ARCATA — No. 2 Cal State Stanislaus picked right up where it left off a week ago, winning its opening game of the NCAA Division II West Region Softball Championships, 4-0 over No. 7 Seattle University.

The Warriors, who swept through the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships Tournament in three straight games last week, slipped past the Redhawks behind Jessica Gaumnitz' two-hit shutout. Gaumnitz, who earned tournament MVP honors last week, struck out three and walked none to improve to 18-7 on the year.

With its 18th straight road win, Cal State Stanislaus (31-21) advanced to Thursday's 2 p.m. game against Western Oregon. Seattle University (37-13) will face Cal State Monterey Bay at 9 a.m. Thursday, with the loser eliminated from the postseason.

The Warriors scored what turned out to be the only run Gaumnitz would need when Sarah Shamblin came home on Jennifer Arnold's ground out in the third inning. Shamblin had singled to start the inning, moved up on a sacrifice bunt, and over to third on Meghan Franksen's single.

Kimiko Wright doubled and scored on another  single by Franksen to add a run in the fifth, and Jessica Scholl's two-run homer in the sixth provided a comfortable lead for Gaumnitz, who ran her scoreless innings pitched string to 16.

Suffering the loss for Seattle University was Erin Martin, who dropped to 24-5 overall. Martin pitched six innings, giving up four earned runs, while striking out two and walking one.

Cal State Stanislaus 4, Seattle University 0 (May 07, 2008 at Arcata, Calif.)
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Seattle University.. 000 000 0 -  0  2  1      (37-13)
Cal State Stanislaus 001 012 X -  4  8  0      (31-21)
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Pitchers: Seattle University - Martin,Erin. Cal State Stanislaus - GAUMNITZ, Jessica.
Win-GAUMNITZ, Jessica(18-7)  Loss-Martin,Erin(24-5)  T-1:48  A-58
HR CSUS - SCHOLL, Jessica.