Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State
10-7
Saint Mary's
13-8
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Carranco, Lauryn (6-4)
L: Nishikawa, Mia (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Rebolledo, Alyssa 2 ; Hill, Olivia 1
3B: Martinez, Emma 1
RBI: Rebolledo, Alyssa 4 ; Hill, Olivia 1 ; Nitta, Kealani 1 ; Martinez, Emma 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Rebolledo, Alyssa 2 ; Hill, Olivia 1 ; Tingey, Ava 1 ; Martinez, Emma 1 ; Bocchini, Rylee 1 ; Aguayo, Arianna 1 ; Crosby, Jayda 1 ; Flores, Larissa 1
SB: Flores, Larissa 1
HBP: Crosby, Jayda 1 ; Liana, Jerzie 1
Batting:
RBI: Brown, Braxton 2 ; Prescott, Averie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cutonilli, Alex 1 ; Ferguson, Hannah 1 ; Buckley, Sam 1
HBP: Zabat, Mia 1
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‘Dogs split doubleheader with Saint Mary’s
3/7/2026 10:38:00 PM | Softball
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Fresno State softball team opened the Silicon Valley Classic on Saturday, splitting their doubleheader with Saint Mary's at Spartan Softball Complex.
The Bulldogs started the afternoon by taking game one of the doubleheader, defeating the Gaels by a final score of 9-3 before dropping game two, 9-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1: Fresno State 9, Saint Mary's 3
Fresno State went to work in the top of the second, loading the bases with two outs in the inning as Alyssa Rebolledo came to the plate. Rebolledo smashed a bases-clearing double over the head of the left fielder to put the 'Dogs in front 3-0.
With runners on second and third following a wild pitch, Emma Martinez took advantage and sent a base hit up the middle that plated both runners, making it a 5-0 lead for Fresno State in the fourth inning.
Alyssa Rebolledo recorded her fourth RBI of the game in the sixth when the center fielder hit a line drive off the third baseman's glove into left field to extend the lead to 6-0. It was Rebolledo's second double of the afternoon.
Emma Martinez followed with a triple to deep left field that scored Rebolledo from second. Kealani Nitta knocked in the Bulldog's eighth run of the game on a groundout to third, her first RBI of the season.
Saint Mary's got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with a pair of singles that allowed three runs to come across, as Fresno State headed into the seventh with a 8-3 lead.
In the seventh, Olivia Hill slapped a double off the left field wall that brought home the final run of the game for the Bulldogs, as Fresno State led 9-3.
Lauryn Carranco ended the game in the bottom of the seventh, getting the final batter to strike out swinging as Fresno State started the Silicon Valley Classic with a 9-3 victory over the Gaels.
Game 2: Saint Mary's 9, Fresno State 4
In the bottom of the second, Fresno State claimed the first run of the ballgame when Rylee Bocchini grounded out to the second baseman to score Ava Tingey from third.
The Gaels responded in the third, getting two runs on a RBI triple combined with a throwing error as Saint Mary's led 2-1.
Fresno State answered back in the bottom half of the third. Jamie Hicks stepped to plate and sent a line-drive base hit to center field that brought across a run to even the game, 2-2.
Saint Mary's scored three in the fourth to reclaim the lead over the Bulldogs before adding four more in the fifth to break the game open at 9-2.
Entering as a pitch hitter in the bottom of the seventh, Alexa Brunetti cut into the Gael's lead with her first hit of the season that brought home runners from second and third to make it a 9-4 game.
Jamie Hicks and Olivia Hill hit into back-to-back fielder's choices to end the game, as Saint Mary's took the second game of the doubleheader, 9-4.
NOTES
- Fresno State now sits 10-8 on the season
- The Bulldogs tied their season high in runs scored (9) in game one of the doubleheader
- Lauryn Carranco tossed her third straight complete game
- The Bulldog's win streak comes to end at six games
- Lauryn Carranco improves to 6-4 on the season
- Fresno State is now 4-4 in neutral games this season
- Emma Martinez now leads the team with 17 hits
UP NEXT
The 'Dogs will conclude the Silicon Valley Classic on Sunday when they travel to Santa Clara for a doubleheader against the Santa Clara Broncos. The first game is scheduled for 10 a.m. PT