RENO, Nev. -- The San Diego State softball team cruised past Nevada, 10-1, in six innings in the first game of a weekend series Saturday afternoon at Christina M. Hixson Softball Park in Reno, Nevada. The Aztecs (27-11, 11-4 MW) have won 11 of their last 12 games.
SDSU outhit the Wolf Pack (25-11, 6-6 MW), 13-3, for the game, scoring the first four runs and then the final six against a team that came into the contest leading the league with a 2.28 ERA.
Five San Diego State players had two hits apiece, highlighted by Makena Brocki and Cali Decker. Brocki was 2-for-3 with four RBIs, a run and a triple, while Decker hit her second home run of the season, had three RBIs with a run and a walk.
AJ Murphy added a pair of doubles, Mac Barbara was 2-for-3 with a run and an intentional walk, and Macey Keester was 2-for-3 with a run and two stolen bases.
Jillian Celis hit her fourth home run of the season and Jeweliana Perez reached base twice with a single and a walk.
The offense was plenty for duo of Sarah Lehman and Dee Dee Hernandez. Lehman got the start and allowed one run on one hit and three walks over 3 1/3 innings, striking out five. Hernandez (5-2) picked up the win after yielding two hits and no walks in 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, while striking out three.
THE NOTE
Over the last 12 games where the Aztecs are 11-1, SDSU is outscoring the opposition, 80-30, with a 10-1 record against league foes.
THE NOTE II
San Diego State picked up its fifth run-rule victory of the season and third in MW play. The Aztecs have not been run-ruled this year.
STAT OF THE DAY
SDSU won its 69th consecutive game when scoring at least 10 runs.
UP NEXT
San Diego State looks to claim the series at Nevada on Sunday. First pitch is set for noon PT.
San Diego State 10, Nevada 1 (6 innings)
San Diego State (27-11, 11-4 MW) 101 242 -- 10 13 0
Nevada (25-11, 6-6 MW) 000 100 -- 1 3 3
Lehman, Hernandez (4) and Decker; Craft, Clary (5), Trujillo (5) and Hawkins
W - Hernandez, 5-2; L - Craft, 7-3
HR: San Diego State, Celis (4), Decker (2)
SDSU Run-Rules Nevada, 10-1, in Six Innings
