March 24, 2012
STOCKTON, Calif. -
Senior Bailey Micetich (Woodland, Calif.) tossed a complete game three-hit shutout and sophomore Hayley Miles (Antelope, Calif.) had three hits to lift the San Diego State softball team to a 5-0 victory over Saint Mary's Saturday at the Libby Matson Tournament. The second game of the doubleheader was canceled due to impending inclement weather.
Micetich (8-5) struck out 11 over the game, allowing just three singles and no walks. It was her second shutout of the season.
Miles, meanwhile, continued her big weekend by going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI. The two doubles give her 15 for the year, the most ever by an Aztec (18-17) in a single season. Miles has now reached base safely in 22 consecutive games. She finished the weekend by hitting .667 (8-for-12) with a homer, three doubles, four RBIs, two runs and a walk.
Senior Justeen Maeva (San Diego/Mira Mesa HS) and sophomore Katie Mathis (Grass Valley, Calif.) also drove in runs for SDSU, which took advantage of three Gael (10-15) errors and scored on two illegal pitches in the five-run win.
Senior Felicia Reifschneider (San Diego/Morse HS) was 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored, while senior Ashley Rose (Antioch, Calif.), redshirt junior Roshana Lavery (San Diego/Mission Bay HS) and redshirt freshman Wendy Tamayo (San Diego/Mater Dei Catholic HS) each scored a run apiece.
San Diego State travels to Tucson, Ariz., to play top-15 team Arizona on March 27 (7 p.m. MST (also 7 p.m. PT) and March 28 (3 p.m. MST (also 3 p.m. PT).
Libby Matson Tournament
Bill Simoni Field - Stockton, Calif.
March 24, 2012
San Diego State 5, Saint Mary's 0
Saint Mary's (10-15) 000 000 0 -- 0 3 3
San Diego State (18-17) 012 101 x -- 5 8 0
Linton, Lemon (4) and Torrise; Micetich and Kr. May
W - Micetich, 8-5; L - Linton, 4-7