ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Softball Team will be back in California to participate in the annual Tournament of Champions hosted by Stanislaus State in Turlock, Calif. this weekend.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Friday, February 14
11:30 a.m.
Central Washington vs. Jessup
Warrior Field
Turlock, Calif.
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4:30 p.m.
Central Washington vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Warrior Field
Turlock, Calif.
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Saturday, February 15
10:00 a.m.
Central Washington vs. Sonoma State
Pedretti Sports Complex (Field 1)
Turlock, Calif.
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3:00 p.m.
Central Washington vs. San Francisco State
Pedretti Sports Complex (Field 1)
Turlock, Calif.
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Sunday, February 16
10:00 a.m.
Central Washington at Stanislaus State
Warrior Field
Turlock, Calif.
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QUOTING CWU HEAD SOFTBALL COACH JOE DIPIETRO
 
"We're looking forward to getting another opportunity to get on the field against more quality competition this weekend at the Tournament of Champions. This will be a great opportunity to give our very young team more opportunities to get better as we get set for the GNAC Winter Warmup games next week."
 
LAST OUTINGS
 
The Wildcats had a double-header against Eastern Oregon scheduled for last weekend, however inclement weather forced the two squads to postpone their meeting. The last time CWU was in action was two weekends ago at the CUI Kick-Off Classic where the 'Cats went 0-5.
 
The crimson and black lost 3-0 to Chico State in a battle of the Wildcats. McKayla Cable had the lone hit for CWU while Zoey Theophilus pitched the full seven innings allowing six hits, three runs two of which were earned, and one walk while striking out one against 29 batters. CWU then fell to hosting Concordia Irvine by a 5-0 score to wrap up day one. Karsyn Decker, Gabi Casco, and Serena Perez all had a hit while Casco drew two walks and Jessica Reitz-Eaton drew one. Payton Kessler pitched all six innings allowing seven hits, five runs four of which were earned, and three walks while striking out eight of the 29 batters faced.
 
CWU opened day two of the CUI Kick-Off Classic with a 9-1 five inning setback to Dominican (CA). Mia Flores put the 'Cats on the board in the top of the first when she singled up the middle to score Decker. Flores had two hits while Decker and Brooke Blocker each had one. Casco and Reitz-Eaton each drew a walk. Theophilus pitched the 4.2 innings allowing 10 hits, nine runs eight of which were earned, and one walk while striking out three of the 26 batters faced. Central Washington dropped a 3-2 contest to Hawaii Pacific to wrap up day two. Cable struck in the top of the first for CWU doubling to left field to score Decker and Reitz-Eaton. Decker led the way with two hits for CWU while Reitz-Eaton, Cable, Casco, and Perez each logged one hit. Adriana Rodriguez drew two walks while Reitz-Eaton drew one. Ellie Gilbert made her collegiate debut pitching all six innings allowing eight hits, three runs two of which earned, and one walk while striking out two against 28 batters.
 
The 'Cats wrapped up their time at the CUI Kick-Off Classic with a 5-3 setback to Cal State Monterey Bay. Flores once again put the 'Cats on the board in the first with a single to the shortstop to score Decker. Decker gave the lead back to CWU in the sixth inning when she singled up the middle to score Rodriguez and Blocker. Decker led the way again this time with three hits with Cable not far behind with two while Reitz-Eaton, Flores, Perez, Blocker, and Reese Schimmel each had one. Rodriguez drew the only walk for CWU. Kessler pitched 6.2 innings allowing nine hits, five runs three of which earned, and one walk while striking out six against 31 batters. Olivia Ross pitched the final out for CWU.
 
SCOUTING THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS OPPONENTS
 
JESSUP
 
The Warriors are currently 3-3 on the season earning a season-opening split at Stanislaus State. Last weekend on the road they earned a sweep of Sonoma State before getting swept by San Francisco State.
 
Jessup has three hitters with over a .400 batting average led by Sarah Giles with a .524 batting average. Olivia Dominguez and Madisyn Leffle onw a .467 and a .429 batting average, respectfully. The Warriors have raked five homers this year led by Maddy Ybarra who owns two, but Giles leads the team with 10 RBI. Ybarra is also a perfect 6/6 on stolen base attempts this year. Jazlyn Villavicencio has been a standout in relief pitching for Jessup, leading the pitching unit with a 0.95 ERA and one save while allowing eight hits, three runs with only one earned, and two walks while striking out four of 27 batters faced in 7.1 innings pitched. The Warrior pitching has yet to allow a homerun this season.
 
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two squads.
 
CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
 
Monterey Bay is 3-2 on the season with their only action coming in the CUI Kick-Off Classic. They suffered a setback to hosting CUI before bouncing back for a victory over Western Oregon. They then fell to Azusa Pacific but bounced back for victories over Chaminade and CWU to wrap up their opening weekend.
 
