California (Pa.) 4 Wayne State 3

            California (Pa.) used a three-run fifth inning to defeat Wayne State 4-3 Sunday afternoon in Auburndale, Florida at the National Training Center Spring Games. The Wildcats' season record drops to 5-11 while the Vulcans improved to 2-7.
            The Vulcans scored the first run of the contest after singling and later scoring in the top of the third.
            Wayne State took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth after a right field double by Kim Vidlak and a two-run homer from Ashley Hernandez to score Vidlak.
            In the top of the fifth California Pa. produced three runs off two hits giving them a 4-2 advantage over WSC.
            The 'Cats picked up one run in the fifth when Molli Vasa doubled and later scored on an RBI single from Kortney Buresh shortening the lead 4-3.
            Neither team scored the remainder of the game and California (Pa.) finished with the win over Wayne State.
            Freshman pitcher Sloan Cooksey (1-6) earned the pitching loss for the Wildcats, charged with three runs, three hits, four base-on-balls and one strikeout in four innings pitched. Hadley Chvatal started the first three innings.
            Five different Wildcats recorded a hit. Hernandez led with a two-run homer, Vidlak and Vasa picked up a double apiece and Buresh recorded a hit and RBI.
            Wayne State was scheduled to face Dominican College of New York in another game Sunday afternoon at the NTC Spring Games in Florida.