{"id":7024,"date":"2026-05-16T15:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7024"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:09:18","slug":"cal-state-fullerton-softball-falls-to-south-carolina-in-ncaa-regional-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7024","title":{"rendered":"Cal State Fullerton softball falls to South Carolina in NCAA regional opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>LOS ANGELES \u2014 South Carolina outfielder Quincy Lilio couldn\u2019t have hit her first home run of the season at a more opportune time.<\/p>\n<p>Her three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Natalie Heath and Shae Anderson, and gave South Carolina the runs it needed to beat Cal State Fullerton, 7-4, on Friday night in the first game of the NCAA Los Angeles Regional.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7022\">UCLA softball rallies past California Baptist in wild NCAA regional opener<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On top of that, the Temecula Great Oak High product had nine family members in attendance at Easton Stadium for her Southern California homecoming. She said more family will be coming for Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always dreamed of this moment,\u201d Lilio said. \u201cHaving my family in the stands, and winning the game but also getting quality hits. It was just awesome to see my mom in the stands and my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gamecocks (31-26) will face No. 8 national seed UCLA (48-8), which rallied for a 12-11 walk-off win against California Baptist on Friday night, on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Titans (40-14) will square off with CBU (43-18) in an elimination game at 4:30 p.m. The winner of that game faces the UCLA-South Carolina loser in another elimination game at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans\u2019 Kate Verhoef went 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Lulu Sanchez was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Pitcher Trisha McClesky threw 5\u2154 innings and gave up seven runs on 10 hits while striking out three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot the start we wanted, not the one we hoped for,\u201d Fullerton head coach Gina Oaks Garcia said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, it was really a competitive game. That\u2019s why it\u2019s a double-elimination tournament. Got the best of the best here and we still have a lot of softball left to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The score on Friday evening was knotted at 2-all after two full innings.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fullerton\u2019s Lopez found a hole through first and second base for a single in the top of the inning, and Sanchez singled before advancing to second on the throw. Verhoef stepped up and doubled to left center and score both Lopez and Sanchez for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had some ups and downs when I get a little too tense, so I try to relax and not think too much about it,\u201d Verhoef said.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina, which finished 12th in the 15-team SEC, started crafting an answer as soon as the bottom of the inning got underway with a leadoff single from Arianna Rodi. Lexie Shafer came in as a pinch runner.<\/p>\n<p>Lexi Winters reached first on an error at third base. Titans third baseman Sarah Coccillos recovered and threw to Ava Arce at first. Dropping into a split in the process, Arce sent the ball back to Coccillos to tag out Shaver and hold off the Gamecocks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6995\">Orange Lutheran softball dominates as it defeats Millikan in Division 1 playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Titans, who were this season\u2019s Big West champions, were helpless, however, when Tate Davis delivered a two-run homer over the center field fence to tie the score.<\/p>\n<p>Karley Shelton got South Carolina its first lead of the day when she drove in Tori Ensley \u2013 who doubled off the wall to get on base \u2013 with a double of her own in the bottom of the third inning.<\/p>\n<p>Gamecocks shortstop Shae Anderson appeared to lose the ball in the sun at the top of the fourth inning, committing an error that allowed Alexia Lopez to reach second base. Maggie Paulovich was walked, prompting a pitching change.<\/p>\n<p>Jori Heard was brought in for Emma Friedel (three hits, three runs, four strikeouts in 3\u2153 innings) and Sanchez right away recorded her second hit of the day, scoring Lopez with a single.<\/p>\n<p>Fullerton reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth on an RBI single from Ava Arce. Perez, who hit a leadoff single, scored to make it 4-3. South Carolina loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, but McClesky threw a timely strikeout to leave all three runners stranded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the grittiness, the way she kept her team in a position to win, kept the team off balance,\u201d Oaks Garcia said. \u201cThey\u2019re a great hitting squad. Was really proud of her performance, and I think she\u2019s going to be ready and be ready for tomorrow as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winters scored an unearned run on a center field error in the bottom of the sixth inning, then Heath and Anderson singled to set up Lilio for the go-ahead homer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6993\">AVP Huntington Beach Open: Miles Partain, James Shaw start strong<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>NCAA LOS ANGELES REGIONAL<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong> Cal State Fullerton vs. UCLA or CBU<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Saturday, 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Easton Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> TBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gamecocks outfielder and Great Oak High product Quincee Lilio hits a three-run, go-ahead home run to beat the Titans, 7-4, on Friday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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