SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (1-8, 0-0 WCC) opened their home schedule on Friday, hosting the Torero Classic, but fell in a pair of games to FDU and Boise State at the USD Softball Complex.
 
San Diego lost the opener to FDU, 5-4, and fell in the finale, 11-3 (F/5) to Boise State.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – SAN DIEGO 4, FDU 5

• The Knights were the first team to strike in the opening inning, getting three early runs off starter Courtney Rose.
• However, Rose and the Toreros settled down, as Rose responded with four straight scoreless frames, while the offense found its footing.  
• Alyssa Hernandez and Clareese Santiago each reached and were moved over to second and third base respectively by Mikalyn Emanuelli.
• Izzy Owen brought home the first run on an RBI sacrifice fly, but Amanda Limon helped bring the Toreros all the way back, lacing a single that was misplayed in right field, and sped all the way around the bases to tie the game at 3-3.
• The Knights were able to take the lead back in the fifth inning, by capitalizing on a Torero error to score a runner on an RBI groundout.
• A key run for FDU came in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch, to extend the lead to 5-3.
• Despite the deficit, the Toreros attempted a late rally, beginning with an Emma Giaime single.
• Ashley Daugherty put the ball in play and FDU made an error, scoring Giaime and cutting the lead to 5-4.
• However, FDU was able to escape and leave a San Diego runner on-base.
• Rose would finish with a complete game, allowing just one earned run over seven innings, while striking out four.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED – SAN DIEGO 3, BOISE STATE 11

• Boise State opened the game with a solo home run, but the Toreros quickly responded in the bottom of the first.
• An Owen single and Limon reaching base helped set up Joecellia Roberts, who brought home Owen on a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 1-1.
• Three runs for the Broncos created some space over the next two innings, but the Toreros offense found ways to answer.
• Three straight singles from Emanuelli, Owen and Limon gave the Toreros some life in the third inning.
• Emanuelli scored on a wild pitch and Roberts added another run on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-3.
• However, the Broncos scored seven consecutive runs over the next two innings to pull away for the victory.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Giaime registered the first hit of her collegiate career against FDU.
• Owen added another multi-hit game and now has four in her first nine games of 2023.

 
UP NEXT
The Toreros will host Utah Tech on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., and Wichita State at 7 p.m., to wrap up play in the Torero Classic.