Western Washington vs Chico State (Jan 30, 2026)

 
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2026 Western Washington Softball
#3 Western Washington vs Chico State
Jan 30, 2026 at Irvine, CA (Great Park)

Western Washington 2 (1-0)

Player  ab  rbi 
Andrews,Maleah 3b 
Kim,Haylee 2b 
Rath,Hailey ss 
Wise,EmmaJoy rf 
Matlock,Olivia 1b 
   Chacon,Payton pr 
McCutcheon,Emily dp 
   Richer,McKenna pr 
Chavez,Nazli c 
Traxler,Rachel lf 
Carpenter,Laila cf 
Wirtala,Alanna p 
Totals   32 

Chico State 1 (1-1)

Player  ab  rbi 
L. Sherburne ss 
I. Abrenica 2b 
A. Curry 3b 
   I. De 3b 
T. Johnson dp 
   L. Carbajal ph/dp 
   L. Hubbard pr 
H. Levy lf 
M. Anderson c 
A. Isaacson rf 
A. Lewis 1b 
K. Gustin cf 
   K. Valencia ph 
B. Tavares p 
   A. Valdez p 
Totals   30 

Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 001 000 01 -  2  9  3
Chico State......... 000 100 00 -  1  3  1
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E - Andrews,M(1); Kim,H(1); Rath(1); I. De. LOB - WWU 8; CHICO 10. 2B - Andrews,M(1); Wise 2(2); Carpenter,L(1). 3B - A. Lewis. HBP - Matlock; L. Carbajal.

Western Washington   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,1-0  8.0  11  30  34    
 
Chico State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
B. Tavares L,0-1  5.1  22  22  12    
A. Valdez   2.2  10  11    

HBP - by Wirtala (L. Carbajal); by A. Valdez (Matlock). Inherited runners/scored: A. Valdez 1/0. Pitches/strikes: None.

Strikeouts - Rath; Matlock; McCutcheon; A. Curry; T. Johnson; L. Carbajal 2; H. Levy 2; M. Anderson; A. Isaacson 2; K. Gustin; K. Valencia. Walks - L. Sherburne; H. Levy; M. Anderson.

Umpires - HP: Paul Boyd 1B: Paul Morines 3B: Dan Cowan
Start: 1:30 PM Time: 2:30 Attendance: 62
Weather: Sunny

 
Box Score
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
#3 Western Washington vs Chico State
Jan 30, 2026 at Irvine, CA (Great Park)

Western Washington 2 (1-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Andrews,Maleah 3b 
Kim,Haylee 2b 
Rath,Hailey ss 
Wise,EmmaJoy rf 
Matlock,Olivia 1b 
   Chacon,Payton pr 
McCutcheon,Emily dp 
   Richer,McKenna pr 
Chavez,Nazli c  11 
Traxler,Rachel lf 
Carpenter,Laila cf 
Wirtala,Alanna p 
Totals  32  24 
  

Chico State 1 (1-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
L. Sherburne ss 
I. Abrenica 2b 
A. Curry 3b 
   I. De 3b 
T. Johnson dp 
   L. Carbajal ph/dp 
   L. Hubbard pr 
H. Levy lf 
M. Anderson c 
A. Isaacson rf 
A. Lewis 1b  11 
K. Gustin cf 
   K. Valencia ph 
B. Tavares p 
   A. Valdez p 
Totals  30  11  24  15  10 

Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 001 000 01 -  2  9  3
Chico State......... 000 100 00 -  1  3  1
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E - Andrews,M(1); Kim,H(1); Rath(1); I. De. LOB - WWU 8; CHICO 10. 2B - Andrews,M(1); Wise 2(2); Carpenter,L(1). 3B - A. Lewis. HBP - Matlock; L. Carbajal.

