Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SEASIDE, Calif. — After having knocked off Cal State Monterey Bay earlier in the season, the Dominican University of California women's softball team was unable to repeat the task versus the once-nationally ranked Otters on Friday as the Lady Penguins fell 4-0, and 10-1 in five innings.

Junior pitcher Karly Harris (4-13) gave up just four hits in five innings of game one but three earned runs. Neither team did much offensively until the Otters (18-13) touched Dominican (5-25) for a run in the fouth inning. Dominican seemed poised to strike in the sixth but a bases-loaded rally produced no runs. Sophomore shortstop Kayla Rodriguez singled and fellow ophomore infielder Leslie Mesa reached on an error. Junior backstop Dominique Perry was hit by a pitch for a team-high seventh time this season to load the bases but CSUMB's Cori Reinhardt (9-0) got out of it with a strikeout and a popup. The Otters then added three runs in the bottom of the sixth to put game one out of reach.

The Otters were aggressive early in game two and struck for four runs and four hits in the first inning. Freshman Ashlyn Moriarity (1-12) faced six hitters and only recorded one out before being lifted for Harris. She didn't fare much better, allowing six earned runs in three and two thirds innings of relief. Dominican's lone run of the day came in the second inning on junior Kayleigh Klingberg's solo to center. The long ball was her team-leading fifth of the season. Lindsey Clark pitched allowed just the one hit and struck out 10 to improve to 7-3 for CSUMB.

After having played 22 straight games on the road, Dominican will finally play at home. The Lady Penguins host Chaminade University on Thursday, March 28 (11:00 a.m.) and Friday, March 29 (12:00 p.m.) in a pair of Pacific West Conference doubleheaders. Live stats will be available at www.dominicanathletics.com/live.