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Cougar Softball Eliminated from Playoffs |
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CSUSM softball's first ever trip to the playoffs ended on Tuesday, as the squad was bounced this afternoon after a 7-3 loss to Biola. As with this morning's game against #1 Cal Baptist - a 2-0 loss for CSUSM - the Cougars hung tough for most of the contest before falling behind late. CSUSM got on the board in the first inning, as Karen Morizi reached on an error, and came around to score on a Shanti Poston single to right. Biola struck back with 3 in the second, but the Cougars would tie it back up in the third. Elizabeth Bush singled to lead off the inning, and beat a throw to second on a sacrifice bunt by Morizi. Erica Coelho would move both up a base with a bunt, setting the table for Poston - who once again delivered a big single, driving in both runs. But it would go downhill from there for the Cougars. Biola recaptured the lead in the fourth, and tacked on three insurance runs in the seventh, capped off by a Keena Levert home run off reliever Brenna Sandberg. While today's losses sting, they certainly don't overshadow the strides this Cougar softball team has made in just its second year. In 2006, the squad was 10-31; they finish this year with a 27-19 record, a top-25 ranking, and a trip to the playoffs under their belts. With just one senior on the roster, expect Cougar softball to only add to that list of accomplishments next year and beyond!
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