Western Washington   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,1-0  8.0  11  30  34    
  
Chico State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
B. Tavares L,0-1  5.1  22  22  12    
A. Valdez   2.2  10  11    

Win - Wirtala (1-0). Loss - B. Tavares (0-1). Save - None. HBP - by Wirtala (L. Carbajal); by A. Valdez (Matlock). Inherited runners/scored: A. Valdez 1/0. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Paul Boyd 1B: Paul Morines 3B: Dan Cowan
Start: 1:30 PM Time: 2:30 Attendance: 62
Weather: Sunny

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
#3 Western Washington vs Chico State - Composite Box Score
Jan 30, 2026 at Irvine, CA (Great Park)

Western Washington   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Andrews,M 3b 
Kim,H 2b 
Rath ss 
Wise rf 
Matlock 1b 
Chacon pr 
McCutcheon dp 
Richer pr 
Chavez c  11 
Traxler lf 
Carpenter,L cf 
Wirtala p 
Totals   32  24 

Chico State   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
L. Sherburne ss 
I. Abrenica 2b 
A. Curry 3b 
I. De 3b 
T. Johnson dp 
L. Carbajal ph/dp 
L. Hubbard pr 
H. Levy lf 
M. Anderson c 
A. Isaacson rf 
A. Lewis 1b  11 
K. Gustin cf 
K. Valencia ph 
B. Tavares p 
A. Valdez p 
Totals   30  11  24  15 

Western Washington   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,1-0  8.0  11  30  34    
 
Chico State   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
B. Tavares L,0-1  5.1  22  22  12    
A. Valdez   2.2  10  11    

Umpires - HP: Paul Boyd 1B: Paul Morines 3B: Dan Cowan
Start: 1:30 PM Time: 2:30 Attendance: 62
Weather: Sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
#3 Western Washington vs Chico State
Jan 30, 2026 at Irvine, CA (Great Park)

Western Washington starters: 8/3b Andrews,M; 7/2b Kim,H; 1/ss Rath; 27/rf Wise; 19/1b Matlock; 15/dp McCutcheon; 4/c Chavez; 3/lf Traxler; 16/cf Carpenter,L; 23/p Wirtala;

Chico State starters: 8/ss L. Sherburne; 5/2b I. Abrenica; 10/3b A. Curry; 23/dp T. Johnson; 21/lf H. Levy; 24/c M. Anderson; 15/rf A. Isaacson; 20/1b A. Lewis; 18/cf K. Gustin; 6/p B. Tavares;

Western Washington 1st - Andrews,M grounded out to ss. Kim,H popped up to ss. Rath grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Chico State 1st - L. Sherburne walked. I. Abrenica reached on an error by 3b; L. Sherburne advanced to third. A. Curry struck out looking. T. Johnson struck out swinging. H. Levy struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Western Washington 2nd - Wise doubled to left field. Matlock reached on a fielder's choice; Wise out at second ss to 2b. Matlock out at first c to 1b, picked off. McCutcheon struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Chico State 2nd - M. Anderson walked. A. Isaacson reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; M. Anderson out at second 3b to 2b. A. Lewis reached on an error by 2b; A. Isaacson advanced to second. K. Gustin reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; A. Lewis advanced to second; A. Isaacson out at second 3b to ss. L. Sherburne lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Western Washington 3rd - I. De to 3b for A. Curry. Chavez grounded out to p. Traxler grounded out to p. Carpenter,L doubled to left field. Andrews,M doubled to center field, RBI; Carpenter,L scored. Kim,H grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chico State 3rd - I. Abrenica flied out to cf. I. De fouled out to rf. L. Carbajal pinch hit for T. Johnson. L. Carbajal struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Washington 4th - Rath grounded out to 2b. Wise grounded out to ss. Matlock grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Chico State 4th - H. Levy walked. M. Anderson popped up to ss. A. Isaacson struck out swinging. A. Lewis tripled to right field, RBI; H. Levy scored. K. Gustin struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Washington 5th - McCutcheon singled to left field. Richer pinch ran for McCutcheon. Chavez reached on a fielder's choice; Richer out at second ss to 2b. Traxler singled to left field; Chavez advanced to second. Carpenter,L singled to center field; Traxler advanced to second; Chavez advanced to third. Andrews,M reached on a fielder's choice; Carpenter,L advanced to second; Traxler advanced to third; Chavez out at home 2b to c. Kim,H grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Chico State 5th - McCutcheon to dp for Richer. L. Sherburne flied out to rf. I. Abrenica singled to left field. I. De fouled out to 1b. L. Carbajal hit by pitch; I. Abrenica advanced to second. H. Levy reached on an error by ss; L. Carbajal advanced to second; I. Abrenica advanced to third. M. Anderson grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Western Washington 6th - Rath struck out looking. Wise singled, advanced to second on an error by 3b. A. Valdez to p for B. Tavares. Matlock hit by pitch. Chacon pinch ran for Matlock. McCutcheon reached on a fielder's choice; Chacon advanced to second; Wise out at third 3b unassisted. Chavez flied out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Chico State 6th - Matlock to 1b for Chacon. A. Isaacson flied out to cf. A. Lewis singled to left field. K. Valencia pinch hit for K. Gustin. K. Valencia struck out swinging. L. Sherburne fouled out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Washington 7th - K. Gustin to cf for L. Carbajal. Traxler singled to center field. Carpenter,L reached on a fielder's choice; Traxler out at second ss to 2b. Andrews,M reached on a fielder's choice; Carpenter,L out at second 2b to ss. Kim,H grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chico State 7th - I. Abrenica grounded out to 2b. I. De popped up to 1b. L. Carbajal to dp for K. Gustin. K. Gustin to cf for K. Valencia. L. Carbajal struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Washington 8th - H. Kim placed on second. Rath flied out to cf; Kim,H advanced to third. Wise doubled to center field, RBI; Kim,H scored. Matlock struck out swinging. McCutcheon flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Chico State 8th - L. Carbajal placed on second. L. Hubbard pinch ran for L. Carbajal. H. Levy struck out looking. M. Anderson struck out looking. A. Isaacson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
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Game number GAME01

