April 22, 2001
SAN DIEGO - Freshman Janna Kovensky's single scored freshman Shannon Flynn with two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning as the San Diego State softball team defeated UC Riverside 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at SDSU Field.
Kovensky's base hit made a winner of senior right-hander Sandra Durazo, who threw 10 innings of shutout ball in relief to improve to 18-10 on the season. Durazo struck out a career-high 13 batters and scattered just three hits in earning her 75th career victory. It was the 75th career victory for Durazo, who did not issue a walk on the afternoon.
The Highlanders struck first with a run in the third inning. Catcher Brandy Chavez singled with two outs, scoring center fielder Kiara Burneleit from third base.
The lead held until the fifth inning, when junior Kellie Nordhagen doubled down the right-field line, scoring freshman Joann Figueroa to tie the game at one.
Both teams had numerous chances to score, as the teams combine to leaved 20 runners on base in the contest. The Highlanders placed the leadoff runner on base in five frames in the game and both teams placed the leadoff runners in the ninth and 10th innings.
In the bottom of the 13th, Flynn led-off the inning with a drag bunt single. After a sacrifice and a ground out, Flynn was on third base for Kovensky. Kovensky, the only Aztec player to record two hits on the afternoon drilled a 3-2 pitch into left field to give the Aztecs a, 2-1, victory in the longest game of the season for both teams.
With the win, the Aztecs improve to 29-20 overall, while UC Riverside is now 11-34-1. The Aztecs will be back in action next Friday and Saturday when San Diego State resumes Mountain West Conference play against Brigham Young and Utah. San Diego State 2, UC Riverside 1 (13 innings)
UC Riverside 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0San Diego State 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 2Two outs when winning run scored.
Monique Baeza, Janell Jackson (6th) and Brandy Chavez. Jennifer Tornquist, Sandra Durazo (4th) and Shauna Fisher. WP -?Durazo (18-10). LP -?Jackson (5-11). Save -?none.
LOB -?UC Riverside 10, San Diego State 10. 2B - ?SD: Kellie Nordhagen (8). 3B - ?none. HR - none. RBIs - ?UC Riverside: Brandy Chavez (7). SDSU: Kellie Nordhagen (9), Janna Kovensky (18). SB -? UC Riverside: Karli Burneleit (2). SDSU: Sarah Hershman (14), Summer Ehrsam (1). CS -? SDSU: Tiffany Goudy. SH -? UC Riverside: Danielle Camacho, Karli Burneleit. SDSU: Sarah Hershman. T -? 3:04. A - 147.