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No. 22 Softball Closes Homestand With Dominant Win Over Monmouth
3/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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Long Beach, Calif. - Julia Lombardi had a triple and a home run as Long Beach State rolled over Monmouth 9-1 in five innings to close out the team's eight-game homestand.
Senior Jessica Flores allowed three hits over five innings, striking out four and earning her fourth win as Long Beach State (21-7) took an early lead and then pulled away for the run-rule victory in the fourth and fifth innings.
Lombardi homers to make it 7-1 against Monmouth! #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/kMvFxGzs8I
-- LBSU Softball (@LBSUSoftball) March 15, 2018
Nicole Fry walked to open the bottom of the first inning, and after stealing second base, came home to score on an RBI single from Jamie Wren, giving the Beach their first lead of the game.
Lilly Robles was able to keep Monmouth (6-9) close in the circle with two scoreless innings in the second and third, but the Beach broke the game open in the fourth.
With one-out in the inning, Lombardi tripled to start the rally, followed by singles from LT Torres, Rachel Loera and Fry. Back-to-back walks to Naomi Hernandez and Lauren MacLeod brought home another run while keeping the bases loaded, and a two-run single from Taylor Rowland capped the five-run inning for the Beach.
Lombardi once again kick-started a rally in the bottom of the fifth, hitting a solo home run to start the frame. The Beach then loaded the bases, and an RBI groundout and a wild pitch allowed two more LBSU runs to cross as the Beach walked off in five innings, 9-1.
We spoke to Julia Lombardi after the win over Monmouth. #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/dlEHtWjxaq
-- LBSU Softball (@LBSUSoftball) March 15, 2018
No. 22 Long Beach State will play three more games this week, heading up the road to participate in the LMU Invitational. The Beach will play Fairfield and Colgate on Friday before taking on the hosts, Loyola Marymount, on Saturday.
