Dickmann Lifts CSUN to Sweep

Cal State Northridge, which struggled against Division I softball opponents during nonconference play, ran its California Collegiate Athletic Assn. winning streak to four games Tuesday with 4-0 and 2-1 victories at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Senior Debbie Dickmann (6-4) went the distance in the first game, then returned in relief of sophomore Heather Lindstrom in the second and struck out six in 2 2/3 innings.

Dickmann, a right-hander, struck out five in the first game.

In the first inning of the first game, the Lady Matadors (11-10) took what proved to be an insurmountable lead when Jeanne Mixon pounded a two-run double.

The Toros (7-8-1, 1-4) were held to two singles.

With the score tied, 1-1, in the seventh inning of the second game, Lisa Erickson singled up the middle, stole second and third, and scored the winning run on Lisa Farracone’s single.