THOUSAND OAKS — The Occidental College softball team split its Saturday doubleheader at Cal Lutheran, losing to the Regals 7-3 in Game 1 and winning 8-7 in nine innings in Game 2.

In Game 2, Patricia Phillimeano (Roseville) singled in the top of the ninth, advanced to second base on a ground out and then scored on an error by Cal Lu's Kelly Lockwood, giving the Tigers a one-run lead headed into the bottom half. Then Ali Goldberg (Los Altos), who gave up three runs in the eighth, worked her way out of a bases-loaded jam to preserve the victory for the Tigers (7-9, 2-6 SCIAC).

Jerika Barron (Half Moon Bay), who went 6 for 10 with two runs and an RBI on the day for Oxy, hit the grounder to short that got away from Lockwood to score Phillimeano.

Jacqueline Shimamoto (Santa Clarita) was 5 for 8 with two RBIs and a run scored. The Oxy centerfielder went 3 for 3 in Game 1 and 2 for 5 in Game 2.

Oxy had 27 hits on the day, with nine different players recording multi-hit games. Barron, Shimamoto and Ashley Noone (Orange) each had at least two hits in Game 1. Barron, Goldberg, Shimamoto, Kristine Kocjan (Redwood City), Morgan Giusti (Milbrae) and Phillimeano had at least two knocks in Game 2.

Brittany Vacura (Elk Grove) gave up four earned runs in eight innings of work on the day. She threw three innings in the first and gave up just one run and earned the victory in five innings pitched in the second.

Lockwood finished the day 6 for 8 for Cal Lu (3-13, 2-10 SCIAC).

Oxy hosts a pair on non-conference doubleheaders next week, starting with Dakota Wesleyan on Monday at noon.