BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The battle of the two teams that dominated NCAA Division II softball in the 1980's end in a draw Saturday afternoon as CSUB and Cal State Northridge split a doubleheader at the Roadrunner Softball Complex.

Northridge took game one 2-0 behind a three-hit shutout from Hannah Fraijo. Home runs by Kristen Archuleta (Hollister/San Benito HS) and Ryan Petersen (Fresno/Fresno State) powered CSUB to a 7-3 win in the nightcap.

Although they have not played often since Northridge made the jump to NCAA Division I status in 1991, the game two win for CSUB (10-11 overall) was its first over the Matadors (14-16) since the 1990 NCAA Division II championship game.

Senior third baseman Kelli Bailey (Rodeo/John Swett HS) ran her hitting streak to 11 by hitting safely in both games. But several other Roadrunners came up with the big hits in the game two win. Freshman outfielder Emily Bliss (Chaminade Prep) a Northridge native, opened the CSUB scoring with a clutch two-out single in the fourth inning.

Archuleta gave CSUB the lead with her third home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the fifth. Petersen then put the game away but drilling her PCSC-leading fifth homer of the season to deep leftcenter to account for the final three runs.

For a while, it looked as if CSUB might not score Saturday. Fraijo was in control for most of the afternoon, becoming the first pitcher to shut out the 'Runners since Mar. 23, 2009. When the 'Runners did hit her hard, she received outstanding defense, especially from leftfielder Jennifer Mosier, who single-handedly killed several CSUB rallies with excellent glove work.

Sophomore pitcher Sammy Rodriguez (Salinas HS) pitched around control problems to shutout the Matadors for five innings. But two singles, two walks and a wild pitch resulted in the only two runs of the game in the sixth inning.

Amanda Pitzenberger continued to flummox the 'Runner bats in game two, tossing three scoreless innings as Northridge built a 3-0 lead. But the scoreless streak ended in the fourth inning when Danielle Lyman (Moreno Valley/Canyon Springs HS) hit a screaming liner over Mosier's head. The junior leftfielder twisted around as she raced back, but for the first time all day, couldn't make the highlight reel play.

With the bases loaded and two outs, Bliss fouled off several pitches before singling sharply up the middle to drive in the first run. Freshman Karlee Rodgers (Clovis West HS) then singled off the glove of third baseman Tracy Allen to bring home Lyman and make it a 3-2 game.

Petersen led off the fifth with a double against relief pitcher Mia Pagano. Two batters later, Archuleta took Pagano deep to give CSUB its first lead of the day. A hit batter and a walk set the table for Petersen in the sixth, and she delivered to smooth the way for Shawna Truan's (McArthur/Fall River HS) third win of the season.

CSUB will close its brief two-day homestand Sunday when it hosts fifth-ranked UCLA in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. More than 500 tickets have already been sold, ensuring that it will be the highest attendance ever for a regular season game in 'Runner softball history.