The article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission.
Nia Mapa
Three wins in two days. Thirteen straight wins. Just more of the same for the reigning state softball champion College of San Mateo Bulldogs.
CSM (13-0) pushed its overall winning streak to 29 games, dating back to April 8, 2025, of last season, with a 10-1 win at Folsom Lake (8-3). Sophomore Nia Mapa sparked a five-run rally in the top of the first with an RBI single, and finished the day 3 for 4 with a home runs and four RBIs. Sophomore catcher Love Cabanas homered twice in the game, including a three-run blast in the first, in support of freshman staring pitcher Lola Sierra’s five shutout innings.
Sierra has now fired 14 straight shutout innings, including a two-hit gem Friday in the Bulldogs’ 1-0 win at American River (7-7). The left-hander went the distance, facing just three over the minimum, while walking one and striking out 10. Mapa provided all the CSM offense with a solo home run in the first.
CSM opened play Friday at American River with a 13-1 win over College of the Redwoods (5-8-1). Sophomore starting pitcher Gianna Tassio allowed one run on two hits through four innings of work to earn the win, improving her record to 5-0. The Bulldogs scored in each inning of the five-inning mercy-rule victory, including a walk-off six-run rally in the fourth, capped by a bases-loaded walk by sophomore Rio Castillo.
