in game one on Crystal Fraijo's ninth homer of the season off Toros starter Jennifer Martinez (17-21) and made it 5-0 in the third on an error, an RBI double by Jamie Lowe and an RBI double by Fraijo.

However, the Toros answered with a pair of runs in the fourth off Coyotes starter Tawni Baker (11-15), who pitched a no-hitter on Friday against the Toros. Both runs came across on an error.

In the fifth, CSUDH scored four times to take a 6-5 lead. Bri Mahr and Katie Garcia each knocked in two runs in the rally as Jackie Jacob relieved Baker.

However, CSUSB rallied for two runs in the bottom of the fifth as Krista Hernandez doubled in a run to tie the game and Martinez walked Megan Spano with the bases loaded to allow the winning run to cross the plate.

Jacob (3-2) got the win in relief with Baker returning in the seventh to pick up her third save of the season.

The Toros outhit the Coyotes 13-11 in the game as Gonzalez went 3-for-3. Michelle Calderon and Hernandez each had three hits for the Coyotes.

In game two, Baker again went in the circle and the Toros greeted her with two runs in the first on an error and and RBI single by Garcia.

However, the Coyotes jumped all over Toros pitcher Jennifer Martinez, starting her fourth game of the series, and reliever Michelle Medina for nine runs in the bottom of the first on 10 hits, sending 14 batters to the plate to lead 9-2 after one.

Baker settled down and scattered six hits over five innings for the win. Lowe hit a two-run homer in the third for an 11-2 advantage.

Lowe and Hernandez went 3-for-4 iln the game while Lindsey Calderon was 2-for-2.

Before the game, the Coyotes honored five seniors -- Hernandez, Fraijo, Spano, and the Calderon sisters, Michelle and Lindsey -- playing the final games of their collegiate careers. CSUSB also presented a rose to the lone Toros senior, Araceli Martinez.