Lancers Battle LMU in L.A.

Tuesday, March 26

Los Angeles

12:00 PM

California Baptist University

14-18

Loyola Marymount

22-14

Cal Baptist

Loyola Marymount

Photo by: Mike Minyard

Lancers Battle LMU in L.A.

3/26/2019 4:54:00 PM | Softball

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By: Mike Minyard, Assoc. AD for External Relations

LOS ANGELES – Caitlyn Lloyd had three hits, including her third home run of the season, along with three runs batted in and a run scored as California Baptist dropped a pair of games at Loyola Marymount on Tuesday afternoon.

LMU won both games by the score of 3-2. The Lancers record moves to 14-19 overall while the Lions are now 23-14.

Lloyd started the day with a lead-off home run, a lead the Lancers would hold until LMU posted three runs in the bottom of the fifth. CBU would threaten in the final inning after a two-out RBI single by Lloyd made it 3-2, but the rally was extinguished with a strikeout in the next at-bat. CBU's Kellye Springstead continued to pitch strong, giving up three runs (one earned) with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Lloyd starts things off with a 💥 for the Lancers!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/9UExdGhBRm
— CBU Softball (@CBUSoftball) March 26, 2019

In the second game of the day, Lloyd once again put the Lancers on the board first with a RBI single to drive in Shelby Arbeiter to make it 1-0 in the third inning.

Caitlyn Lloyd puts the Lancers ahead 1-0 in the 3rd inning of Game #2 with a RBI single up the middle!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/XvcRYKrAB7
— CBU Softball (@CBUSoftball) March 26, 2019

CBU extended its lead in the fourth inning with a RBI double by Amanda Argomaniz. Sophia Perea scored the run on the play. The Lancers would hold the 2-0 advantage heading into the final inning.

Amanda Argomaniz doubles in a run to put the Lancers up 2⃣-0⃣ over LMU in the fourth inning!#LanceUp pic.twitter.com/L5Ms8Q1Xts
— CBU Softball (@CBUSoftball) March 26, 2019

In the bottom of the seventh, the Lions used a lead-off walk, along with four consecutive one-out hits to score three runs for the walk-off victory.

The Lancers will resume play in the Western Athletic Conference with a three-game series against Grand Canyon on Friday and Saturday. GCU was picked second in the WAC preseason poll. The series will open with a Friday doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m. The Saturday finale will start at noon.