EJ Joyner_UC San Diego_2.20.23
Alex McKeon
10
Winner California CAL 10-2
1
San Diego USD 2-11
Winner
California CAL
10-2
10
Final
1
San Diego USD
2-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
California CAL 1 0 4 5 0 10 10 0
San Diego USD 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

W: A. Reimers (3-1) L: Tadlock, Kelsey (1-5)

5
San Diego USD 2-12
6
Winner Cal Poly CP 6-3
San Diego USD
2-12
5
Final
6
Cal Poly CP
6-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego USD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 6 5
Cal Poly CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 7 3

W: Ramuno, Sophia (4-2) L: Earnshaw, Madison (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops Pair at Mary Nutter Classic

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The San Diego softball program (2-12, 0-0 WCC) dropped a pair of games at the Mary Nutter Classic on Friday, falling 10-1 to California (10-2, 0-0 PAC-12) and 6-5 in nine innings to Cal Poly (6-3, 0-0 Big West) at Big League Dreams.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – SAN DIEGO 1, CALIFORNIA 10
  • The first two innings between the two sides were a back-and-forth battle, as California emerged with a slim, 1-0 lead.
  • California was able to create some distance in the next two innings, expanding the lead to 10-0.
  • San Diego attempted to stay in the game and Ashley Daugherty came into the circle to deliver an impressive 1.1 innings of relief, with three strikeouts.
  • Needing a jolt, Arisa Tovar stepped to the plate in the fifth inning and laced a home run down the left field line for her first of the season to make it 10-1.
  • However, the Golden Bears were able to put the game away and finish off a five-inning victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – SAN DIEGO 5, CAL POLY 6 (NINE INNINGS)
  • Game two quickly established itself as a pitching duel, as Courtney Rose went toe-to-toe with Cal Poly starter Sophia Ramuno.
  • After Rose stifled a bases-loaded situation in the third inning, the Toreros made Cal Poly pay in the fourth inning.
  • Mikalyn Emanuelli reached on an error and advanced all the way to third base on a passed ball. Tovar would come through with another big hit, lacing a single up the middle to give San Diego a 1-0 lead.
  • Rose continued to keep the Mustangs at bay for the entire night, making it through her first six of eight innings unscathed.
  • In the seventh inning, the Mustangs got a runner on second base via a double and were down to their final out, when a Torero error allowed them to tie the game and force extra innings.
  • Taylor Johnson immediately responded once the Toreros loaded the bases in the eighth with an RBI single, that scored one, but another runner was thrown out at the plate to leave the score at 2-1.
  • Cal Poly would answer again with an RBI single with two outs to send the game into the ninth inning.
  • EJ Joyner attempted to put the game out of reach, crushing an 0-2 mistake in the zone by Ramuno over the left field fence for a three-run home run to make it 5-2.
  • Getting two outs early, the Toreros were unable to hang on, as Cal Poly took advantage of several Torero errors, before an RBI single gave them a 6-5 win.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • With her second home run in 14 games, Joyner is on the fastest home run pace of any Torero freshman since Lauren Kane, who went on to hit nine home runs in 2016.
  • Johnson has now been hit by eight pitches this season. That's already the most to a Torero in a single season since Olivia Sandusky in 2016.
  • Johnson also matched South Carolina's Jen Cummings for the NCAA lead in hit-by-pitches.
  • The Toreros drew a season-best five walks on the night.
 
UP NEXT
The Toreros will match up with Portland State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m., in game of three of five at the Mary Nutter Classic. The game will be streamed via FloSoftball.  
 
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