rister pitching at iup 2024
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Winner California (PA) CAL-S 7-6, 5-0 PSAC
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IUP IUP-S 11-5, 1-2 PSAC
Winner
California (PA) CAL-S
7-6, 5-0 PSAC
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Final
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IUP IUP-S
11-5, 1-2 PSAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
California (PA) CAL-S 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 7 9 2
IUP IUP-S 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 7 0

W: Rister, Caleigh (3-4) L: Kendall Young (6-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director

Vulcans post victory at IUP, 7-4

Four California players tally multi-hit performances; Game 2 halted in the fifth due to conditions

INDIANA, Pa. (March 26) – The Vulcans extended their winning streak to six games on Tuesday afternoon with a 7-4 victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader at IUP in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play before Game 2 was halted in the fifth inning due to rain and darkness.

RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) softball team improves to 7-6 this season behind a 5-0 record in divisional action.
• The Crimson Hawks drop to 15-8 overall with a 1-2 mark in league play.
• The Vulcans have won eight of the last 10 meetings in the series dating back to the 2021 campaign.

GAME 1
STATS
• Junior left fielder Carlena Fiorilli tallied three hits, including a pair of doubles, three RBI and one run scored.
• Senior designated player Alyssa Rose posted two hits and two RBI, while junior first baseman Kaitlyn Achtermeier collected two hits and one RBI.
• Junior pitcher Caleigh Rister finished with two hits, one RBI and two runs scored from the leadoff spot.
• Rister (3-4) earned the complete-game victory after allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 7.0 innings (142 pitches) with six strikeouts.

ACTION
• Cal took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a two-out RBI double by Fiorilli before IUP tied the score in the bottom of the inning on a ground-out.
• Crimson Hawk first baseman Jordan Slyvia opened the fourth with a solo homer, 2-1.
• The Vulcans responded with three runs in the fifth after six-straight batters reached base safely.
• Rister posted an RBI single before Fiorilli followed with a two-run single.
• Cal added three runs on four hits to take a 7-2 lead in the top of the seventh.
• Rose delivered a two-run single before Achtermeier later tallied a two-out RBI double.
• IUP scored twice in the bottom of the inning on ground-outs after having runners on second and third.
• Crimson Hawk starter Kendall Young (6-4) was saddled with the loss after yielding four runs (all earned) on four hits and three walks in 4.1 innings (74 pitches).

GAME 2
• The Vulcans held an 8-5 lead in the top of the fifth before the game was halted due to conditions.

NEXT
• Cal returns to action on Thursday, March 28, when it hosts a doubleheader against Slippery Rock at Lilley Field in PSAC West action, starting at 2 p.m.
• No make-up date for the conclusion of Game 2 against the Crimson Hawks has been announced as of yet.
 
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