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SB - Beardshear vs. CBU
Stan Plewe/Utah Tech Athletics
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Winner Dixie State DX-SB 37-11, 22-7 PacWest
1
California Baptist CBU-SB 35-11, 25-6 PacWest
Winner
Dixie State DX-SB
37-11, 22-7 PacWest
3
Final
1
California Baptist CBU-SB
35-11, 25-6 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
California Baptist CBU-SB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1

W: Beardshear, Brooklyn (15-6) L: Springstead, Kellye (11-5)

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Dixie State DX-SB 37-12, 22-8 PacWest
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Winner California Baptist CBU-SB 36-11, 26-6 PacWest
Dixie State DX-SB
37-12, 22-8 PacWest
5
Final
7
California Baptist CBU-SB
36-11, 26-6 PacWest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Dixie State DX-SB 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 1
California Baptist CBU-SB 0 0 0 5 0 2 X 7 10 1

W: Stapp, C. (14-4) L: Melendez, Alexandria (9-5) S: Coleman, A. (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | By DSU Athletics Media Relations

Softball splits Saturday DH at No. 13 California Baptist

Trailblazers win series, 3-1

The Dixie State softball team split a Pacific West Conference doubleheader, 3-1 and 7-5, at No. 13 California Baptist on Saturday at John C. Funk Stadium in Riverside, California.

The Trailblazers (37-12, 22-8 PacWest) clinched the series win with the 3-1 victory in game one, but had to watch as the Lancers celebrated clinching the 2017 PacWest Championship with the game two victory.

GAME ONE – Dixie State 3, California Baptist 1

Dixie State jumped to an early lead in game one, scoring three runs on four hits to build a 3-0 advantage in the top of the first inning. Janessa Bassett (Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury HS) opened the inning with a single through the left side, stole second, and advanced to third on a Dani Bartholf (Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HS) sacrifice bunt. Shelby Yung (Upland, Calif./Upland HS) then scored Bassett with a sacrifice fly to right field in foul territory. Mallory Paulson (Fruita, Colo./Fruita Monument HS) then drew a walk, followed by an Arista Honey (Bothell, Wash./Bothell HS) single to set up a Jessica Gonzalez (Kingsburg, Calif./Kingsburg HS) two-RBI single to stake DSU to a 3-0 lead.

Brooklyn Beardshear (Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro HS) then went to work in the pitcher's circle, retiring 12 of the first 15 CBU batters, helping DSU maintain the 3-0 lead into the fifth inning.

The Trailblazers saw a golden opportunity to add insurance runs in the fifth and sixth, putting runners in scoring position in both frames, but each time CBU tightened defensively to get out of the jam.

California Baptist threatened to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh, scoring a run to cut the lead to 3-1 with the bases still loaded. But the DSU defense answered the call, getting a force out at home, followed by a ground out to shortstop to clinch the win.

Beardshear (15-6) picked up her second consecutive complete-game victory over the Lancers, allowing eight hits with three strikeouts. Bassett led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4, while Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

GAME TWO – California Baptist 7, Dixie State 5

Like the first three games of the series, Dixie State scored first in game two on Saturday. Paulson hammered the 1-1 pitch for a leadoff home run in the top of the second inning to give DSU an early 1-0 lead.

The lead held up until the fourth inning, when California Baptist took advantage of three walks in the frame, tying the game at 1-1 with the bases still loaded after the third consecutive base on balls. And unlike the seventh inning of game one, the Lancers did not squander the opportunity to take the lead. CBU freshman Caitlyn Lloyd blasted the 3-1 pitch of the ensuing at bat over the wall in left center field for a grand slam to give the Lancers their first lead of the series at 5-1. After a quick fifth inning, CBU tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning to push the lead to 7-1.

The Trailblazers made one final attempt to extend the game in the top of the seventh, scoring four runs on four hits to cut the CBU lead to 7-5 with the bases loaded. But the rally fell short, as game ended on the ensuing at-bat with a drive to right field that ended up in the glove of the Lancer right fielder.

Paulson logged the only multi-hit performance in game two, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, while six other Trailblazers finished with one hit. Barkwell and Alexandria Melendez (Moreno Valley, Calif./Valley View HS) split time in the pitcher's circle, as Melendez (9-5) took the loss after entering in the fourth inning.

Dixie State returns to Karl Brooks Field to host Academy of Art in a doubleheader on Saturday at Noon. The doubleheader marks the regular season finale for DSU, and will serve as the team's Senior Day, as five seniors participate in their final games at Karl Brooks Field.
 
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