March 20, 2013
USD Softball Game Notes #6 
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Toreros (15-12) open up Pacific Coast Softball Conference play this weekend when they host BYU for a four-game set on Friday and Saturday. Game one of Friday's doubleheader at the USD Softball Complex is slated for 4 pm, while Saturday's action is set to start at 12 pm. Live Gametracker will be available for all games on the softball schedule at www.usdtoreros.com as well as live updates via the official twitter feed @USDSoftball.
BYU (10-15) is coming off an 11-6 win over Marist this past Tuesday in the Cougars' home opener. Prior to that, BYU went 2-2 in the USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater, FL. Mar. 7-9. They have faced three Top-25 opponents so far this season, earning a win over then-No. 20 Hawai'i (Feb. 14) and losing to then-No. 6 Tennessee (Feb. 9) and then-No. 11 LSU (Feb. 21).
The Cougars have two players currently hitting over .400 in JC Clayton (.422, 10 RBI, 17 R) and Gordy Bravo (.413, 17 RBI, 6 2B). They are hitting a PCSC-best .298 as a team so far this season. BYU's pitching staff is anchored by Tori Almond (5-3, 2.85 ERA, 54.0 IP), but Hannah Howell (3-10, 3.77, 85.1 IP) has picked up the bulk of the innings. The Cougars' team ERA stands at 3.58 heading into the weekend.
This is BYU's first season competing in the PCSC. They will join USD in the West Coast Conference starting in 2014. The series record is tied at 5-5 with BYU winning 11-3 in the last meeting in 2010.
PCSC Opening Weekend
USD vs. BYU (DH) | Friday, Mar. 22 | 4/6 pm
USD vs. BYU (DH) | Saturday, Mar. 23 | 12/2 pm
USD Softball Complex
Last Time Out....
The Toreros put together a perfect 6-0 week, defeating Iona 10-4 on Mar. 12 before going undefeated in the San Diego Classic II at the Santee Sportsplex over the weekend. Kylie Ordos seemed to be on base constantly for USD over the weekend as she hit a team-best .538 (7-for-13), while drawing six walks to post a .700 on-base percentage, not to mention scoring eight runs, including both winning runs in USD's two walk-off victories this past Sunday versus Fairfield (3-2, 10 inn.) and Harvard (2-1). Dana Prelsnik and Caitlin Rooney delivered the game-winning hits in those wins. Jenny Lahitte held opposing hitters in check throughout the tournament as she won all three of her starts without allowing an earned run over 19.0 IP.
Torero Tidbits....
• With their two extra-inning victories this past weekend, USD is now 3-3 in extra-inning games this year.
• As of Mar. 17, USD ranks 35th in the NCAA in team ERA (1.95), while Lauren Tomey ranks No. 19 in the NCAA in toughest to strikeout, averaging one K per 41.0 AB. Tomey has only struck out twice this season.
• RF Lauren Tomey is currently riding an 11-game on-base streak. Earlier this season she had a 13-game on-base streak that coincided with a team-best nine-game hitting streak.
• After struggling to drive in runs in the early going, USD is hitting .292 with runners in scoring position over their last 10 contests, including a more-than-efficient .520 with runners at third and less than two outs. Chloe Kaneko has been clutch during that span by hitting at a .455 clip (5-for-11) with RISP.
• RHP Cassidy Coleman has moved into 2nd place among USD's career strikeout leaders. Coleman, a junior, currently has 354 Ks, surpassing Colleen Norman (1995-98; 311 Ks). Jennifer Ellenbeck (2007-10; 447 Ks) is the Toreros' career leader. Coleman's 8.09 strikeouts per seven innings rate (354 K in 306.0 IP) is by far the highest of USD's career strikeout leaders. By comparison, Ellenbeck (447 K in 619.0 IP) had a K/7 rate of 5.05 and Norman (311 K in 715.1 IP) had a rate of 3.04.
• RHP Jenny Lahitte is also moving her way up the USD career strikeout list. Lahitte, also a junior, just passed Norman for 3rd place with 313 career Ks. Like Coleman, Lahitte has been very efficient in producing strikeouts as shown by her 7.20 K/7 rate (313K in 304.1 IP).
• RHP Cassidy Coleman was named PCSC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 26. She is the first Torero to earn pitcher/player of the week honors this season. It is her second pitcher of the week recognition for her career.
• Fr. 2B Danielle Mavridis' grand slam vs. Fresno State on Feb. 17 was the first Torero grand slam since Taylor Hensley's on Apr. 28, 2012 vs. Sacramento State.
