BAKERSFIELD, Calif. ? In what were the two wildest home games of the CSUB softball season, the Roadrunners split a doubleheader with visiting Utah Valley University Saturday at the Roadrunner Softball Complex. Utah Valley took game one 9?4 before CSUB came from behind twice to pull out a 7?4 victory in the nightcap.

Senior centerfielder Pikake Nutter?Gaudet led CSUB (17?19 overall) with three hits, three runs and her team?leading fourth home run of the season. Senior catcher Hilary Taylor went 3-for-3 with three RBI in the nightcap, including a two?out, two?run double that tied the game at 3?3 in the fourth inning.

Ali Bramwell had a pair of hits in each game to lead Utah Valley (8?23). Meghan Woodworth and Cherylyn McGraw added doubles to UVU's 12?hit attack in game one.

Although the Roadrunners pounded out 10 hits in the nightcap, sophomore pitcher Katie Chavez played the role of hero. Chavez relieved starter Kristen Schlegel with no outs in the third inning and pitched five innings of four?hit ball, allowing just one unearned run. Chavez kept the 'Runners in the game until they first tied it on Taylor's double, then took the lead for good on a Stafanie Frei two?run single in the fifth.

Game one started with a wild first inning in which UVU scored four runs while only three balls left the infield. Stranger still, the Wolverines hit three one?hoppers back to starting pitcher Brittany Johnson, but the CSUB defense generated just one out from the trio of ground balls.

Woodworth led the game off with a double to the fence in left center. But nobody covered first when Bramwell grounded back to Johnson, allowing Woordworth to reach third. McGraw followed with another one?hopper back to Johnson, who got Woodworth in a rundown. But the 'Runners failed to get the out again.

An infield single, a fielders choice and a throwing error helped UVU score four times before Johnson got Magan Niemann to end the inning by hitting another one?hopper back to the circle.

Bramwell, meanwhile, did her best Houdini impersonation in the circle for the Wolverines. CSUB entered the game ranked No. 15 nationally with a .312 batting average, but managed a pedestrian seven hits against the UVU sophomore.

Including walks (4) hit batters (2) and errors (1), Bakersfield actually had 14 baserunners. But UVU played solid defense and Bramwell made big pitches when needed to keep the 'Runners mostly in check.

Trailing 9?3, CSUB had a final chance to close the gap in the fifth inning, but it left the bases loaded after scoring just one run.

The 'Runners and Wolverines will finish their four?game series with a doubleheader Sunday at the Roadrunner Softball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m.

BATTERIES: Bramwell and Steadman; Johnson, Truan and Taylor. WP ? Ali Bramwell (7-8). LP ? Brittany Johnson (11-9).
2B ? Woodworth (U), McGraw (U). 3B ? Steadman (U). HR ? Nutter-Gaudet (B, #4).

BATTERIES: Stocks, Nance (4) and Steadman; Schlegel, Chavez (3) and Taylor. WP ? Katie Chavez (3-4). LP ? Heidi Stocks (1-10).
2B ? Snow (B), Bailey (B), Taylor (B).