STOCKTON, Calif. – Tauavepeaoumamalu Risati and Zaedi Tagalog each homered while Kaytee Dahlstrom threw a three-hit complete game to lift Pacific past Santa Clara softball 7-2 in the series opener on Friday night at Bill Simoni Field. It was the first series opening loss for Santa Clara (22-20, 7-3 WCC) in a three-game series this season, having won the previous five.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Pacific (14-29, 2-8 WCC) offense collected 10 hits and scored the first six runs before the Broncos could answer. Risati blasted a three-run homer in the third inning and Tagalog hit a solo shot in the fourth, both against Santa Clara starter Cari Ferguson, to open a 4-0 lead. The Tigers added a pair of runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Kaylah Adams and a stolen base of home by Amanda Bricker as part of a double steal.
- The Tigers had eight players with a hit led by Olivia Silvestre and Tagalog who had two apiece.
- Dahlstrom struck out a career-high eight batters in her 97 pitch outing to earn her third win of the season. Hazyl Gray spoiled her shutout attempt with a two-run homer to center in the sixth.
- Cairah Curran was the only other Broncos to get a hit, going 2-for-3.
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NEXT UP:
- The Broncos and the Tigers play game two of the series on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT.
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