Softball: Lions split doubleheader with Cal Baptist

RIVERSIDE - The Vanguard University softball split a doubleheader

with host Cal Baptist in Golden State Athletic Conference action Tuesday.

The Lions (19-9, 5-1 in conference) dropped the opening game, 4-3, but

regrouped and blanked the Lancers, 8-0, in the nightcap.

Cal Baptist took advantage of three Lions’ errors to score four

unearned runs in the opener, but Vanguard pitchers Alysia Atchley and

Cheri Smith held the Lancers to only one hit in Game 2.

GOLDEN STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Cal Baptist 4, Vanguard 3

Vanguard 000 210 0 - 3 10 3

Cal Baptist 003 000 1 - 4 6 1

Liebengood and Rolle; Beach and Ellis. W - Beach, 4-7. L - Liebengood,

9-5. 2B - Smith (VU), Beach (CB).

Game two

Vanguard 8, Cal Baptist 0

Vanguard 151 10 - 8 16 0

Cal Baptist 000 00 - 0 1 1

Atchley, Smith (5) and Rolle; Paglialonga, Beach (2) and Ellis. W -

Atchley, 4-2. L - Paglialonga, 0-5. 2B - Paglialonga (CB). 3B - Saucedo

(VU).