April 11, 2001
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Games 41-42 vs. Saint Mary's (18-21) DATE: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 (DH) TIME: 1:00 p.m. PDT SITE: SDSU Field in San Diego GAMEDAY FORECAST: Mostly cloudy/7 mph wind from SW/56 degrees
Games 43-44 at New Mexico (30-15-1/3-2-1 MWC) DATE: Friday, April 13, 2001 (DH) TIME: 1:00 p.m. MDT SITE: Lobo Field in Albuquerque GAMEDAY FORECAST: Mostly sunny/10 mph wind/73 degrees
TICKETS: Are available on gameday at the gate. Adults - $5, Senionrs/Children - $3, SDSU Students - free w/valid ID.
Aztecs Start Busy Week with Home Doubleheader Against St. Mary's, Continue MWC Play on Friday Fresh off of its split with conference leader Utah last Friday, San Diego State concludes its six game homestand with a nonconference doubleheader against the Saint Mary's Gaels on Wednesday at SDSU Field. The Aztecs will conclude a stretch of six games in five days in three states by hitting the road this weekend to continue Mountain West play with doubleheaders against the New Mexico Lobos and Colorado State Rams. The contest against the Gaels will bring an end to the shortened homestand for the Aztecs. The conference doubleheader against the Brigham Young Cougars on Saturday was postponed due to rain. There is currently no plan to make-up the games. Saint Mary's comes to Montezuma Mesa with an overall record of 18-21. They are 1-3 in West Coast Conference play. SDSU travels to Albuquerque on Friday to play New Mexico. The Lobos are 30-15-1 overall and have a 3-2-1 record in the conference. On Sunday, the Aztecs will be in Ft. Collins, Colo., to battle Colorado State. The Rams are 0-5 in the Mountain West and have an overall record of 3-28. San Diego State is 25-15 overall, and has won 13 of their last 18 games. The Aztecs boast a 2-2 record in the Mountain West Conference after their split with Utah. The 6-3 loss to the Utes in game two marked only the third loss at SDSU Field this season for the Aztecs, which also saw its six game home winning streak snapped in the defeat and snapped a 14-game winning streak against unranked foes at SDSU Field. Following this week's action, the Aztecs will start the second round of conference play by entertaining the UNLV Rebels on Saturday, April 21. Game time is 1 p.m.
Aztecs Split Twinbill with Utah The San Diego State softball team came within one out of sweeping the defending conference champion at SDSU Field on Friday afternoon. After defeating Utah, 7-1, in the first game, the Aztecs led 3-1 before the Utes rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to claim a 6-3 victory and a split of the doubleheader. In the first game, Aztec senior Sandra Durazo pitched a complete game to improve to 14-7 on the season. A native of Granada Hills, Calif., Durazo scattered six hits and did not issue a walk in the contest. She got all the offensive help she would need from freshman center fielder Janna Kovensky. Kovensky, who went 5-for-5 on the afternoon, was 3-for-3 in the first contest with two runs scored and two RBI for the Aztecs. The Aztecs were in good position to record a sweep, taking a 3-1 lead to the seventh inning of the second game. With two outs, left fielder Ambelry Jeppson reached on an infield single to score Masie Ota from third to cut the Aztec lead to 3-2. Third baseman Lyndsey Trevis then doubled down the left field line, scoring Molly McLean and Jeppson to put the Utes on top 4-3. One batter later Melissa Stahnke completed a 3-for-4 game with her 13th home run of the season. The seventh inning rally made a winner out of Kristin Arbogast, who started and completed both games of the doubleheader for the Utes. San Diego State, winners of 13 of its last 18 contests, is 25-15 overall and 2-2 in Mountain West play, while Utah moves to 23-16-1 overall and 4-1-1 in league play.
SDSU 7, Utah 1 Utah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 SDSU 0 1 4 2 0 0 x - 7 9 1 Win - Durazo (14-7). Loss - Arbogast (16-11). Save - None. SDSU 3, Utah 6 Utah 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 - 6 8 0 SDSU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 Win - Arbogast (17-11). Loss - Goudy (3-3). Save - None.
San Diego State-BYU Contest PPD The scheduled softball doubleheader between San Diego State and Brigham Young on Saturday was postponed due to rain. The twinbill was not rescheduled, although the teams are slated to play twice in Provo on April 27.
Aztec Triple Threat The trio of Sarah Hershman, Kellie Nordhagen and Janna Kovensky have supplied San Diego State with plenty of offensive punch since the start of conference play. As of this week, they lead the Aztecs in all major offensive categories and hold three of the top 10 Mountain West Conference spots in league batting average. Kovensky, a freshman from Rancho Bernardo, leads San Diego State with a .583 batting average in conference play, highlighted by her 5-for-5 performance against Utah last weekend. She currently holds the number three spot in the Mountain West Conference in this category. For the season, she is batting .281, with two home runs and 17 RBI. Hershman's .529 MWC batting average is second on the team and fifth in the league. The junior, also a San Diego native (Mt. Carmel High), leads the team with nine conference hits and three RBI. Her overall batting average of .386 leads the Aztecs. Junior Kellie Nordhagen rounds out the trio with a conference batting average of .400, ninth in the Mountain West. She leads San Diego State with 132 hits on the year. Only league leading Utah has more hitters in the top ten then San Diego State, with four.
Aztec Team Notes With the victory over Utah in the first game of their doubleheader, the Aztecs notched their 25th victory of the season, fourth time they have reached this mark in head coach Kathy Van Wyk's six seasons at the helm... The Aztecs are currently 10 games above .500, which would be a school-record for victories above the break-even plateau if the season ended today... San Diego State finished last season a school-record eight games above .500... After recording 35 wins last season, the second highest total in school history, the Aztecs are attempting to post consecutive 30-win seasons for the first time in school history.
Aztec Player Notes Kellie Nordhagen has hit safely in nine consecutive games, going 18-for-34 (.529) during the stretch... The nine-game hitting streak is the longest for an Aztec player this season... She has seven multiple-hit games during the last nine contests and has a team-high 14 multiple-hit games on the season... Durazo picked up her 70th career victory with her win over the Utes... She has allowed just four earned runs in her last four starts, all of which have resulted in complete games... The senior scattered six hits and allowed no walks in recording her 14th victory of the season and lowering her season ERA to 1.51... Durazo held the Utes to their lowest offensive output (one run), since losing to Syracuse 1-0 on March 13 (a span of 13 games)... The one run was the lowest output for Utah in a league game since defeating the Aztecs 1-0 on April 22, 2000 (a span of 12 league games)... Durazo allowed only two hits after the second inning... Tiffany Goudy has recorded at least one hit in 11 of her last 12 games... Janna Kovensky went 5-for-5 in the doubleheader against Utah, catapulting her to third place in the Mountain West Conference batting race with a .583 league batting average... Sarah Hershman leads the team with a .368 batting average and a .447 slugging percentage in all contests.