April 15, 2006
Courtesy UCSD Sports Information Office
Box Score
Game 1 Game 2
LA JOLLA, Calif. - The No.10 Cal State Dominguez Hills softball team swept UC San Diego in a doubleheader for the second time this season, with the Toros winning by scores of 4-0 and 7-1. The games were played Saturday afternoon at Triton Softball Field on the UCSD campus.
The Toros, who swept the five-game season series between the two teams, improve to 32-6 overall and 11-4 in the conference. With the losses the Tritons fall to 20-20 overall and 8-10 in CCAA play.
After a scoreless first inning, the Toros got on the board in the top of the second inning after a Linda Reyes home-run and picked up two more in the top of the third following a Jennifer Wilson single to left-center.
The Tritons had their best chance to answer in the bottom of the fourth with runners on second and third with one out, but Dallas Hernandez and Jenny Maze struck out swinging to end the threat. UCSD would get another opportunity in the bottom of the sixth with one out and runners on first and third, but two fly balls towards second base ended any comeback hopes.
Jackie Miller improved to 11-2 on the season after allowing only three hits and striking out six in a complete game shutout for the Toros. Melissa Ward fell to fell to 13-8 on the year giving up 10 hits and four runs in her own complete game performance. Ward was successful in holding reigning CCAA Player of the Year Cindy Perry-Brown to one hit in four at-bats.
In game two, the Tritons gave up one run early in the top of the first, but responded in the bottom of the second, tying the game with an RBI double by Jenny Maze. After starting pitcher Lauren Chastain had back-to-back strikeouts to end a scoring threat, stranding two runners in the top of the third, the Toros responded in the fourth. Capitalizing on two Triton errors, Dominguez Hills scored five runs on four hits to blow the game wide open.
The Tritons could only muster two hits the rest of the way, as the Toros tacked on another run in the fifth and cruised to victory.
Nicole Fullerton threw two scoreless innings of relief for the Tritons, allowing only three hits while walking one and striking out one in her time in the circle. Jenny Spencer accounted for two of the six UCSD hits in her three at-bats.
Amy Thomas improved to 9-4 on the year for the Toros after allowing only one run on six hits, with no walks and four strikeouts. Lori Moreno and Natalie Greco led the way for the Toros on the offensive end, as Moreno had three RBIs and Greco collected three hits and scored twice.
The Toros take the field again next Friday when the team hosts Cal State Monterey Bay. First pitch for the doubleheader is 1:00 p.m.
