BERKELEY, Calif. — Saint Mary's Softball (19-14) narrowly missed their first victory over a ranked opponent since 2017, dropping an extra innings thriller to #20 Cal (27-10), 2-1. The Gaels erased an early 1-0 deficit, and put the go-ahead run on base in every inning after tying it at 1-1 in the fourth, but would be unable to ever go ahead against the Golden Bears, eventually surrendering a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the eighth.
Odhi Vasquez drew the start, and would not allow a hit until the third inning. That first hit, a leadoff bunt single in the third, would eventually come around to score the opening run, but that was all Odhi would surrender through the regulation seven.