LONG BEACH, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara softball team fell to Long Beach State 8-0 in its series opener. The Gauchos move to 11-27 overall and 3-10 in Big West play. LBSU is now 20-17 overall, 10-3 in conference.

On the Stat Sheet
• Madelyn McNally tallied the only base knock for the Gauchos and extended her hit streak to 12-straight, the longest of the season. McNally also recorded her tenth stolen base of the year - leading her team and good for sixth in the Big West.
• Both Lexy Mills and Ilona Sullivan registered two strikeouts, Mills has now collected 45 on the season, while Sullivan has 38.

How it Happened
• McNally led her team off in the top of the first with a chopper to LBSU's shortstop, but was too quick for Long Beach and safely reached first base.
• The Gauchos held their opponents hitless and scoreless in the first, but the second inning was when LBSU would break open scoring and put five runs up on the board.
• Unfortunately, the Gauchos wouldn't register another hit for the rest of the game while the Beach found three more runs. The game ended in the fifth with the score 8-0.

Next Up
Santa Barbara will close out its three-game series against LBSU with a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m.