Offensive Production Matches Pitching Prowess as Toros Rout Hawaii-Hilo and Montana State Billings on Final Day of Grand Canyon Softball Tournament
February 11, 2006

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vs. Hawaii-Hilo      vs. Montana State Billings

Phoenix, AZ -- Seniors Cindy Perry-Brown (Victorville, CA/Silverado HS) and Pebbel Prestwood (Hesperia, CA/CS Stanislaus) combined with junior hurler Kristine Minter (Chula Vista, CA/Hampton University) for a 7-0 blanking of Hawaii-Hilo in the early game, while senior Jackie Miller (Bremerton, WA/CS Stanislaus) used both her bat and arm in a 12-0 drubbing of Montana State Billings in the nightcap as CSUDH remained perfect at 6-0 on the season with two wins on the final day of the Grand Canyon Tournament.

The Toros scored single runs in the 2nd and 4th innings of the opener, before breaking the game open with three runs in the 5th and two in the 6th against Hawaii-Hilo. In the 5th, a Perry-Brown triple started the festivities, and was followed by RBIs from Lori Moreno (Los Angeles, CA/California HS), Kate Groden (San Pedro, CA/SE Missouri) and Linda Reyes (Garden Grove, CA/St. John's). In the next inning, another Perry-Brown hit began the run-fest, as Miller brought her home with her second home run of the season to put an end to the scoring.

That would be more than enough for Minter, who picked up her first win as a Toro (1-0). The Chula Vista native scattered just six hits in her complete-game win, fanning five batters against no walks, retiring a stretch of seven-consecutive Vulcans at one point.

Offensively, Perry-Brown and Prestwood each tallied three hits in the win, while Miller and Reyes each drove in a pair of runs.

In the late game against MSUB, the Toros wasted little time in putting runs on the board, scoring three runs in the 1st, five in the 3rd and four in the 4th to put the game away. Miller again led the charge with a booming home run as part of her two-hit, two-RBI afternoon, while Groden and Prestwood each crossed home plate three times in the rout.

Miller was the beneficiary of the run support, logging her third shutout in as many days to improve to 3-0. The senior hurler allowed just two hits while fanning seven, facing just 14 batters in her 4.0 innings pitched.

The Toros return to Phoenix next weekend to partake in the GCU Lead Off Classic Tournament, where they will face Adams State College and Montana State Billings on Thursday, February 16 on day one of the three-day tournament.