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CSU Bakersfield Softball
Paul Muyskens

Softball

`Runners Ready for 1st Home Games in Over 1000 Days

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – One thousand and twenty-three days. For the first time since May of 2019, the CSU Bakersfield softball team will be hosting a competitive game when the Roadrunners welcome the Pacific Tigers to town this weekend. The Roadrunner Softball Complex will see three games played, Feb. 19-20, as CSUB Softball makes its return in the 2022 season.

CSUB opened the season at the Rebel Kickoff in Las Vegas last week against a trio of tough opponents. While the `Runners went 0-5 on the weekend, the team showed unmistakable improvement in each game as team chemistry grows rapidly. Bakersfield got outstanding offensive performances from leftfielder Kaia Johnson (.400 BA) and third baseman Maya Williams (.444 BA, .800 SLG%, seven RBI) last week.

Pacific posted a 1-4 record during its Opening Weekend at UC Riverside's Lynn Russell Miller Classic. The Tigers also looked to an infielder-outfielder combo in Rian Dirmeyer and Carly Lucchetti to lead the way on offense last week. The pair both hit .500 over the five-game span with Dirmeyer posting a team-high six RBI thanks to two doubles and two home runs.

CSUB and Pacific have a rich rivalry that dates back to 2008, Bakersfield's first season in NCAA Division I. Saturday's game will be the 20th all-time meeting between the two teams. In the all-time series, the Tigers own a 15-4 record against the `Runners. The two teams last met on Feb. 15, 2020, when Pacific earned a 6-1 victory in Stockton, Calif.

The `Runners and Tigers will meet on Saturday, Feb. 19, for a single game before playing a doubleheader on Sunday. Both days of softball will kick off at 11 a.m. (PT) in Bakersfield. Sunday's doubleheader will be broadcasted live on ESPN+ with links to the broadcasts, live stats, tickets, and more available at GoRunners.com/Live.

~GoRunners.com~
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Players Mentioned

Kaia Johnson

#2 Kaia Johnson

OF
5' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Maya Williams

#11 Maya Williams

3B
5' 8"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Kaia Johnson

#2 Kaia Johnson

5' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
OF
Maya Williams

#11 Maya Williams

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
3B
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