Long Beach State University
12-10, 3-2
UC San Diego
3-17, 1-4
Beach Softball Splits Doubleheader To Grab Series Win Against UC San Diego
3/14/2025 10:59:00 PM | Softball
Long Beach State has opened league play with two straight series wins.
Playing the opener through a steady, light rain, both teams were quiet offensively through three innings as Brynne Nally allowed just one hit through three, but UC San Diego (3-18, 1-5 Big West) broke through in the fourth inning. Jaden hill started the inning with a double, and after an error plated the first run, a double from Lexi Hermosillo added one more, and a two-run home run from Alexa DeMarse put the Tritons on top 4-0. The Tritons then added three more runs in the fifth, with the big hit coming on a two-run single from Zara Wasserman to set UC San Diego up with a 7-0 lead.
Long Beach State (13-10, 4-2 Big West) pushed across Carly Robbins after a one-out triple in the sixth and threatened again in the bottom of the seventh. Malayna Terrones started the inning with a single, and Makayla Medellin doubled the sophomore home, but the rally ran out of steam in an 8-2 defeat in the opening game.
Long Beach State recovered quickly with a great start to the second game. Eryka Gonzales, making her first start of the season, worked a quick first inning while UCSD starter Callie Christian did not. Christian hit Jacquelyn Bickar and Rebekah Durazo while walking Makayla Medellin. A groundout led to one out at the plate, but two more walks scored a pair of runs and marked the end of the day for Christian. A sacrifice fly and an error brought home two more runs as the Beach batted around and took a 4-0 lead after the first inning.
Going back to work in the second, back-to-back doubles from Medellin and Durazo scored another run, and then Terrones with her second hit of the day scored Durazo to make the score 6-0 after two.
UC San Diego would chip away with lone runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but sophomore catcher Brooklyn Lee smashed a three-run home run off the scoreboard in left field with Bickar and Medellin on to help Long Beach State pull away for good in the 9-4 win.
Long Beach State will remain at home for one more game, hosting Northern Colorado on Tuesday, March 18 at 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Claire Adams (1-1)
L: Nally, Brynne (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Jaden Hill 2 ; Lily Hermosillo 1 ; Zara Wasserman 1
HR: Alexis Jimenez 1 ; Alexa DeMarse 1
RBI: Jaden Hill 1 ; Alexis Jimenez 1 ; Lily Hermosillo 1 ; Zara Wasserman 2 ; Alexa DeMarse 2
SH: Morgan Eng 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jaden Hill 2 ; Alexis Jimenez 2 ; Ryanna Alano 1 ; Lily Hermosillo 1 ; Alexa DeMarse 1 ; Haley Garcia 1
SB: Alexis Jimenez 1
Batting:
2B: Medellin, Makayla 1 ; Weisbrook, Avery 1
3B: Robbins, Carly 1
RBI: Bickar, Jacquelyn 1 ; Medellin, Makayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Terrones, Malayna 1 ; Robbins, Carly 1
SB: Bickar, Jacquelyn 1
HBP: Magadan, Savannah 1
