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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - 2009 NCAA Tournament qualifier Long Beach State jumped ahead with a big early inning then held off a late CSUB rally for an 8-5 victory as both teams concluded play at the Sportco Kickoff Classic Sunday afternoon at Eller Media Field on the campus of UNLV.

Long Beach (2-2 overall) parlayed two walks, a hit batter and a two-out infield single into one second-inning run before Nalani St. Germain ripped a grand slam to cap a two-hit, five-run rally. CSUB nearly erased that deficit with a furious comeback that brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, before falling just short.

Junior outfielder Stefanie Frei (Valencia/Canyon Country HS) led the way for CSUB, rapping out two hits, including an RBI single in the seventh. She also doubled and came home on a wild pitch to open the CSUB ledger in the fourth inning. Senior third baseman Kelli Bailey (Rodeo/John Swett HS) added a two-run single to highlight the eight-hit Roadrunner attack.

CSUB finished its tough opening weekend with a 1-4 record. The Roadrunners return to California to play a four-game series at San Jose State beginning Friday (Feb. 19). They return to Bakersfield for their home-opening series against Utah Valley University Feb. 27-28.