Madison Earnshaw_Pacific_4.15.23
Thomas Christensen
0
Pacific PAC 9-21, 0-6 WCC
1
Winner San Diego USD 18-23-1, 4-2 WCC
Pacific PAC
9-21, 0-6 WCC
0
Final
1
San Diego USD
18-23-1, 4-2 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pacific PAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
San Diego USD 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 6 0

W: Earnshaw, Madison (8-4) L: Hannah Glad (1-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Secures Sweep With 1-0 Win Over Pacific

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (18-23-1, 4-2 WCC) secured a key West Coast Conference sweep of Pacific (9-21, 0-6 WCC), taking game three in a 1-0 decision on Sunday afternoon at the USD Softball Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • On a cloudy and overcast day in San Diego, the two sides struggled to generate runs throughout the day.
  • Madison Earnshaw earned the start for the Toreros and proved adept at dancing out of trouble throughout the afternoon, stranding eight runners on base over a complete seven innings.
  • Earnshaw stranded three of those runners in the first two innings and gave her offense a chance to get a lead.
  • The Toreros delivered for their starter in the third inning, as Alexia Torculas and Amanda Limon led off the frame with back-to-back singles.
  • After a double steal attempt ended in Torculas called out at third, Limon was able to be driven in from second base on a Mikalyn Emanuelli single, making it 1-0.
  • Pacific nearly had a response in the fourth inning, loading the bases with one out, but Earnshaw delivered a clutch strikeout and a groundout to preserve the shutout.
  • The remainder of the game was a pitching battle, with only one runner reaching scoring position the rest of the game.
  • Earnshaw quickly polished off a 95-pitch shutout, facing little trouble in the final frames.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • San Diego has now won four of its last five games, allowing just four runs and outscoring opponents 24-4 over that span.
  • The sweep by San Diego was the first three-game WCC sweep under head coach MJ Knighten. The Toreros did win two games against Pacific last season, with an additional game in the series canceled.
  • Earnshaw has three consecutive complete game victories, all of which are in WCC play. Earnshaw is 3-0 with a 0.37 ERA (19.0 IP) in conference play this season.
  • Since the start of March, the Toreros are 15-9-1 and now sit just one game out of first place in the WCC.
 
UP NEXT
The Toreros will head out on the road for a doubleheader at CSUN on Wednesday at 1 and 3 p.m. The games will be streamed via ESPN Plus.
 
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