On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the San Diego State softball team honored its five seniors with a postgame ceremony. It was an emotional time for many and it gave head coach Kathy Van Wyk an opportunity to reflect on the group.
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When Dani Sidoti arrived at San Diego State as a freshman, her career plans were still up in the air. She was a biology major and had aspirations to become a physician’s assistant. She even considered studying nursing as a possible profession. But it wasn’t until Sidoti was advised to join a summer softball squad by head coach Kathy Van Wyk, when she found her true ambition.
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Both teams stood huddled in the outfield. The San Diego State softball team in left field and BYU in right field: each listening to their respective head coach's post-game speech. But for SDSU, there was something different about this discussion. The Aztecs were no longer defending Mountain West Conference Champions. With a 2-0 victory on Saturday evening at the SDSU Softball Stadium, the Cougars secured the 2009 MWC Championship.
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McCorkle has become a leader for SDSU, after transferring from Syracuse
Tonye McCorkle could have easily gone to a local college after graduating from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. It would have given her more time with her family and it certainly would have prevented a difficult transition. But by staying in California, she would miss out on the opportunity to experience something different. So McCorkle decided that attending Syracuse University in New York would be the perfect way to change things up.
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Prior to Sunday, the San Diego State softball team was seemingly unstoppable. SDSU had won 13 of its last 14 games and amassed at least 10 hits in four straight contests.
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With the offense starting to pick up steam going into last weekend, head coach Kathy Van Wyk knew exactly what the San Diego State softball team needed to continue to have success: to stay disciplined at the plate. On Saturday, SDSU did just that with 13 hits and received another great pitching performance from freshman Bailey Micetich to lead the Aztecs to an 11-5 victory against Colorado State at Ram Field in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Casillas works her way back to SDSU after having baby daughter Taryina
After redshirting last season, Taryin Casillas had a decision to make coming into this year. Would she shut down and give up the game she loved or persevere and play softball again? The choice she made, however, would affect more than just her future.
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Based on this weekend’s results, the San Diego State softball team should go out to eat more often. After the game scheduled last Thursday between SDSU and BYU was postponed because of snow, the team went out to T.G.I. Friday’s that evening and watched UNLV vs. Utah on television
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After hurting her back, Monica Alnes makes presence felt this season
Monica Alnes was doing what she always does: Give 100 percent and don’t let up. But on this particular morning in the weight room, the first baseman’s intensity got the best of her.
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Rough first inning against Lobos leaves SDSU in big hole it can’t climb out of
The San Diego State softball team did not start off Easter Sunday the way it would have liked. SDSU committed a costly error and gave up two runs in the top of the first inning. But in the bottom half of that same inning, things got even worse.
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After striking out in the bottom of the second inning, Monica Alnes was “really mad.” She may have been frustrated, but the San Diego State softball team’s redshirt junior first baseman did not let it affect her game. Alnes used it as motivation and in the fourth inning connected on the first pitch she saw to bring in the runners on second and third base.
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Out on the softball diamond, Jessica Camello enjoys the game just like the rest of her teammates on the San Diego State softball team. However, this was not the case when the sophomore second baseman first stepped onto the field at SDSU.
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Aztecs score five late runs to sweep Rebels in weekend series
The San Diego State softball team looked unstoppable in the top of the fifth inning after back-to-back singles by redshirt junior first baseman Monica Alnes and sophomore second baseman Jessica Camello. So UNLV decided to make a pitching change. Unfortunately for the Rebels, the change didn’t work.
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With sophomore shortstop Jen Wisneski on second base and the San Diego State softball team trailing 1-0 in the top of the third, assistant coach Stacey Nuveman made the call. Ashley Rose would pinch hit for freshman utility Felicia Reifschneider. The suggestion paid off and the freshman third baseman drove in Wisneski with an RBI single to tie the game up.
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The San Diego State softball team had runners at first and second base with no outs in the bottom of the first inning. It was the perfect opportunity for SDSU to snag momentum and build a comfortable lead against Cal State Northridge. The Aztecs were not able to though, as their offense drove in only one run and did not score again until after the Matadors’ two-run fifth.
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Traci Wolf has only been a part of the San Diego State softball team since mid-January. Though, if you ask the sophomore catcher, the transition to SDSU was “surprisingly, not difficult at all.” With a look at her numbers, it’s no wonder why Wolf didn’t have trouble adjusting.
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Reifschneider's fourth-inning run proves to be the game winner on Sunday
It may have only been her second collegiate start, but Felicia Reifschneider made it a meaningful one.
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Erin Floros wasn’t feeling very good. Was it food poisoning? The senior catcher thought. It can’t be another injury keeping me out of the softball season, can it? She remembered thinking. After seeking advice from her friends, she discovered what it was.
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The San Diego State softball team has experienced high and low points this season just like any other squad. In the past two weeks, though, SDSU has endured more than its fair share of low points, including losing its senior leader Erin Floros to appendicitis.
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Sophomore pitcher Samantha Beasley wouldn’t say what her best pitch was in last night’s 1-0 victory over crosstown rival USD, but she did give a little insight into her dominating night.
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After a grand slam last year, Beasley will take on USD again
When head coach Kathy Van Wyk recruited Samantha Beasley, she knew what she was getting. Van Wyk saw great potential. She recognized that she was a great all-around athlete who could play at any position.
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SDSU loses two out of three in Louisiana
At the start of this season, Erin Floros was ready. After an ACL injury cut her sophomore season short, the senior catcher was finally back to full strength and had her sights set high.
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Samantha Beasley knows a thing or two about sharing. Growing up as the third of seven girls, she couldn’t help but learn how to share everything from ice cream to control of the remote. But this season, the sophomore has one thing she isn’t sharing: the spotlight.
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Lawson's Kentucky squad reminds SDSU head coach of her former Aztec teams
Kathy Van Wyk’s inaugural season as head coach of the San Diego State softball team in 1997 wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. Her team finished with a record of 30-30. The second wasn’t especially momentous either, as SDSU struggled to find the right formula for success.
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In just her first year on Montezuma Mesa, Micetich will take on a major role
It’s a chilly Thursday night and the San Diego State softball team has a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.aIt’s a chilly Thursday night and the San Diego State softball team has a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. Bailey Micetich has pitched a gem up to this point and the Utah State lineup has only been able to muster one hit.
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Before the start of last weekend’s 19th annual Campbell/Cartier Classic, the San Diego State softball team knew its biggest challenges were going to be Pac-10 powerhouses Stanford and Washington.
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When the San Diego State softball team takes the field this weekend for the 19th Annual Campbell/Cartier Classic, softball won’t be the only thing on the players’ minds.
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After matching UCLA punch-for-punch through seven innings, the San Diego State softball team finally delivered a blow to the No. 4 Bruins in the top of the eighth.
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Just take a look at the numbers and it’s clear; last year was one of the San Diego State softball team’s best seasons to date.
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