SAN FRANCISCO – The SF State women's softball team hosted Academy of Art for a two-game non-conference inner-city showdown on Monday. The Gators had timely hitting and tremendous pitching unfortunately that did not help as the Gators fell 2-0 in game one before falling 8-7 in the nightcap.
Game one starter
Megan Clark (4-13) was the hard luck loser in the series opener for SF State (10-30). Clark threw beautifully throwing six shutout innings before surrendering two runs in the top of the seventh. The lefty did not allow a hit until the top of the third inning.
She was cruising early, needing just 75 pitches to get through six innings. In the end Academy of Art (20-24) broke the tie in the top of the seventh when the leadoff hitter drew a walk, moved to second on a fielder's choice and scored on an infield single. The Urban Knights added an insurance run on a sacrifice bunt later that inning. In the end two runs scored on just one hit.
For the game, Clark threw seven complete, scattering three hits, two runs with a walk and a strike out. As good as Clark was Academy of Art's starter Brenna Mitchell (15-11) was just a little better, holding the Gators to just five hits with a strike out.
In the nightcap the two sides scored in the first inning, giving the fans a preview of what was the come. The Gators scored seven runs on nine hits in the second game, Academy of Art responded scoring eight runs on 10 hits. SF State scored two in the first, two in the third and three in the fifth.
Taking the ball for the Gators in game two was
Jenny Obbema. Obbema was riding a four-game stretch of complete games but did not have it in her today. She lasted just 2.2 innings, surrendering five hits, five runs, four earned with a walk and a strike out.
Academy of Art's starter Alexa Peters did not fare much better. She lasted just 4.2 innings, surrendering eight hits, seven runs, five earned with two walks. Holding a comfortable 7-2 led, she allowed five runs to score to tie the game. Two coming in the third and three in the fifth to end her day.
Marisa Andrade was huge for the Gators as they rallied back to tie the game. She finished the day going 3-for-4 with a run scored and four runs driven on.
Aryn Guzman singled to short and beat the throw that allowed
Delanie Chrisman to score that tied the game up at 7-7.
Game one starter, Mitchell, came into the game in the bottom of the fifth and put out the fire. She finished the game going 2.1 innings, allowing one hit with a strike out and no runs to earn her second win of the afternoon.
In the top of the sixth a two-out double plated the go ahead run for the Urban Knights who held on for the two-game sweep. Taking the loss for the Gators was relief pitcher
Courtney Dunkel (3-6). Dunkel allowed five hits, three runs, two earned with a pair of walks in 3.1 innings.
Chelsea Brent had a good day at the plate for SF State. She finished the day with three hits, going 1-for-3 in the first game before wrapping up the afternoon going 2-for-4 with a run scored in the second game.
Jennifer Lewis went 1-for-4 with two runs scored in the second game.
Lucy Fernandez also scored two runs.
The Gators return to action on Friday when they host Cal State Monterey Bay for a four-game CCAA series starting at 1:00 p.m.
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