Moraga, Calif. -- The Youngstown State softball team opened the 2008 campaign with a pair of losses to Saint Mary's (Calif.) on Thursday afternoon at Cottrell Field. The Penguins (0-2) dropped game one, 6-1, and game two, 6-3.

    With game two tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Saint Mary's Jenna Smith belted a three-run walk-off home run to lift the Gaels to a 6-3 victory.

    Senior Jamie Fornal and sophomore Kristin Bair each collected a pair of hits while freshman Rochelle Vanyi hit her first career home run in the night cap.

    In game one, the Penguins could muster just two hits - one by Fornal and one by senior Bethany Hafley.

    The Penguins take on Providence and Sacrament State, Friday, Feb. 29, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively.