Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
7-7
UC San Diego
10-10
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Loza, Alyssa (2-2)
L: Howard (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Hill, Olivia 1 ; Vancleave, Mallory 1
HR: Hicks, Jamie 1 ; Vancleave, Mallory 1
RBI: Hicks, Jamie 2 ; Vancleave, Mallory 1 ; Bocchini, Rylee 1
SH: Elias, Natalie 1 ; Vancleave, Mallory 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Martinez, Emma 1 ; Hicks, Jamie 1 ; Nitta, Kealani 1 ; Vancleave, Mallory 2
SB: Bocchini, Rylee 1
Batting:
2B: Wasserman 1
3B: Espiau 1
RBI: Espiau 3 ; Womack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garcia 1 ; Espiau 1 ; Nishimura 1 ; Hermosillo 1
SB: Espiau 1
CS: Alano 1
HBP: Tremper 1 ; Hermosillo 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Bulldogs sweep in the Libby Matson Tournament
2/28/2026 7:33:00 PM | Softball
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Fresno State softball team finished the Libby Matson Tournament on Saturday, defeating both UC San Diego and Pacific to take all four of their games in the tournament at Bill Simoni Field.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1 : Fresno State 5, UC San Diego 4
After being no-hit in their previous matchup with Fresno State, the Tritons pushed across the first run of the game off an RBI single up the middle with two outs.Â
Mallory Vancleave led off the third with a double to left field to place herself in scoring position. Two throwing errors helped Vancleave go from second to home, as Fresno State tied the game 1-1.Â
Vancleave was not finished as the sophomore smacked a go-ahead home run to left in the fifth, the first of her collegiate career, putting the 'Dogs in front 2-1.Â
UC San Diego responded in the bottom half of the fifth with a bases-clearing two-out double to jump ahead 4-2.Â
The Bulldogs brought the game even once again in the next inning, with Jamie Hicks putting a charge into the pitch that left the park in a hurry, making it a 4-4 ballgame.
Rylee Bocchini came in the clutch for the Bulldogs in the top of seventh, as the catcher sent a base hit through the left side that scored Kealani Nitta from third to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 lead.Â
Alyssa Loza shut the door on the Tritons in the bottom of the seventh, as Fresno State won their third straight game in the Libby Matson Tournament.
Game 2 : Fresno State 3, Pacific 0
The Bulldogs got on the board first in the third inning when Natalie Elias hit a ground ball into right field that scored Ava Tingey from third.Â
Lauryn Carranco picked up where she left off after throwing a no-hitter, keeping the Tigers hitless until the bottom of the fifth inning.Â
Fresno State added two insurance runs in the seventh as Mallory Vancleave and Emma Martinez produced a pair of RBI singles as the Bulldogs built a 3-0 lead.Â
The Tigers brought the tying run to the plate twice in the bottom of the seventh. Lauryn Carranco forced two lineouts to bring the game to a close, capping off a weekend that saw the senior pitch 14 innings, strikeout 16 batters, and record a no-hitter and a three-hit complete game shutout.Â
NOTES
- Fresno State goes 4-0 in the Libby Matson TournamentÂ
- Lauryn Carranco goes 2-0 in the tournament with a no-hitter and 3-hit shutout
- Alyssa Loza picks up her second win of the seasonÂ
- Jamie Hicks now leads the team with two home runs
- Mallory Vancleave hit her first career home run against UC San Diego
- Fresno State's four game win streak is their longest of the season
- Alyssa Ramirez leads the team with 10 RBI's on the season
- The Bulldogs are back over .500 for the first time since Feb. 13
- Fresno State outscored their opponents in the tournament 17-8
UP NEXT
Fresno State will make trips to San Jose and Santa Clara next weekend for the Silicon Valley Classic II with doubleheaders scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The Bulldogs will play Saint Mary's twice on Saturday at Spartan Softball Stadium before traveling to Santa Clara Softball Stadium for two games against Santa Clara on Sunday.Â