Team Conf. Overall BYU
Junior pitcher not named finalist for Collegiate Player of the Year
Twenty-one wins, 260 strikeouts in 157.3 innings, an opposing batting average of .156, only 31 walks and an astounding earned run average that is second to only one pitcher nationwide at 0.71 should speak for itself.
“Ugly” is the only word to describe San Diego State’s 4-0 win against UNLV on Saturday. SDSU (26-10, 4-0) left seven base runners stranded throughout the game and relied on defense and small ball to control the entire game against the Rebels.
On May 6, 2007, the San Diego State softball team dropped a nail-biter to UNLV, 1-0.
Since that game, the two teams have competed seven times. SDSU (25-10, 3-0 in Mountain West Conference) not only won all seven games, but has completely dominated the Rebels. Be it at home or away, the Aztecs have outscored UNLV 35-3 throughout the past two years.
Junior pitcher Samantha Beasley dominates again as SDSU moves into first place
As junior shortstop Jen Wisneski entered the dugout after her solo home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth, she had a question for her coach. “Was that one a strike?” Wisneski asked.
Nothing less than first. That is the mentality the San Diego State softball team has as it heads into Mountain West Conference play this season. SDSU (22-10) won the conference just two years ago and last year it finished second with a regional berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Samantha Beasley put the San Diego State softball team back on track with her right arm on Saturday. The junior pitcher struck out half the batters she faced (12 of 24), only allowed two hits and shut the University of San Diego out at the SDSU Softball Stadium.
The Aztecs fall short of a win against the Toreros for the first away game in 27 tries
Sophomore first baseman Justeen Maeva was unstoppable at the plate Friday night against the University of San Diego; the problem was her San Diego State softball teammates struggled to get the ball into play.
Traci Wolf sparks a home victory against Oregon State on Monday night
The San Diego State softball team’s heartbreak from its nine inning loss to No. 22 / 20 Texas A&M barely lasted a day. It left the park from Traci Wolf’s bat. SDSU (19-9) bounced back after snapping its 10-game winning streak, by beating Oregon State 4-1 on Monday night. The win was sparked by the junior right fielder’s two-run home run in the top of the second.
In the last two years, San Diego State has seen two pitchers throw 20-plus strikeouts in a game. The first came on an April day in 2008, when former SDSU baseball pitcher Stephen Strasburg set an Aztec and Mountain West Conference record with 23 strikeouts in a single game.
Two weeks ago, the San Diego State softball team was flirting with falling below .500. Since then, SDSU (15-8) has gone on a relentless and dominating seven-game winning streak.
The Aztecs have won five of those games at home, defeating No. 22 Fresno State, and two on the road in Columbia, Mo with a win against No. 21 Illinois.
Aztecs battle through wind and rain to grab two victories
Through wind, rain and four cancelled games, the San Diego State softball team traveled to Columbia, Mo. and extended its winning streak to seven games. SDSU (15-8) played two of its six scheduled games, beating Bradley University and No. 21 Illinois.
A pitcher-catcher combination is one of the most important relationships in softball. The two have to be comfortable and absolutely trusting: the pitcher trusts the catcher to block balls, the catcher knows how the pitches may move and what the pitcher likes to be successful. The San Diego State softball team has a new pairing that came with all of the above.
While rain and inclement weather may have canceled the final day of the San Diego Classic I, the cancellation of the tournament was overshadowed by the success of the San Diego State softball team on the games it did play. SDSU picked up three consecutive wins against teams that were nationally ranked or received votes in either the USA Today / NFCA or ESPN.com / USA Softball poll.
The San Diego State softball team has a statement game on its hands today. SDSU (8-8) is slated to take on UTEP at 7 p.m. at the SDSU Softball Stadium.
The game isn’t important because of the opponent, though. The game marks the first time since the first game this season when the Aztecs have the chance to drop below .500.
“We’ve been so close in our games,” head coach Kathy Van Wyk said. “We just haven’t had luck on our side and that has made a difference. We just need one thing to go our way and we’ll get off this slide.”
SDSU goes in 1-4 in weekend slate against tough opposition
One more hit, one more out or one more strike and the story of the Cathedral City Classic would have been very different for the San Diego State softball team. SDSU (8-8) battled a gauntlet of ranked opponents such as Oklahoma, Texas A&M and California, but couldn’t hold on long enough for a victory in any of those contests, going 1-4 in the tournament.
SDSU's ace strikes out 10 batters and allows zero earned runs
In the misty air last night, Samantha Beasley’s dominance continued, but it wasn’t enough to capture a San Diego State softball victory against Cal State Northridge at the SDSU Softball Stadium. The junior pitcher entered the game in the top of the fifth inning for starting sophomore pitcher Bailey Micetich.
Opening the season at home energizes players and seems to give them an extra step on their opponents. For the first two games of the Campbell / Cartier Classic, the San Diego State softball team was a prime example of that beneficial mind set. SDSU (7-3) dominated in victories against UC Santa Barbara and Western Kentucky. Yet when the Aztecs reached the weekend, the home-field magic was nowhere to be found.
For the past five years the San Diego State softball team has had one constant definition of leadership: Monica Alnes. The redshirt senior captain first baseman has been the leader for SDSU in some fashion for her entire collegiate career. She’s developed an example that every other player tries to emulate, on and off the field.
After two extra-inning games and one walk-off home run, the San Diego State softball team is 5-1 this season. SDSU kicked its season off at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. last weekend and outperformed five of the six teams to leave with the best overall record. “The weekend overall was a truly successful one,” head coach Kathy Van Wyk said. “We played five games with so much heart, so much energy and I was really proud of everyone. This was a really good start to the season.”
The success of the San Diego State softball team rested on two arms last season. For 53 games, two pitchers — junior Samantha Beasley and sophomore Bailey Micetich — were the workhorses for SDSU, winning 33 games with a combined earned run average of 1.91. “To begin last season there may have been questions surrounding our pitching,” head coach Kathy Van Wyk said.
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