CSUMB has three batters batting over .400 on the season led by Malia Martin with a .500 batting average while Kieley Ganaden and Abreanna Alba aren't far behind with a .444 and .412 batting average, respectively. Oli Perez holds the lone homerun for the Otters and is tied with Jaedyn White and Ganaden with four RBI. Ganaden and Lauren Albrent are both 2/2 on stolen base attempts this season. Kadence Nulick leads the pitching corps for the Otters posting a 1.56 ERA, a 1-0 record and one complete game in nine innings pitched. Nulick has allowed 13 hits, two runs, and four walks while striking out 10. MB's pitching group hasn't allowed a homerun to their opponents yet.
 
In 18 meetings, the Otters lead the all-time series 12-6. The Wildcats are 2-8 against MB in the past 10 meetings. CWU is 2-5 against Monterey Bay in the Tournament of Champions.
 
SONOMA STATE
 
The Seawolves are currently 5-4 in 2025. They went 3-2 at the CUI Kick-Off Classic earning victories over Fort Lewis, Hawaii Pacific, and Colorado State Pueblo, but fell to Biola and Hawaii Hilo. They had a pair of nonconference home double-headers first sweeping the Academy of Art before getting swept by Jessup.
 
Jasmine Moreno is the leader of the Seawolf offense with a .429 batting average drilling one homerun. Sophia Newcomb has also hit one homer and leads SSU with nine RBI while Kaiya Dickens has also hit one homer. Newcomb is a perfect 6/6 on stolen bases. Charlie Johnson has pitched three complete games and accumulated a 2-3 record in 27 innings pitched. Johnson has allowed 30 hits, 24 runs with 12 earned, and six walks while striking out 11 against 113 batters.
 
CWU is 8-15 against Sonoma State all-time going 3-7 in the last 10 meetings. SSU is on a two-game win-streak. The Wildcats are 5-6 against the Seawolves at the Tournament of Champions.
 
SAN FRANCISCO STATE
 
The Gators are 8-1 on the season going 4-1 at the CUI Kick-Off Classic positive victories over Colorado State Pueblo, Colorado Christian, Concordia Irvine, and Vanguard while falling by one run to Chaminade. They swept a pair of home double headers, first against Jessup followed by another pair of victories over Menlo with three of the four games coming as shutouts.
 
Three different Gators have a .400 or better batting average led by Ashley Rocha with a .450 batting average with Kai DeLeon (.444) and Marley Gonzalez (.400) not far behind. Daniella Guerrera has the most RBI for SFSU with 13 on the season, but the Gators are still looking for their first homerun of the season. SFSU as a whole are 25/27 on stolen bases this season led by Rocha and DeLeon who are a perfect 6/6 with Gonzalez 6/7 on the season. Mari Takeda Bajan owns a 0.91 ERA, a 4-0 record, three complete games, and two shutouts in 23 innings pitched for the Gators. She's allowed 22 hits, three runs, and seven walks while striking out nine of the 84 faced batters.
 
SFSU holds the 12-8 advantage in the all-time series also winning the last two meetings. The two teams are split 5-5 in the past 10 matchups. The Wildcats are 5-8 against the Gators in the Tournament of Champions.
 
STANISLAUS STATE
 
Stan State is 3-3 on the season. They've played all six games at home and opened with a split against Jessup followed by a sweep of the Academy of Art and last weekend got swept by Dominican (CA).
 
Katie Thornsberry and Karli DalBianco lead the Warriors with a .467 and a .444 batting average, respectfully. McKenna Beach has claimed the only homerun for Stan State this season so far and leads the Warriors with six RBI. Thornsberry and Malia Babasa have each stolen a base to account for the Warriors two stolen bases. Victoria Alarcon leads Stan State with a 0.67 ERA, a 2-1 record, three complete games, and two shutouts in 21 pitched innings. She's allowed 14 hits, two runs, and seven walks while striking out 22 of the 75 batters she's faced.
 
Stanislaus State holds the 11-9 all-time series lead. The Warriors broke CWU's seven-game win-streak last season in the Tournament of Champions by a 7-5 comeback victory. The Wildcats are 6-10 against The Warriors in the Tournament of Champions.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Wildcats will open GNACtion when they participate in the GNAC Winter Warmup in Richland, Wash. at the Columbia Playfields from Thursday, February 20 through Saturday, February 22. They'll face Western Oregon on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., 24th-ranked Northwest Nazarene and Montana State Billings on Saturday at noon and 2:30 p.m. Then wrap up the weekend against 10th-ranked Western Washington and Simon Fraser on Saturday at noon and 2:30 p.m.