Softball Splits With UC San Diego
Toros win opener 3-2, Tritons close with 2-1 victory
May 2, 2003

Courtesy UC San Diego Sports Information Office

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Game 1       Game 2

Freshman Jennifer Leonard’s one-out, two-run double gave host UC San Diego a 2-1 win and the split of a California Collegiate Athletic Association softball doubleheader with Cal State Dominguez Hills at Triton Baseball Field Friday. The Toros took the opener by the final score of 3-2.

In Friday’s first game, UCSD scored twice in the first inning, with Hurst hitting a perfect bunt single to score All-American third baseman Amy Mettee, and Franciscus providing an RBI double to score Bland. Freshman starter Stephanie Kurz kept the Toros scoreless through the first three innings before the visitors finally struck, producing a three-run rally in the fourth. Snyder’s two-run triple down the rightfield line knotted the score at 2-2. Junior shortstop Natalie Sharp then brought Snyder home with a sacrifice fly to center field. Sophomore Janet Briscoe made the one-run margin hold up on the mound.

Briscoe, now 5-1, allowed five hits, two runs and one walk while striking out two Triton batters.

Freshman third baseman Cindy Gates was two-for-three with a run scored.

Kurz dropped to 10-10 with the loss, having given up five hits, three runs and three walks. She struck out eight.

Kim O’Hanian, the freshman starter for Cal State Dominguez Hills in the nightcap, was cruising with a one-hit shutout through six innings, having allowed just a two-out single to Triton junior Jodie Bland in the fifth inning. The Toros scored their lone run in the first inning when senior rightfielder Renee Snyder hit an infield single to bring home sophomore centerfielder Ally Webber.

After O’Hanian retired UCSD sophomore first baseman Jamie Hurst on a groundout to begin the seventh, the Tritons staged their rally. Junior shortstop Kim Aggabao and freshman second baseman Desiree Franciscus came up with back-to-back singles to set up Leonard’s game-ending heroics.

Bland threw a complete game on the mound for UCSD, giving up six hits, one run and one walk in evening her record at 7-7. O’Hanian fell to 15-7 on the year.

Freshman first baseman Natalie Greco went two-for-three in the game.

Cal State Dominguez Hills moves to 35-15-1 overall, 21-9 in CCAA play with the split, and remains in third place in the league table. UC San Diego is now 24-30 overall, 13-17 in conference action.

The Toros close the regular season Saturday at Cal State San Bernardino.