Vanguard drops a pair

One day after sweeping Whittier College, the Vanguard University

softball team was swept by host Cal State Bakersfield in a

nonconference doubleheader Thursday.

Bakersfield, ranked No. 17 in NCAA Division II, put all phases of

the game together to post an 8-0 victory in the opener and a 15-0 win

to complete the sweep.

CSUB (38-16) pounded out 27 hits and allowed just four hits while

playing errorless defense.

In the first game, the Roadrunners recorded a five-run sixth

inning, scoring all five runs after there were two out and nobody on

base. In game two, CSUB posted a seven-run second inning under

identical conditions.

Roadrunners junior catcher Tara Licuanan went 7 for 8 in the

doubleheader with two doubles, her fourth home run of the season,

four runs scored and six RBIs.

Lindsey Dyer, Ashley Mauro and Celina Camarillo collected one hit

each in Vanguard’s first loss, while Jill Ramsey had the Lions’ lone

hit in the nightcap. Vanguard dropped to 25-24-1 on the season.

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Nonconference

Game 1 CS Bakersfield 8, Vanguard 0

Score by Innings

Vanguard 000 000 -- 0 3 3

CSUB 01 005 -- 8 10 0

Ball and Rolle; Kelly and Licuanan. W --

Kelly, 22-7. L -- Ball, 15-9. 2B -- Lincuanan

(B), Hill (B). HR -- Mills (B)

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Game 2 CS Bakersfield 15, Vanguard 0

Score by Innings

Vanguard 000 00 -- 0 1 2

CSUB 071 7x -- 15 17 0

Camarillo, Ball (2), Camarillo (4) and Smidt,

Rolle (2); Hill and Licuanan. W -- Hill,

11-3. L -- Camarillo, 3-2. 2B -- Ramsey (V),

Licuanan (B), Hilvers (B), Rubio (B). 3B --

Hilvers B). HR -- Licuanan (B)

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