• The Cal State Bakersfield softball team kicked off the 2024 season this past weekend at the Fresno State Kickoff Classic.
• The Roadrunners are led by first-year Head Coach Letty Olivarez
• CSUB's offense started to click this weekend, but defensive errors prevented the `Runners from picking up wins in their three games.

  CSUB 1, South Dakota State 9 – Saturday, Feb. 10

• South Dakota State, the 2023 Summit League Champions, scored three runs each in the 3rd and 4th innings to gain a big lead.
• Abilene Christian transfer, Logan-Ray Gaspar, made an immediate impact for the `Runners, going 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI.
  • Maya Williams scored on a Gaspar single.
• Kaia Johnson went 1-1 with a walk in her two plate appearances.

  CSUB 4, Fresno State 12 – Saturday, Feb. 10

• Bakersfield got on the board first as Maya Williams scored on a wild pitch by Fresno State.
• Johnson went 1-for-2 in Game 2, with an RBI and a walk.
  • The Junior doubled to right center driving in Karissa Munsey from first base to tie the game at 2-2.
• Bakersfield was down two in the 4th inning, but Fresno put the game away in the 6th inning, scoring four runs to go up by eight. 
• Errors got the best of the `Runners, committing six on the night.

  CSUB 3, Santa Clara 7 – Sunday, Feb. 11

• Santa Clara jumped out early to a 5-0 lead.
• The `Runners answered back in the 3rd inning with Karissa Munsey's sacrifice fly to left field scoring Aariana Harrison.
• CSUB held Santa Clara to just two runs after the 2nd inning, but they were unable generate any scoring after the 5th inning.
  • The speed of Gaspar and Aariana Harrison caused problems for the Broncos as CSUB scored two runs in the fifth.
• Eight different `Runners tallied a hit in the final game of the weekend.

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• The Cal State Bakersfield men's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker at the buzzer before picking up an important win at home.
• With their win against Cal State Fullerton, the Roadrunner men are now tied for seventh in the Big West standings.
  • Only the Top 8 teams in the League will go to the Big West Championship in Henderson in March.

 CSUB 63, UC Riverside 65 – Thursday, Feb. 8

• This game was tightly contested coming down to the final play of the game as the Highlanders came out on top with a buzzer beater.
• Bakersfield had three double digit scorers: Kaleb Higgins (17), Tom Mark (11), and Cameron Wilbon (14).
• The Roadrunners held the Highlanders to 21% (5-24) from three-point range, including 1-of-11 in the second half.
• CSUB was efficient from the field, shooting nearly 50% on the night.
• Bakersfield continues to have road game struggles as they are now 1-10 but in those 11 games, five of them have been decided by seven points or less.

CSUB 73, Cal State Fullerton 71 – Saturday, Feb. 10

• Saturday's contest was the Big West Game of the Week and was featured on a regional television broadcast via Spectrum SportsNet.
• The Roadrunners avenged their 18-point road loss to the Titans just a few weeks ago with a win at home.
• Four `Runners tallied double digit scoring performances while a total of six men tallied 8+ points for CSUB.
• Fullerton held Kaleb Higgins to 3-10 from the field, but the guard scored 13 in total, knocking down all six free throw opportunities.
• Bakersfield capitalized on Fullerton turnovers (16), scoring 23 points off the Titans' mistakes.
• CSUB continues their success in the Icardo Center, now 8-3 on the year at home following Saturday’s victory.

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• Cal State Bakersfield's women’s basketball team went 1-1 this weekend, improving their record on the road.
• Both games were a battle until the very last point, with the game against Cal State Fullerton finishing in favor of the Roadrunners. 
• With their win against Cal State Fullerton, the Roadrunner women are now in seventh place in the Big West standings.
  • Only the Top 8 teams in the League will go to the Big West Championship in Henderson in March.

  CSUB 48 ,  UC Riverside 54 – Thursday, Feb. 8

• Cal State Bakersfield had a great turn out at home during Education Day when the `Runners took on the Highlanders in the Icardo Center.
• CSUB came out hot in the first quarter, scoring 12 points to Riverside six with Shaunae Brown putting up two threes to start the game. 
• After the quarter, CSUB lost their momentum, UCR took the momentum, scoring 17 and were only two down by the half. 
• Bakersfield hung onto a two point lead until the highlanders went on a 14-2 run to start the last quarter. Riversides offense completed the game scoring 20 points to Bakersfield 10, finishing the game 54-48.
• Brown led the `Runners with 18 points on the evening.

CSUB 69, Cal State Fullerton 61 – Saturday, Feb. 10

• Coming off a tough loss at home, the `Runners came into the Cal State Fullerton match up determined to walk away with a road win.. 
• In the first quarter alone, Bakersfield’s offense put up 23 points on the board, with a 13 point lead to set the momentum of the game. 
• By the time the Roadrunners reach the half, Bakersfield had a15 point lead (36-21) with the second quarter being the lowest points that the `Runners would score all night. 
• CSUB head onto the lead the entire game, winning their first conference road game of the season, 69-61. 
• Four `Runners tallied double digit scoring, including Jordan Olivares, who led CSUB with 19 points while tying her career high with six assists.
• Sophia Tougas added 11 points and seven boards in the victory.

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•  The Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team flew to Little Rock, Ark. for a tri-dual against SIU Edwardsville and #18 Little Rock.
• Richard Castro-Sandoval went 2-0 on the day, leading the `Runners.
• CSUB has now faced four nationally-ranked foes this season, all four of which are fellow members of the Pac-12 Conference.

CSUB 9, SIUE 31 – Sunday, Feb. 11

• For the second-straight dual, Bakersfield got bookend wins with Richard Castro-Sandoval (125) and Jake Andrews (HWT) taking home victories.
• Castro-Sandoval held off Davian Guanajuato for an 11-8 decision.
• Andrews earned a convicing, 7-2 decision against Bryson Buhk, posting his second-straight win.
• Santino Sanchez (133) picked up the third victory for CSUB, a 6-5 decision against Dominic Lopez.
• Guillermo Escobedo (165) and Braden Smelser (184) narrowly lost one-point decisions to their Cougar counterparts.

CSUB 9, #18 Little Rock 37 – Sunday, Feb. 11

• Castro-Sandoval made it three-straight wins thanks to 7-5 victory against Jeremiah Reno.
  • The redshirt sophomore is now 9-11 on the season, including a 3-2 record in Pac-12 duals.
• Bakersfield forfeited the 141 bout, and dropped three narrow losses on the way to the loss against the Trojans.
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