SFSU Blanks Toros Twice in CCAA Softball
March 19, 2006

Courtesy San Francisco State Sports Information Office

Complete Box Scores
Game 1          Game 2

San Francisco, Calif.--- The 15th ranked San Francisco State University Gators swept a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader from the second ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (19-3, 4-2 CCAA) 2-0 and 5-0 Sunday afternoon at SF State’s Softball Field. With the sweep, the Gators (16-8, 5-5 CCAA) snap the Toros’ ten-game winning streak and also moved back to 500 in the CCAA.

The sweep was keyed by the pitcher of SF State senior Sonja Garnett who pitched two complete game shutouts while striking out 15 and walking just one in 14 innings of work to improve to 12-3 on the season. She also allowed 10 hits in the two games and stranded 13 Toros on the base paths.

The first game was knotted at 0-0 in the second inning with two outs when Mary Cunnie hit her first career home run to left field to give Garnett all the runs that she needed. SF State added an insurance run in the sixth inning on an one-out RBI single to left field by Kristin Bartholomay that scored Amanda Meyer.

Garnett finished game one pitching her eighth complete game shutout of the season while striking out a season high 11 batters and walking none. She gave up six hits by the Toros, but stranded nine Cal State Dominguez Hills’ runners on base. The Gators had four hits themselves off of Toro starter Jackie Miller (7-2) who pitched a complete game while striking out 9 and walking one. She gave up four hits and two runs.

In the night cap, the score again was tied at 0-0 when the Gators scored first in the fourth inning on a two-out RBI single to left field by Carrie Arth that scored Lauren Dowell.

SF State broke open the game with a four-run fifth inning capped by Cunnie’s two-out two-run single up the middle that scored Meyer and Jordanna Freemer.The Gators had seven hits in game two with Arth and Nicole Hartfield each with two.

Garnett went the distance for the 15th time this season while striking out four and walking one. She gave up four hits in her 9th complete game shutout of the season while stranding four Toros on base.

Amy Thomas (6-1) picked up the loss while also pitching a complete game and striking out six and walking none.

The Toros will continue their northern swing and stop at Sonoma State on Monday afternoon for a pair of games.