Friday, March 27
Moraga, CA
3:00 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
22-10, 0
9
vs
1
Pacific
12-21, 0
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Pacific
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Saint Mary's
0
0
3
0
2
4
9
10
2
Odhi Vasquez: 6 IP 1 R (0 ER) 2 H 6 Ks
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
SB | Gaels Open Conference Play with Run Rule Win Over Pacific
3/27/2026 8:24:00 PM | Softball
MORAGA, Calif. — For the third consecutive year, the Saint Mary's softball team opened its conference slate with a victory over the Pacific Tigers, besting their rivals from the east 9-1 in six innings at Cottrell Field on Friday. The win extends the Gaels' season-long win streak to eight in a row, and their program record home win streak to 12 straight dating back to last season.
Six of the Gaels' nine starters recorded at least a hit, with four different players recording multiple hits (Hannah Ferguson, Camille Lara, Alex Cutonilli and Mia Zabat). Ferguson, Lara and Zabat each scored twice, while Cutonilli drove in two. Braxton Brown once again led the Gaels in the runs driven in category, logging four RBI to add to her team-high total. In the circle, Odhi Vasquez went the distance, allowing just one unearned run on two hits, while fanning six for Saint Mary's (22-10, 1-0 West Coast Conference).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite being held hitless in the first, the Pacific Tigers (12-21, 0-1 WCC) struck first in this one on a walk and a pair of defensive miscues. That was all that Gael ace Odhi Vasquez would allow, surrendering just four more base runners over the next five frames, rolling a pair of double plays, and striking out six to keep traffic clear from the basepaths for the remainder of the contest.
In the bottom of the third, the Gaels opened up their scoring, when Mia Zabat and Hannah Ferguson led off the inning with back-to-back single, and, with two outs, Braxton Brown charged a pitch over the left centerfield fence to give Saint Mary's their first lead of the game, 3-1. The Gaels would scratch two more across in the fifth on a pair of Tiger errors, before adding four more in the sixth. In that sixth inning, the Gaels would put the first five runners on, including an RBI knock from Hannah Ferguson, and a bases-loaded two RBI double from Alex Cutonilli. Braxton Brown then stepped up and lifted a ball to center field, deep enough to score Camille Lara and end the game in run-rule fashion, 9-1.
GAME NOTES
#GaelsRise
Six of the Gaels' nine starters recorded at least a hit, with four different players recording multiple hits (Hannah Ferguson, Camille Lara, Alex Cutonilli and Mia Zabat). Ferguson, Lara and Zabat each scored twice, while Cutonilli drove in two. Braxton Brown once again led the Gaels in the runs driven in category, logging four RBI to add to her team-high total. In the circle, Odhi Vasquez went the distance, allowing just one unearned run on two hits, while fanning six for Saint Mary's (22-10, 1-0 West Coast Conference).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite being held hitless in the first, the Pacific Tigers (12-21, 0-1 WCC) struck first in this one on a walk and a pair of defensive miscues. That was all that Gael ace Odhi Vasquez would allow, surrendering just four more base runners over the next five frames, rolling a pair of double plays, and striking out six to keep traffic clear from the basepaths for the remainder of the contest.
In the bottom of the third, the Gaels opened up their scoring, when Mia Zabat and Hannah Ferguson led off the inning with back-to-back single, and, with two outs, Braxton Brown charged a pitch over the left centerfield fence to give Saint Mary's their first lead of the game, 3-1. The Gaels would scratch two more across in the fifth on a pair of Tiger errors, before adding four more in the sixth. In that sixth inning, the Gaels would put the first five runners on, including an RBI knock from Hannah Ferguson, and a bases-loaded two RBI double from Alex Cutonilli. Braxton Brown then stepped up and lifted a ball to center field, deep enough to score Camille Lara and end the game in run-rule fashion, 9-1.
GAME NOTES
- Saint Mary's is now on its first eight-game win streak since 2008. The longest win streak in program history is nine games, which spanned between the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
- The Gaels have also run their home win streak to 12 in a row dating back to last season.
- Saint Mary's has now won five straight conference openers dating back to 2022.
- Braxton Brown continues to lead the Gaels' offense, driving in four today, running her season total to 35. That is tied for eighth most in a single season in program history. She also launched her eighth home run of the season, tied for seventh most in single season program history.
- Hannah Ferguson ran her team-best on-base streak to 10 games in a row. She also logged her team-best 12th multi-hit game.
- Mia Zabat picked up her seventh straight game with a knock, one shy of Hannah Ferguson's season-best eight game hit streak.
- Odhi Vasquez has now gone 14 straight outings without a loss, going 9-0 with two saves in that stretch. Her last loss came way back on February 20 against Washington.
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vasquez, Odhi (11-2)
L: Alexa Lewis (5-5)
Batting:
3B: Olivia Silvestre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zaedi Tagalog 1
HBP: Kelly Whelihan 1
Batting:
2B: Cutonilli, Alex 1
HR: Brown, Braxton 1
RBI: Ferguson, Hannah 1 ; Cutonilli, Alex 2 ; Brown, Braxton 4
SH: Lara, Camille 1
SF: Brown, Braxton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ferguson, Hannah 2 ; Lara, Camille 2 ; Brown, Braxton 1 ; Cervantes, Tori 1 ; Medina, Julia 1 ; Zabat, Mia 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
P/INF
/ SoftballINF
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballRHP
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