Cal Bested In Series Opener At Pittsburgh

Friday, May 1

Pittsburgh, PA

4:00 p.m. PT

California

13-37, 3-19

Pitt

25-24, 8-14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Cal	1	0	0	4	1	0	6	8	2
Pitt	2	1	1	1	5	4	14	10	0

Robinson crushes her seventh homer of the season in series opener.

Photo by: Kylie Maratea

5/1/2026 8:45 PM | Softball

Box Score

Bears Come Up Short Despite Three-Homer Frame

By: Cal Athletics

PITTSBURGH – The California softball team fell to the Pittsburgh Panthers, 14-6, in six innings on Friday evening at Vartabedian Field.

Sophia Everett opened the scoring with a leadoff home run to give Cal an early 1-0 lead, but Pittsburgh answered with two runs in the bottom of the first to move in front, 2-1.

The Panthers added runs in the second and third to extend their advantage to 4-1.

Cal responded with a breakout fourth inning, launching three home runs to reclaim the lead. Gator Robinson and Kayli Counts hit back-to-back shots to tie the game, and Everett delivered her second homer of the night to put the Bears ahead, 5-4. Pittsburgh answered later in the inning to even the score at 5-5.

Carly Raven drove in a run with a single in the fifth to give Cal a 6-5 edge, but Pittsburgh drove in five runs in the bottom half to seize control, 10-6.

The Panthers added four more runs in the sixth to end the game early, 14-6.

With the loss, the Bears drop to 13-37 overall. Cal and Pittsburgh continue the series Saturday afternoon.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Lukaszewicz, Allie (3-1)

L: McGowan, Mya (4-14)

Cal

Batting:

HR: Counts, Kayli 1 ; Robinson , Gator 1 ; Everett, Sophia 2

RBI: Counts, Kayli 1 ; Raven, Carly 1 ; Robinson , Gator 2 ; Everett, Sophia 2

SH: Togia , Anaya 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Counts, Kayli 1 ; Raven, Carly 1 ; Rey, Maddie 1 ; Robinson , Gator 1 ; Everett, Sophia 2

CS: Lee, Kayla 1

Pitt

Batting:

2B: Ball, Alena 1 ; Reese, Mackenzie 1 ; Esparza, KK 1

HR: Braden, Ahmari 1 ; Murphy, Camryn 1 ; Helton, Gracie 2 ; Toczek, Addison 1

RBI: Braden, Ahmari 1 ; Murphy, Camryn 1 ; Helton, Gracie 5 ; Toczek, Addison 3

Base Running:

RUNS: Ball, Alena 2 ; Reese, Mackenzie 1 ; Vaughn, Tieley 1 ; Braden, Ahmari 1 ; Esparza, KK 2 ; Murphy, Camryn 1 ; Henne, Calle 1 ; Helton, Gracie 3 ; Toczek, Addison 1 ; Harris, Payton 1