Jeff Helsel
1
California (PA) CAL-S 0-1
4
Winner Concord CU 1-3
California (PA) CAL-S
0-1
1
Final
4
Concord CU
1-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
California (PA) CAL-S 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Concord CU 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 1

W: Josi Ervin (1-1) L: Beayon, Cheyenne (0-1)

11
Winner California (PA) CAL-S 1-1
9
Concord CU 1-4
Winner
California (PA) CAL-S
1-1
11
Final
9
Concord CU
1-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
California (PA) CAL-S 4 0 1 0 1 5 0 11 11 3
Concord CU 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 1

W: Nidoh, Megan (1-0) L: Reghan Hintz (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Matthew Kifer, Director of Athletic Communication

Vulcans split season-opener at Concord

Yanchak earns first victory as head coach; Sersevic tallies four hits, four runs scored

WINFIELD, W.Va. (Feb. 9) – Under interim head coach Nikki Yanchak, the Vulcans split their season-opening doubleheader at Concord on Sunday afternoon at Winfield High School, suffering a 4-1 walk-off loss in Game 1 before rallying for an 11-9 victory in Game 2.

NOTES
• California (1-1) utilized a combined six newcomers in the lineups on Sunday.
• The Vulcans were playing earliest game in the calendar year since the 2019 campaign.
• Yanchak earned her first victory since 2023 when she served as head coach at Alderson Broaddus.

GAME 1
• The Vulcans held a 1-0 lead before the Mountain Lions rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh.
• Junior transfer Cheyenne Beayon (1-0) suffered the loss after allowing four runs (all earned) on seven hits and four walks in 6.2 innings (103 pitches).
• Cal left the bases loaded in both the first and second innings before scoring its lone run of the game in the top of the third.
• Freshman designated player Amarah McCutcheon delivered an RBI single after senior center fielder Brianna Sersevic opened the inning with a double.
• Beayon forced the Mountain Lions to strand seven runners on base, including four in scoring position, over the opening six innings.
• Concord tied the score at 1-1 on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and one out before shortstop Lacie Lewis belted a walk-off, three-run homer.
• Junior transfer shortstop Jenna Hollerich posted two hits in the loss.

GAME 2
• Cal erased an 8-4 deficit after two innings behind a five-run sixth inning.
• Sersevic collected three hits and three RBI, while McCutcheon tallied two hits, four RBI, three runs and one walk.
• Freshman third baseman Makayla Jerin added two hits and two RBI in the win.
• Junior Megan Nidoh (1-0) earned her first career win after allowing one run (earned) on four hits over 5.2 innings of relief (87 pitches).
• The Vulcans took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first behind a three-run double by McCutcheon before she scored on a two-out error.
• Concord answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning and three runs in the second to take an 8-4 lead.
• Cal later scored one run in both the third and fifth innings to cut the deficit to a 9-6 margin.
• The Vulcans claimed the lead in the sixth after scoring five runs on three hits and five walks.
• Hollerich posted an RBI single before McCutcheon and junior transfer first baseman Lakyn Blackburn later delivered back-to-back RBI singles.
• Cal then drew four-straight walks with two outs to claim the 11-9 lead.

NEXT
• The Vulcans are set to return to action on Feb. 23 with neutral games against West Virginia State and Charleston (WV) in Glenville, West Virginia.
 
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