April 19, 2008

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The University of San Diego softball team posted a split against the Santa Clara Broncos this afternoon snapping a five game losing streak as the Toreros dropped game one 4-5 and came back from behind to defeat Santa Clara in game two 9-5.

In game one, USD found themselves down 3-0 going into the bottom half of the first inning. Solid hitting put two Toreros on base with back-to-back singles. Celeste Soto send a shot deep into left field good enough for extra bases pushing across the two runs cutting the SCU lead to one. The Toreros scored one run in the second inning and third inning recapturing the lead 4-3. The Broncos came back in the sixth inning pushing in two runs and held tough defensively as USD could not tie up the game losing 5-4.

In game two, San Diego struck first as Casciola lead off with a single. Lindsey Fleet followed two batters later with a double to centerfield giving USD a 1-0 lead. Santa Clara answered back with a single run in the third inning. In the sixth inning, the Toreros went on a hit parade batting through the order and recapturing the lead as the Broncos allowed batters Casciola, Soto, and Lindsey Fleet to take base. Kathleen Bonja hit a two-RBI double to left field scoring Casciola and Soto and advancing Lindsey Fleet to third base. Jennifer Ellenbeck followed with a three-run homerun over the left field fence, her sixth of the season, giving USD a 7-1 lead over the Broncos. Santa Clara attempted a rally but came up short with only two runs in the sixth inning and the seventh inning. San Diego added two runs in the sixth inning as well as the Toreros went on to win 9-5.

San Diego moves to 15-31 overall and 2-8 in the PCSC. Ellenbeck struck out three batters and takes the loss in game one falling to 5-17, while Jessi Waers struck out three batters and improves to 2-3 on the season.

The Toreros return to finish the series with Santa Clara on Sunday, April 20 at the USD Softball Complex starting at 12:00 p.m.