Western Washington 2, Chico State 1 (Jan 30, 2026 at Irvine, CA)

Time: 2:30      Attendance: 62  DH number: 1



Visitor batting - Western Washington

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

Andrews,M     3b -  4     1  2  1           1                                         2  1
Kim,H         2b -  4  1                                                           1  2  1
Rath          ss -  4                                              1               3     1
Wise          rf -  4     3  5  2           1                                      3
Matlock       1b -  3                                   1          1               4
 Chacon       pr -  0
McCutcheon    dp -  4     1  1                                     1
 Richer       pr -  0
Chavez        c  -  3                                                             11
Traxler       lf -  3     2  2
Carpenter,L   cf -  3  1  2  3  1                                                  2
Wirtala       p  -  0
Totals......     - 32  2  9 13  4  0  0     2  0  0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0   24  4  3  0     0   0   0  0


Visitor pitching - Western Washington

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

Wirtala      W    8.0  3 30 34  1  1                1    3    11             1       1
Totals......      8.0  3 30 34  1  1  0    0  0  0  1    3  0 11    0  0     1   0   1   0   0

Weather: Sunny

Home batting - Chico State AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC L. Sherburne ss - 3 1 3 6 I. Abrenica 2b - 4 1 1 3 4 A. Curry 3b - 1 1 1 I. De 3b - 3 1 1 T. Johnson dp - 1 1 L. Carbajal ph - 1 1 1 L. Carbajal dp - 1 1 L. Hubbard pr - 0 H. Levy lf - 3 1 1 2 M. Anderson c - 3 1 1 4 1 A. Isaacson rf - 4 2 1 A. Lewis 1b - 3 2 4 1 1 11 K. Gustin cf - 2 1 1 K. Valencia ph - 1 1 B. Tavares p - 0 3 A. Valdez p - 0 Totals...... - 30 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 24 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 Home pitching - Chico State IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO B. Tavares L 5.1 7 22 22 1 1 2 1 A. Valdez 2.2 2 10 11 1 1 1 1 Totals...... 8.0 9 32 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Western Washington Box Proof - Chico State R 2 AB 32 R 1 AB 30 LOB 8 BB 0 LOB 10 BB 3 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 24 SH 0 DP: 0 SF 0 SF 0 HBP 1 HBP 1 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 34 33 35 34

Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 001 000 01 -  2  9  3
Chico State......... 000 100 00 -  1  3  1
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Line score
 


Western Washington 2, Chico State 1 (Jan 30, 2026 at Irvine, CA)
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Western Washington.. 001 000 01 -  2  9  3      (1-0)
Chico State......... 000 100 00 -  1  3  1      (1-1)
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Pitchers: Western Washington - Wirtala,Alanna and Chavez,Nazli. Chico State - B. Tavares;
A. Valdez(6) and M. Anderson.
Win-Wirtala,Alanna(1-0)  Loss-B. Tavares(0-1)  T-2:30  A-62
Weather: Sunny