Fresno State softball suffered a devastating 10-inning loss against the Cal Poly Mustangs Monday. In the extra-inning extravaganza, the Bulldogs lost control of the game late and took the 4-3 loss.

Senior Michelle Moses, after shutting down Utah State last weekend, was called upon to take care of what should have been an easy victory. The Mustangs came in 8-25 on the season, but had their ace Jordan Yates in.

After a five scoreless innings on both sides, and only four combined hits, the Mustangs drew first blood. Their one initial run came off an error by Fresno State sophomore Vonnie Martin, spoiling Moses’ shutout bid.

The Bulldogs answered quickly.

A solo home run off the foul pole from sophomore Stesha Brazil sparked a Fresno State three-run rally. Freshman Kelly Megee smacked her first career base hit and drove in two runs on her pinch-hit single.

The big inning put the ‘Dogs ahead by two going into the seventh inning, usually the final inning of play.

Moses sat down the first batter in the top of the inning, recording her fifth strikeout of the game. But the lead wouldn’t last as the Mustangs’ Mariah Conchiolo sent the game into extra innings with a two-run homer over the left-field fence.

The game continued on until the 10th inning when Cal Poly sophomore Kim Westlund knocked in what proved to be the game-winning run.

Fresno State had its sight set on more late-game heroics when Maria Sio doubled in the bottom of the 10th, but Yates retired the next two batters, sealing Cal Poly’s ninth win on the season.

Moses stayed in the game through the 10th, but recorded her 11th loss of the season, putting her at 19-11 overall for the year. The weekend prior, Moses had thrown all three games of the series against Utah State, sweeping the Aggies in the conference contest.

The Bulldogs start a Western Athletic Conference three-game series against San Jose State this weekend. The Spartans are third in the WAC at 5-3 behind Fresno State and 6-2 Hawaii.