Devan Lee |Staff Writer|
It was a roller coaster ride for Coyote women’s softball the weekend of April 19 against the SFSU Gators.
The Lady Yotes would go on to win just one of the four games in their series against the Gators.
“As a team we went into this weekend thinking we were going to play for each other,” said senior infielder Alyssa Flores.
According to Flores dealing with the losses was difficult to bear after coming off of a four game winning streak.
“It was tough to deal with those losses, because I know we are a much better team than what we showed,” said Flores.
In game one freshman pitcher Kacey Cota started the game on the mound for the Coyotes.
This freshman, whose athleticism was arguably a factor to their victories against Chico State, gave up two runs in the first inning and three runs in the fourth.
However, the offensive production displayed by the Coyotes was not their best performance.
Throughout the entire game the Coyotes only had two singles hit by senior outfielder Jamie Leffingwell and junior outfielder Darian Manuz.
The Coyotes were shut out in game one, losing 5-0.
Game two seemed to take a turn for the better as Flores and senior infielder Monica Ferguson each hit RBIs and gave the Lady Yotes a three nothing lead in the third.
Although the Gators tied the game in the same inning, freshman infielder Melissa Roberts would come in to pinch hit for freshman outfielder Na’Tavia Lee in the fourth.
Lee stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI to score sophomore outfielder Victoria Lievanos.
The Gators would come back again to score an unearned fourth run to tie the game in the sixth.
The game would go into an extra 8th inning and, unfortunately for the Coyotes, be the only inning SFSU would need to seal the deal.
The Lady Yotes lost 5-4 by games end.
In game three, the Coyotes would find themselves in a pickle against their opposition.
Manuz was aggressive offensively with a base hit in the third inning and reached third off of ground out and a sacrifice bunt.
Senior infielder Monica Ferguson would then hit a two run homer, bringing home Manuz giving them the lead.
Cota stepped it up on the mound, allowing only one unearned run in the sixth.
The Coyotes would defeat the Gators 2-1.
“We pulled together and won this game for one another,” said Flores.
The Coyotes would lose game four of the series, allowing three runs to score in the first three innings.
Although Flores would bring home sophomore outfielder Charlotte Galzote and Manuz on a two run triple in the fifth, their efforts were not enough.
The Gators answered back with three runs in the sixth and shut out the Coyotes the rest of the game.
The final score of game four was 6-2, SFSU.
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