Thursday, April 2
Stanford, CA
2:00 PM
Saint Mary's College of California
25-10
5
vs
2
Washington
30-7
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
RunsR
HitsH
ErrorsE
Washington
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
Saint Mary's
0
0
0
0
0
5
X
5
5
0
Odhi Vasquez: W (13-2), 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 12 Ks
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
SB | Gaels Shock 14th Ranked Huskies for First Ranked Win Since 2017
4/2/2026 5:46:00 PM | Softball
STANFORD, Calif. — The Saint Mary's softball team kicked off the Stanford Round Robin with a bang, snapping the Washington Huskies 20-game win streak for their first ranked win since 2017, 5-2. The win extended the Gaels' program-record win streak to 11 straight, now good for third best in the nation.
Odhi Vasquez worked the complete game effort, fanning a season-high 11, while allowing just three hits against the explosive Huskies, notching her 13th win of the season, and running her unbeaten streak to 16 consecutive outings. Hannah Ferguson logged the lone two hit game for the Gaels with a pair of infield singles, scoring a run. Sam Buckley and Alex Cutonilli each tallied an extra base hit, with Buckley ripping a triple and Cutonilli mashing a ball over the center field fence, both actions coming in the sixth inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite Washington entering the game with a team batting average of .340, Odhi Vasquez was stellar in the circle, getting through the first three innings without surrendering a hit and facing just one more than the minimum. The Huskies struck first, however, in the fourth, with a home run, followed by two hit batsmen and a double to take a 2-0 lead. Following that double, however, Vasquez surrendered just one more hit, while fanning a season-high 11 for her first double-digit strikeout performance of the year.
The Gaels offense was held quiet through five innings, but broke out in the sixth, plating all five of their runs in that frame. Hannah Ferguson led off the inning with an infield single, and was bunted over to second by Camille Lara. Braxton Brown reached on a dropped ball by the Husky first baseman, with Ferguson coming around to score on the play. Sam Buckley then ripped an opposite field triple to right, plating Brown, and came around to score on a fielder's choice off the bat of Victoria Castillo, beating a throw to the plate, giving Saint Mary's its first lead. Alex Cutonilli smashed a pitch over the center field fence for a pair of key insurance runs, giving the Gaels a three run lead they would ride all the way to the victory.
GAME NOTES
#GaelsRise
Odhi Vasquez worked the complete game effort, fanning a season-high 11, while allowing just three hits against the explosive Huskies, notching her 13th win of the season, and running her unbeaten streak to 16 consecutive outings. Hannah Ferguson logged the lone two hit game for the Gaels with a pair of infield singles, scoring a run. Sam Buckley and Alex Cutonilli each tallied an extra base hit, with Buckley ripping a triple and Cutonilli mashing a ball over the center field fence, both actions coming in the sixth inning.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite Washington entering the game with a team batting average of .340, Odhi Vasquez was stellar in the circle, getting through the first three innings without surrendering a hit and facing just one more than the minimum. The Huskies struck first, however, in the fourth, with a home run, followed by two hit batsmen and a double to take a 2-0 lead. Following that double, however, Vasquez surrendered just one more hit, while fanning a season-high 11 for her first double-digit strikeout performance of the year.
The Gaels offense was held quiet through five innings, but broke out in the sixth, plating all five of their runs in that frame. Hannah Ferguson led off the inning with an infield single, and was bunted over to second by Camille Lara. Braxton Brown reached on a dropped ball by the Husky first baseman, with Ferguson coming around to score on the play. Sam Buckley then ripped an opposite field triple to right, plating Brown, and came around to score on a fielder's choice off the bat of Victoria Castillo, beating a throw to the plate, giving Saint Mary's its first lead. Alex Cutonilli smashed a pitch over the center field fence for a pair of key insurance runs, giving the Gaels a three run lead they would ride all the way to the victory.
GAME NOTES
- The Gaels logged their first ranked win since 2017, when they defeated BYU on Senior Day, May 13.
- Now with 11 straight wins, the Gaels now hold the third longest active winning streak in the country, after ending the Huskies 20 game undefeated streak.
- Odhi Vasquez ran her unbeaten outing streak to 16 in a row.
- Vasquez fanned 12 today, her first double-digit strikeout performance of the season and the second highest of her career.
- Hannah Ferguson continues to lead the Gaels in the multi-hit category with 15 in 33 games. She also scored her team-best 34th run, tied for 10th most in single season program history.
- Alex Cutonilli mashed her fourth home run of the season, and the 12th of her career. This was her second career home run hit in Palo Alto.
- Sam Buckley ripped her ninth career triple, moving her into a tie for fourth most in program history.
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Vasquez, Odhi (13-2)
L: Allie Thomsen (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Ava Carroll 1
HR: Alexis DeBoer 1
RBI: Alexis DeBoer 1 ; Ava Carroll 1
SH: Ally Hetzel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexis DeBoer 1 ; Giselle Alvarez 1
SB: Mila Reddy 1
CS: Kaycie Burdick 1
HBP: Giselle Alvarez 1 ; Ally Hetzel 1 ; Mila Reddy 1
Batting:
3B: Buckley, Sam 1
HR: Cutonilli, Alex 1
RBI: Buckley, Sam 1 ; Castillo, Victoria 1 ; Cutonilli, Alex 2
SH: Lara, Camille 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ferguson, Hannah 1 ; Brown, Braxton 1 ; Buckley, Sam 1 ; Castillo, Victoria 1 ; Cutonilli, Alex 1
SB: Ferguson, Hannah 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
2
Players Mentioned
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