College softball: Liebengood breaks record

Gina Liebengood struck out seven to set a school record for career

strikeouts and lead host Vanguard University to a 5-4 victory in the

first game of a nonconference softball doubleheader against Cal State San

Bernardino Wednesday.

Vanguard’s second contest against San Bernardino ended in a 1-1 tie

because of darkness.

In the first game, Celina Camarillo tripled to right to open the

seventh inning and scored on a bunt by Rachael Rolle to end the game and

hand the Lions (5-4-1) the win.

Vanguard was trailing, 3-1, going into the bottom of the fourth

inning, but tied the score with three runs on five hits and an error.

Liebengood, a senior who has struck out 530 in her career, went the

distance, giving up six hits.

Vanguard’s Marciea Ball started the second contest of the

doubleheader, giving up three hits in six innings. Both teams scored an

unearned run in the fifth inning and had three hits in the game. San

Bernardino falls to 5-9-1.

Nonconference

Game 1

Vanguard 5, Cal State San Bernardino 4

San Bernardino 200 101 0 - 4 6 2

Vanguard 100 300 1 - 5 11 1

Goldwater, Sutton (4) and Schioppi; Liebengood and Rolle. W -

Liebengood (3-2); L - Sutton (0-2). 2B - Schioppi (CSSB), Clemann (CSSB).

3B - Jackson (VU), Camarillo (VU).

Game 2

Vanguard 1, Cal State San Bernardino 1

San Bernardino 000 010 - 1 3 2

Vanguard 000 010 - 1 3 1

Onishi and Schioppi; Ball and Rolle. 2B - Clemann (CSSB).