Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, March 16
Fort Collins, Colo.
4 PM MT
Colorado State
14-6, 1-0
4
vs
3
Nevada
11-13, 0-1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
H
E
Nevada
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
Colorado State
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
10
5
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hutton, Bridgette (8-4)
L: Julia Jensen (7-7)
Batting:
2B: Erika Hansen 1
HR: Lauren Gutierrez 1
RBI: Kenzi Goins 1 ; Erika Hansen 1 ; Lauren Gutierrez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sadaria McAlister 1 ; Kwynn Warner 1 ; Lauren Gutierrez 1
SB: Aaliyah Gibson 1
HBP: Lauren Gutierrez 1
Batting:
2B: Donaldson, Haley 2 ; Nelson, Amber 1 ; Michelena, Ashley 1
RBI: Donaldson, Haley 3 ; Gamboa, Corina 1
SH: Donaldson, Haley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Muzik, Sarah 2 ; Buchanan, Lauren 1 ; Acosta, Jordan 1
SB: Muzik, Sarah 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
3
rf/dp
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
C/UT
/ SoftballUT
/ SoftballIF
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballIF
/ Softball
Recap: Rams Walk-Off Against Nevada in Conference Opener
3/16/2018 7:43:00 PM | Softball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State softball team opened Mountain West Conference play with a 4-3 victory over Nevada in 10 innings at Ram Field on Friday afternoon. Haley Donaldson hit a single up the middle in the bottom of the 10th innings with one out to record the game-winning RBI.
Colorado State (14-9, 1-0 MW) got on the board in the bottom of the first after Hayley Donaldson hit her first double of the game to left center to push Sarah Muzik across.
Nevada (11-13, 0-1 MW) matched the score and took the lead in the third as the Wolf Pack led the inning off with a homer to left. Colorado State's defense derailed momentarily as it recorded errors against the next two batters. Nevada scored on an infield ground out and a double to center to take a 3-1 lead.
The Rams chipped away at the deficit in the bottom of the third as Corina Gamboa hit a RBI single to center to score pinch runner Jordan Acostra. CSU tied the game in the fifth as Donaldson hit her second double of the game with a two-bagger to left to score Lauren Buchanan who walked.
Both teams looked to take the lead in extra innings, as Nevada threatenedin the top of the ninth after loading the bases with two outs, but a groundout to third ending the chance.
Colorado State made its push in the 10th inning after Muzik led off with a single before stealing second. With two outs, Donaldson tallied her third hit of the game with a single up the middle to record the winning RBI and win in walk-off fashion.
QUOTES
Haley Donaldson on her success at the plate…
"I was just sticking to my plan as a hitter. I wasn't playing what the pitcher wanted, I was playing what I wanted.
Donaldson on the Mountain West Conference opening win…
"It's really good. It's a really good start for us and it gets our momentum going for the rest of the conference season."
Head Coach Jen Fisher on Bridgette Hutton going the distance…
"The whole team talked about how badly they wanted to win it for Bridgette. She pitched a great game and I think in the 10 innings, she missed one pitch. We talked before the last inning and as a team we said we wanted to get it done for Bridgette. She played good defense and she had a huge part in that win."
Head Coach Fisher on the conference opening win…
"It was really good to win in walk-off fashion. I thought the top of our order showed a lot of composure, but we can't take innings off offensively. We've been in this situation already this year where our pitcher is throwing a fantastic game and offensively we haven't come through. I think our team is finally starting to feel that. It is good to get win, but I hope it is an eye opener that we can't take innings off offensively."
STAT OF THE DAY
Haley Donaldson finished 3-for-4 from the dish, including recording three RBI. She also hit two doubles and the game inning single.
NOTES
NEXT
Colorado State will finish the Mountain West Conference opener tomorrow, playing a doubleheader against Nevada starting at 12 p.m. Bad weather forecasted for Sunday, moved the game to Saturday to make a doubleheader.
Colorado State (14-9, 1-0 MW) got on the board in the bottom of the first after Hayley Donaldson hit her first double of the game to left center to push Sarah Muzik across.
Nevada (11-13, 0-1 MW) matched the score and took the lead in the third as the Wolf Pack led the inning off with a homer to left. Colorado State's defense derailed momentarily as it recorded errors against the next two batters. Nevada scored on an infield ground out and a double to center to take a 3-1 lead.
The Rams chipped away at the deficit in the bottom of the third as Corina Gamboa hit a RBI single to center to score pinch runner Jordan Acostra. CSU tied the game in the fifth as Donaldson hit her second double of the game with a two-bagger to left to score Lauren Buchanan who walked.
Both teams looked to take the lead in extra innings, as Nevada threatenedin the top of the ninth after loading the bases with two outs, but a groundout to third ending the chance.
Colorado State made its push in the 10th inning after Muzik led off with a single before stealing second. With two outs, Donaldson tallied her third hit of the game with a single up the middle to record the winning RBI and win in walk-off fashion.
QUOTES
Haley Donaldson on her success at the plate…
"I was just sticking to my plan as a hitter. I wasn't playing what the pitcher wanted, I was playing what I wanted.
Donaldson on the Mountain West Conference opening win…
"It's really good. It's a really good start for us and it gets our momentum going for the rest of the conference season."
Head Coach Jen Fisher on Bridgette Hutton going the distance…
"The whole team talked about how badly they wanted to win it for Bridgette. She pitched a great game and I think in the 10 innings, she missed one pitch. We talked before the last inning and as a team we said we wanted to get it done for Bridgette. She played good defense and she had a huge part in that win."
Head Coach Fisher on the conference opening win…
"It was really good to win in walk-off fashion. I thought the top of our order showed a lot of composure, but we can't take innings off offensively. We've been in this situation already this year where our pitcher is throwing a fantastic game and offensively we haven't come through. I think our team is finally starting to feel that. It is good to get win, but I hope it is an eye opener that we can't take innings off offensively."
STAT OF THE DAY
Haley Donaldson finished 3-for-4 from the dish, including recording three RBI. She also hit two doubles and the game inning single.
NOTES
- The win is the first for the Rams in extra innings of the season.
- The Rams are now 7-12 in Mountain West Conference opening games and 4-5 in MW home openers.
- Colorado State snapped a three-game slide against Nevada, recording it first win over the Wolf Pack since the 2015 season.
- CSU turned the tables on Nevada, recording the walk off win after dropping two games last season by a Nevada walk off.
- Bridgette Hutton threw all 10 innings and allowed just two earned runs and struck out eight batters.
- Sarah Muzik added to her hit total with three base-hits, including two runs scored.
- The Rams committed a season-high five fielding errors.
NEXT
Colorado State will finish the Mountain West Conference opener tomorrow, playing a doubleheader against Nevada starting at 12 p.m. Bad weather forecasted for Sunday, moved the game to Saturday to make a doubleheader.
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