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California
9-18, 0-4
North Carolina
20-3, 4-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Cal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
Bears Fall Short in Extra Innings
3/13/2026 7:14 PM | Softball
Cal Sent the Game to Extras on Back-to-Back RBI Doubles in the Seventh
SARATOGA – The California softball team fell in extra innings, 11-6, to North Carolina on Friday evening at Viking Field.
The Tar Heels jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning and added two more runs in the second to take a 4-0 advantage through two.
Anaya Togia got the Bears on the board in the third with a fielder's choice to cut the deficit to 4-1.
Anya German crushed a two-run home run to deep left field in the fourth to bring Cal within one, 4-3.
North Carolina added a run in both the fifth and sixth innings to extend its lead to 6-3.
Kyndal Todd gave the Bears new life in the sixth with a no-doubt homer over the right field wall, making it a 6-4 game.
In the seventh, Carly Raven and Madison Rey delivered back-to-back RBI doubles to tie the game and send it to extra innings.
The Tar Heels broke through with five runs in the eighth to secure the 11-6 win.
Cal drops to 9-18 on the season and returns to action Saturday for game two against North Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Parrish, Lilly (4-1)
L: Gerhard , Layna (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Barbee, Shelby 1 ; Eaton, MC 1 ; Blackwell, Rayna 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1
HR: Horton, Sydney 1
RBI: Barbee, Shelby 3 ; Jennings, Raegan 1 ; Eaton, MC 2 ; Blackwell, Rayna 1 ; Horton, Sydney 2 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1
SH: Horton, Sydney 1
SF: Barbee, Shelby 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jennings, Raegan 1 ; Blackwell, Rayna 1 ; LeGette, Emily 1 ; Roberts, Lexie 3 ; Horton, Sydney 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 2 ; Young, Skylar 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1
Batting:
2B: Raven, Carly 1 ; Andrade, Harmony 1 ; German, Anya 1 ; Rey, Maddie 1
HR: Todd, Kyndal 1 ; German, Anya 1
RBI: Todd, Kyndal 1 ; Raven, Carly 1 ; German, Anya 2 ; Rey, Maddie 1 ; Togia , Anaya 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Todd, Kyndal 1 ; Raven, Carly 1 ; Andrade, Harmony 1 ; Jackson, Emma 1 ; German, Anya 1 ; Rey, Maddie 1
SB: Lee, Kayla 1
