BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Loyola Marymount spoiled CSUB's debutante performance in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, scoring five seventh-inning runs to sweep a doubleheader from the Roadrunners, 2-1 and 6-5, Saturday afternoon at the Roadrunner Softball Complex.

Donning pink jerseys as part of their Think Pink cancer awareness and prevention activities, CSUB acquitted itself well through the first six innings of each game before LMU pulled out both victories with seventh-inning heroics. In game one, J.J. Hartung's RBI double opened the scoring in front of Amy Charpentier's game-winning single. In game two, Christine Foley's RBI double preceded Priscilla Satete's two-run homer that denied CSUB starting pitcher Ryane Petersen (Fresno/Fresno State) her first win in a Roadrunner uniform.

Sophomore Sammy Rodriguez (Salinas HS) actually out-dueled LMU starter Melissa Dykema in the opener. Dykema barely made it through two innings, needing 54 pitches to record the first six outs. But despite hitting her hard all game, the 'Runner hitters couldn't break through until the seventh-and even then bad luck hounded CSUB.

Rodriguez led off the seventh with a walk before Jill McClelland (Paso Robles/Templeton HS) ripped a shot down the rightfield line. What would have been a stand up, RBI triple, however, became a ground rule double when it curled past the foul pole and past the fence out of play by inches. Kelli Bailey (Rodeo/John Swett HS) lifted a sac fly to right center that should have scored McClelland with the tying run, but instead brought home pinch runner Chelsey Bell (Ridgecrest/Burroughs HS) with the first run.With first base open, LMU intentionally walked Petersen, who leads the PCSC in RBIs, and Dykema got Kristen Archuleta (Hollister/San Benito HS) to pop out to end the game.

CSUB appeared to take control midway through game two, using two-run singles by Heather Veitch (Simi Valley/Royal HS) and Danielle Lyman (Moreno Valley/Canyon Springs HS) in the third inning to race to a 4-0 lead. A Sam Fischer solo shot in the fourth got the Lion offense going. Charpentier and Fischer then went yard back-to-back in the fifth to make it a one-run game.

Shawna Truan (McArthur/Fall River HS) came in and got Petersen out of the jam in the fifth and the offense gave her some breathing room in when Petersen and Archuleta hit consecutive doubles for a 5-3 'Runner lead.

After LMU took the lead, CSUB had a golden chance to tie in the bottom of the seventh when a lead off walk and a sacrifice put Stefanie Frei (Valencia/Canyon Country HS) on second with one out. After Veitch grounded out, discretion proved the better part of valor again for the Lions, who intentionally walked Petersen for the second time to get to Archuleta.

This time, Archuleta hit what looked like a game-tying single up the middle. But Charpentier made a great diving backhanded stop and flipped to second just in time for the out that sealed the game.

Petersen and Lyman each collected three hits to lead the CSUB offense Saturday. Fischer's two home runs were her seventh and eighth of the season, moving her past Petersen for the conference lead. Charpentier also had three hits for the Lions.

CSUB and LMU will conclude their four-game, conference-opening series with a doubleheader Sunday in Bakersfield.