Feb. 10, 2016
SAN DIEGO -
SDSU SOFTBALL NOTES - TITAN CLASSIC
SDSU Kicks Off 2016 Season Friday at CSF's Titan Classic
The San Diego State softball team kicks off the 2016 season this weekend at the Titan Classic in Fullerton, Calif., hosted by Cal State Fullerton.
The Aztecs begin the tournament Friday against Canisius (2 p.m. PST) and the host Titans (6:30 p.m. PST). SDSU then plays UTSA (11 a.m. PST) and Weber State (1:30 p.m. PST) on Saturday, and UTSA again at 10 a.m. PST Sunday.
San Diego State has historically played well in season-opening games under 20th-year head coach Kathy Van Wyk. The Aztecs have won 14 of their last 15 season-openers and 17 of the 19 first games under Van Wyk. Since records were first kept in 1980, SDSU is 26-10 (.722) in its first game of the season.
San Diego State is coming off a 38-20 season, advancing to the NCAA Regional final for the third time since 2011 and fifth time in 11 tournament trips before being eliminated by eventual Women's College World Series opponent UCLA. The Aztecs finished 2015 with seven school records, including batting average (.312), slugging percentage (.486), runs (324), home runs (63), RBIs (293), total bases (758) and hits (484).
SDSU returns five starters and four pitchers from last season's team, including 2015 NFCA all-West Region selections Erica Romero (first team) and Jenavee Peres (second team). Also a first-team MW selection, Romero went 36-17 last year with a 3.29 ERA, leading the nation in wins (36), appearances (56) and innings pitched (318.2), and setting San Diego State single-season records in wins, appearances, games started (47) and innings pitched.
Peres, meanwhile, was a first-team pick and the MW Freshman of the Year after batting .347 (58-for-167) with nine homers, 48 RBIs, 30 runs and 11 doubles.
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