TEMPE, Ariz. - The second day of the 2011 CSUB softball season mirrored the first as the Roadrunners opened with a close loss before taking it on the chin against a national title contender in their second game.

Friday morning, new pitchers Alyssa Walker (San Jose CC) and Sarah Hoag (Salinas/Monterey HS) limited Cal State Fullerton to six hits but the offense went silent in a 3-0 loss. Later, No. 12 ranked Cal then exploded for eight runs in the first inning en route to a 14-1 win over CSUB.

Hoag pitched four shutout innings of relief to highlight the early action. Sixth-inning singles by Emily Bliss (Northridge/Chaminade HS) and Karissa Veiga (Hemet HS) gave CSUB life against the Titans. They advanced into scoring position, but the 'Runners couldn't get them home.

Myshayla Fryer's (San Diego/University HS) RBI single in fifth plated Bliss with CSUB's lone run versus Cal. Bliss had drawn a one-out walk before moving to third on Stefanie Frei's (Valencia, Calif./Canyon HS) double.

CSUB closes play at the Kajikawa Classic Saturday when it meets Mississippi at 9 a.m. (AST). The 'Runners return to Bakersfield for their 2011 home opening doubleheaders Feb. 18-19 against Western Athletic Conference foe San Jose State. First pitch for both doubleheaders is noon.