Box Score Game 1 | Game 2

CARSON -- Sophomores Kaylee Hull and Alex Davis went deep while junior pitcher Sara Bhatt (pictured) tossed 3.0 perfect innings with five strikeouts as No. 14 Cal State Dominguez Hills took a 4-1 opener against visiting Pace University (NY) to open this afternoon's twinbill on Toro Diamond before taking the nightcap, 5-1, as Bhatt earned her second save of the day.

In the opener, it was a 1-1 game until the bottom of the 4th when Hull started the 3-run inning with a one-out solo shot over the left field wall, a line drive that reached an apex of approximately 20 feet.

Davis followed two batters later with her own shot to left field, driving home pinch-runner Mia Ayala, for a 3-run cushion.

That was plenty for Bhatt, who faced the minimum nine batters in her 3.0 innings of work, retiring all nine batters on just 38 pitches.

Starter Alyssa Olague picked up the win after 4.0 innings of work to improve to 6-4, scattering four hits and fanning four.

After Pace pushed across an unearned run to open game two, the Toro bats stayed silent until their 5th-inning at bat.

In that frame, Alani Nguyen stepped to the plate with runners on second and third and two out, and proceeded to knock a base hit to third base which brought home both runners for a 2-1 lead.

The Setters looked to tie the game in the 6th but Alyssa Yslas had other ideas.  With a runner on second, Jenny Gordon sent a scorching two-hopper down the third bae line.  Yslas, however, who was playing even with the bag, dove to her right and, while on her knees, gunned Gordon out at first to keep the Toros in front.

Bolstered by her stellar effort, the Toros added three insurance runs, with Yslas singling down the left field line to bring home one of the runs.

That was plenty for Bhatt, who tossed 1.2 innings with one hit and one strikeout for the save, her second in as many outings.

The Toros resume play at national power Cal State San Marcos for a four-game set starting Friday.

About Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics
The Toros are proud to be a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competing at the Division II level, bringing excitement and tradition to the campus through 10 different sports (4 Men's, 6 Women's).  The program boasts 4 NCAA Championships, 2 NAIA National Titles, 10 NCAA West Region crowns and 34 CCAA Championships.  CSUDH is one of 12 universities that competes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), the most prominent Division II conference in the nation with 155 NCAA National Championships, far more than any other conference in the nation.