Third-seeded California defeated fourth-seed Fresno State in 10 innings for a, 2-1, win. The Bulldogs will face Pacific on Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Bulldog Diamond in an elimination game.
Cal's first baseman, Veronica Nelson, hit a ball to deep left-center to score the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning.
The Golden Bears opened the game with a score in the first inning, after Fresno State's pitcher Jamie Southern had arguably her toughest inning this season. With the bases loaded Nelson recorded her first of two RBI with a walk.
That score held until the fifth inning, when Fresno State tied the game. Left fielder Julie Selbicky singled to get on first. Pinch runner Sha Oliver advanced to third after two singles and then scored after a sacrifice fly by Tiffany Whipple.
The winning pitcher was Jocelyn Forest, improving her record to 22-12 after allowing seven hits, one run and striking out five. The loss went to Jaime Southern, who dropped to 32-9 after allowing two runs on five hits.
May 16 (Thursday)
G 1: #1 CS Fullerton 3, #6 Evansville 0
G 2: #2 Stanford 7, #5 Pacific 0
G 3: #3 California 2, #4 Fresno State 1 (10)
G 4: Pacific 6, Evansville 0
May 17 (Friday)
G 5: Fresno State vs. Pacific, 2:30
G 6: Stanford vs. California, 5:00
G 7: Winner Game 5 vs. CS Fullerton, 7:30
May 18 (Saturday)
G 8: Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7/Bye, 12:00
G 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 2:30
G 10:Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9, 5:00#
May 19 (Sunday)
G 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 12:00
G 12: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser 11, 35 min after#
#: If necessary