Kaia Nisby tracking fly ball before nailing runner at home
Crash Kamon
0
San Francisco State SFSU 5-3
8
Winner CUI CUI 9-4
San Francisco State SFSU
5-3
0
Final
8
CUI CUI
9-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
San Francisco State SFSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
CUI CUI 0 1 0 0 2 5 8 8 0

W: Entrup, Katlin (5-1) L: HEFFERNAN, Brooklyn (1-3)

0
San Francisco State SFSU 5-4
1
Winner CUI CUI 10-4
San Francisco State SFSU
5-4
0
Final
1
CUI CUI
10-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
San Francisco State SFSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
CUI CUI 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 4 1

W: Koelmans, Cortney (1-0) L: MADDUX, Kaitlyn (3-1) S: Nunes, Callie (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Ben Rosehart

Golden Eagles Toss Gators Aside With Two Shutouts

Pfeiler and Rohr Go Yard To Back Strong Outings By Pitching Staff

IRVINE, Calif. – The nationally-ranked Concordia Golden Eagles improved to 10-4 on the young season with an impressive display of pitching and defense in a rare Sunday doubleheader with San Francisco State.

Four CUI pitchers combined to keep the Gators from scoring any runs the entire day.  They got some fantastic help from their defense as well with multiple Gators getting tagged out at home plate trying to score.
 
Game 1: CUI 8, SFSU 0 (6 innings)

The offense came alive to put the Golden Eagles in control of this one.  Shelby Pfeiler hoisted a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning to give the Golden Eagles the early 1-0 lead.

Shortstop Rylie Rohr then jumped on a pitch in the fifth to double the lead to 2-0.  Later that inning, Megan Johnson placed a double in shallow left field before scoring on a double steal with Megan Massa.

PacWest Pitcher of the Week Katlin Entrup tossed six shutout innings and only allowed three hits.  She struck out nine batters to bring her total to 38 for the year.  As of Monday, she ranks in the top two among all PacWest starting pitchers in multiple categories with a 0.38 ERA (first), five wins (tied for first), and strikeouts (second).
CUI plated five runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull away for good.  Bailey Pfeiler supplied a two-run single to end things as Concordia won on the mercy rule 8-0 in six innings.
 
Game 2: CUI 1, SFSU 0

Centerfielder Kaia Nisby and catcher Kendall Flatt combined for the game-ending double play to close out the weekend with a second straight shutout victory.

With the potential tying run at third base with one out, Nisby caught a fly ball and then threw a rope home to nail the runner trying to score. Flatt made the catch and applied the tag to the delight of the home dugout. 

VIDEO CLICK HERE to see that awesome sequence!

Cortney Koelmans earned her first win of the season and tossed five scoreless innings.

Reliever Daniela Alvarez only allowed a walk and a hit in the sixth inning to protect the 1-0 advantage.

Callie Nunes then entered in the seventh and earned her first save of the year.  The seven-time All-American added to her school record by notching career save No. 12 thanks to the assist from Nisby.

Concordia will enjoy a few days of rest and practice before embarking on their upcoming road trip to Hawaii to open up PacWest Conference play. The next home games are in March.

CLICK HERE for the updated CUI softball schedule
 
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