HAYWARD, Calif. — No. 14 Cal State East Bay softball extended its win streak with a pair of CCAA home victories over Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday at Pioneer Softball Field. Behind a masterclass two-hit shutout from Marissa Quintero in game one and a powerful first-inning offensive surge in game two, the Pioneers took both ends of the doubleheader to improve their position atop the CCAA standings.
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GAME SUMMARIES |
Game One: Cal State East Bay 1, Cal State Monterey Bay 0
Pitching took center stage in the opener as Marissa Quintero fired her third complete-game shutout of the season, blanking the Otters on just two hits and striking out three in a crisp 84-pitch effort.
The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the fourth. Marissa Farias led off the inning with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Izzy Reyes. Alexa Zumstein followed with a single to left, and Ashley Reyes came on to pinch run. Cynthia Carrillo was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a strikeout, Ysabella Cortez grounded out to second base but had an RBI, allowing Izzy Reyes to score the game's only run.
Quintero, who now owns an 11-2 record and a 1.48 ERA, stranded a runner in scoring position in the fifth and again faced minimal trouble in the sixth and seventh to preserve the win.
Game Two: Cal State East Bay 6, Cal State Monterey Bay 3The Pioneers wasted no time in the second game, putting up a four-run first inning to set the tone. Ashlee Toy singled to start things off and later scored on a fielder's choice by Zumstein. Two unearned runs followed on an infield error and a two-run single up the middle by Cortez, giving East Bay a 4-0 advantage before the Otters recorded the third out.
Cal State East Bay added two more in the fourth when Toy and Annelise Garcia reached safely and eventually scored on a two-run single by Jenna Porto to make it 6-1.
The Otters mounted a late push, scoring two runs in the sixth on a two-run homer by Ally Alcayaga, but Kamerynn Cordova came on in relief and held them scoreless in the seventh to earn her second save of the season.
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NOTABLE STATS |
- In game two, Toy led the offense, going a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and a stolen base, while also earning the win in the circle with four innings of one-run ball. The senior right-hander lowered her ERA to a CCAA-best 1.13 as she is 12-3 on the season.
- Quintero pitched her third complete-game shutout of 2025 to improve to 11-2.
- Toy and Quintero now hold the two lowest ERAs in the CCAA among qualifying pitchers at 1.13 and 1.48, respectively.
- Ysabella Cortez: 3-for-4, 4 RBI over two games.
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RECORDS |
No. 14 Cal State East Bay: 29-6, 17-5 CCAA
Cal State Monterey Bay: 19-19, 8-14 CCAA
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
Cal State East Bay will close out its four-game CCAA series against Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday, April 5, at Pioneer Softball Field. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 11 a.m., with game two to follow at approximately 1 p.m.
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