April 21, 2001
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State right-hander Sandra Durazo threw her 18th career shutout as San Diego split a softball doubleheader with UNLV on Saturday afternoon, winning the opener 1-0, before dropping the second game 8-2 in six innings.
The games started three hours late due to heavy rains in southern California on Saturday morning. The second game was called after six innings due to darkness.
In the first game, Durazo, the Aztecs career leader in victories, innings pitched, games started, complete games and appearances scattered six hits and issued no walks while striking out seven batters. She improved to 17-10 on the season and recorded her 74th career victory.
The Aztecs provided Durazo with the only run she would need in the second inning. Center fielder Janna Kovensky scored the only run of the game on designated hitter Kelcy Murphy's RBI ground out.
The Rebels came back to claim an 8-2 victory in the nightcap. UNLV, which never trailed in the second game, struck in the top of the first inning when center fielder Racheal Goodpaster belted a two-out, two-run homer to left field.
After the Aztecs cut the lead to 2-1, UNLV opened up the game with a four-run second inning. First baseman Melissa Inouye produced an RBI double and would later score in the frame as the Rebels used three hits, a walk, a hit batsman and an Aztec error to build a 6-1 lead.
UNLV is 25-21 overall and 6-6 in Mountain West Conference play while San Diego State moves to 28-20 overall and 4-6 in league action. The Aztecs are back in action on Sunday when they play host to UC Riverside. The non-conference game at SDSU Field is scheduled for a 1 p.m. PDT start.
San Diego State 1, UNLV 0
UNLV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1San Diego State 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 3 0Kacey Ellis and Samantha Kimura. Sandra Durazo and Brooke Johnson. WP -?Durazo (17-10). LP -?Ellis (11-8). Save -?none. LOB -?UNLV 6, San Diego State 6. 2B -?none. 3B -?none. HR - none. RBIs -?SDSU: Kelcy Murphy (12). SB -?UNLV: Shawna Goessling, Racheal Goodpaster. CS -?none. SH -?UNLV: Lisa Moses. SDSU: Tashie Aguinaga, Kelcy Murphy. T -?1:31. A - 112.
UNLV 8, San Diego State 2 (6 innings)
UNLV 2 4 0 0 0 2 - 8 8 1San Diego State 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 1Kacey Ellis, Geney Orris (1st) and Samantha Kimura. Korin Gregory, Olivia Catron (2nd) and Brooke Johnson. WP -?Durazo (17-10). LP -?Ellis (11-8). Save -?none. LOB -?San Diego State 6, UNLV 5. 2B -?UNLV: Stephanee Italiano, Melissa Inouye. 3B -?none. HR - UNLV: Racheal Goodpaster (1 on 2 out in the 1st). RBIs -?UNLV: Racheal Goodpaster 3, Stephanee Italiano 2, Bridgette Byrne, Shawna Goessling, Melissa Inouye. SDSU: Tiffany Goudy (30). SB -?UNLV: Lisa Moses. CS -?none. SH -?UNLV: Carrie Bayless. SDSU: Joann Figueroa. SF - UNLV: Racheal Goodpaster.?T -?1:35. A - 112.