SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco State softball team earned its tenth California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) win in its last 12 contests on Tuesday as they took two from the Sonoma Seawolves. The day began as the two teams completed a halted game from February 17, resulting in a 17-12 loss, but the Gators bounced back to cap off the series with wins of 9-0 and 3-0.
- SF State (26-15/19-12 CCAA) now has its most wins since 2009 when they won 31. The Gators also match their CCAA win total from a year ago. Additionally, the pair of wins gives Head Coach Alicia Reid 50 for her career.
- It is the first time the Gators have recorded back-to-back shutouts since 2013 when they blanked No. 21 Grand Canyon, 1-0, before defeating Dominican 5-0.
- The 244 total runs scored are the second most in Gator history, trailing the 2007 team who posted 291 runs.
- Brylynn Vallejos tallied multiple hits in game one and two of the day, giving her 21 multi hit games this season which are the most by a Gator in the last seven seasons. The freshman also broke in to the top ten for hits in a season and currently sits at sixth with 69.
- Michelle Castro went 3-for-3 in game won with three batted in and three runs scored. She also added another double for her 12th of the season, which is tied for ninth-most in a season, and now has 29 on her career, which is tied for the eighth- most.
- Katie Rohrer, Tianna Jacques, Samantha Alvarez and Hayley Nunes each had a pair of hits in game one. Alvarez had a career-best three hits in game two of the day and also scored a pair of runs.
- Katelyn Sturm slugged a home run in game two and three, and is now second on the team with three dingers this year.
- Nina Revoir hit her first collegiate home run in game three of the day to give SF State a 2-0 lead in the first.
- Emily Mitchell allowed no earned runs as she tossed six innings in game two with three strikeouts. Karla Soto followed suit as she blanked the Seawolves (24-11/15-8 CCAA) in game three, allowing just three hits and one strikeout. The senior has allowed just one earned in her last four appearances.
GAME ONE
- The Seawolves, who entered the day winning 14 of their last 15 contests, jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first as Jordan White walked with the bases loaded, Courtney Jack hit a two-run single to center and Julie Davis hit a RBI single to third.
- In the bottom half, Castro led off with a walk and stole second. With two down, Rohrer plated Castro on a base hit to left and Jacques then ripped a triple to left to score Rohrer to make it 4-2.
- SF State made it a one-run game in the second with Alvarez leading off with a single to short, going to second on Sydney Jenkins sacrifice bunt, and scoring on Nunes' base hit to right.
- The Gators continued the rally with five more runs in the third to go up 8-4. Rohrer led off with a base hit up the middle and was replaced by pinch runner Triniti Scruggs. Jacques walked and Andrea Hildan advanced the pair with a sacrifice bunt. Alvarez walked to load the bases, and two batters later, Nunes doubled to left to score Scruggs and Jacques. Castro then hit her second home run of the season to left to out the hosts up four.
- Sonoma State answered in the fifth as they scored ten to go up 14-8, nine of which scored with two outs. White, Alee Balanon, Cassidy Romano and Jordyn Martinez all hit home runs in the big frame.
- The game was resumed in the bottom of the fifth, and Lehua DeLeon singled to right and went to third on a fielding error. She quickly scored as Jenkins singled to left on the first pitch she saw to make it 14-9. Nunes sacrificed Jenkins to second and Castro reached on a hit-by-pitch. Vallejos singled to left to score Jenkins and cut it to four.
- The Seawolves got one back in the sixth as Kirtlan doubled to center to score Davis to put the visitors up 15-10.
- In the bottom half, Alvarez singled to center to score Rohrer, who reached on a walk.
- Runner put the Seawolves up 16-11 with a solo shot to left in the top of the seventh.
GAME TWO
- In the third, Revoir worked a bases loaded walk to score Alvarez for the first run.
- Two more came across in the fourth. Nunes was hit by a pitch and DeLeon reached on an error. Alvarez then singled to center and went to second on the throw as Nunes scored to make it 2-0. Two batters later Vallejos beat out a single to the pitcher and DeLeon scored for the 3-0 advantage.
- In the fifth, Nunes was hit by a pitch and DeLeon reached on another Seawolf error. Alvarez added another single to center to bring Nunes around and Jenkins followed with a double to left that scored DeLeon and moved Alvarez to third for the 5-0 lead. Vallejos scored ALverez on a base hit up the middle, and HIldan reached on an error to plate Jenkins and make it 7-0.
- Sturm ended things in the sixth as she took the first pitch of the at-bat deep to left for her third home run of the season, scoring pinch runner Scruggs for the 9-0 win.
- Mitchell allowed no earned as she earned her fourth-straight win.
GAME THREE
- In the first, Castro doubled to left and Revoir knocked a two-run shot to left for her first collegiate home run.
- Sturm added her second home run of the day as she teed off with one down to left to widen the lead to 3-0.
- Soto earned her 12th win of the season as she tossed her eighth complete game of the year.
SF State hosts Cal State Monterey Bay this Friday, with the doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Live stats will be provided.
