FULLERTON, Calif. – UC San Diego fell to CSUN in the second round of the 2025 Big West Softball Championship after a late surge from the Matadors put them on top for a result of 4-2.
India Caldwell tossed another complete game for the Tritons allowing four runs on 8 hits. The right-hander tossed 6 strikeouts and walked one.
At the plate,
Zara Wasserman and
Jaden Hill both went 2-for-3 and
Alexis Jimenez earned 2 RBI and a run on her home run hit.
HOW IT HAPPENED
CSUN struck early with a lone run in the first inning, and it wasn't until the third when the Tritons responded with a two-run inning.
A throwing error had
Morgan Eng become the leadoff runner and she was advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from
Haley Garcia.
Alexis Jimenez stepped up to the plate with two outs on the board and went yard on the first pitch of the at-bat, 2-1
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From the second inning to through the fifth,
India Caldwell kept the Matadors scoreless and got herself out of a loaded bases situation in the bottom of the third. In the sixth, CSUN hit a solo home run and a two-run home run to take the lead back at 4-2.
The Tritons' offense was unable to convert in the seventh as the final three outs were made.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego moves into the loser bracket and will face the winner of the Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Santa Barbara game taking place on May 8 at 7 p.m. First pitch for UC San Diego's game is set for 4 p.m. and will be live on ESPN+ with live statistics on UCSDTritons.com.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
