SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (3-12, 0-0 WCC) returns home following competition at the Mary Nutter Classic to host CSUN (11-3, 0-0 Big West), Cal State Bakersfield (2-11, 0-0 Big West) and UNLV (7-6, 0-0 MWC) for the San Diego Tournament from Mar. 1 to Mar. 3 at the USD Softball Complex.
 
FULL SCHEDULE

• UNLV vs. CSUN – Friday, Mar. 1 at 11:30 a.m.
• San Diego vs. CSUN – Friday, Mar. 1 at 2 p.m.
• San Diego vs. UNLV – Friday, Mar. 1 at 4:30 p.m.
• Cal State Bakersfield vs. UNLV – Saturday, Mar. 2 at 9 a.m.
• CSUN vs. UNLV – Saturday, Mar. 2 at 11:30 a.m.
• San Diego vs. CSUN – Saturday, Mar. 2 at 2 p.m.
• San Diego vs. Cal State Bakersfield – Saturday, Mar. 2 at 4:30 p.m.
• San Diego vs. UNLV – Sunday, Mar. 3 at 12 p.m.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Toreros went 1-4 at the highly competitive Mary Nutter Classic, finishing the event with an 8-7 walk-off win over UC Riverside on Feb. 25.
• After a sluggish opening day, the Toreros offense came alive, scoring eight runs against No. 24 Northwestern and averaging 6.3 runs per game over their last three contests.
• Arisa Tovar shined, hitting .438 with one home run and three RBI in her second consecutive year of hitting over .400 at the Mary Nutter Classic.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• San Diego is 8-6 in the all-time series against CSUN and are winners of three straight, including a 4-0 over the Matadors on Apr. 19 of last season.
• San Diego is 3-10 all-time against UNLV and are looking to snap a five-game skid in the series.
• San Diego is 26-15 in the lengthy all-time series against Cal State Bakersfield and are meeting for the first time since 2020.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Carly Ruiz enters the weekend on a six-game hitting streak and seven-game on-base streak, which is good for the longest streak of her career and by a Torero so far this season.
• The Toreros are averaging 11 hits per game and 6.3 runs per game over their last three games.
• San Diego is 5-1 in their last six games against the Big West Conference.
• Joecellia Roberts became the first Torero to 10 RBI, doing it in just 15 games. She didn't reach that mark until Mar. 14 of last season.
• The Toreros freshman class continues to roll in their first few weeks in college softball.
• Tele Jennings leads the team in doubles (five) and extra-base hits (five) while Michelle Delgado hit a home run against then No. 10 UCLA.
• In addition, redshirt freshman Ruiz leads the team with a .364 batting average.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Courtney Rose stands at 269 strikeouts and needs two to match Amy Lopez for tenth on the Toreros all-time strikeout list.
• In addition, Rose already stands alone in sixth on the Toreros all-time appearances list (105) and needs three more to tie Cassidy Coleman (108) for fifth.
• San Diego leads the WCC in doubles (17), with Jennings leading the conference among individuals.
• Shawnese Hogue-Lacy leads the WCC in runners caught stealing (four) and ranks 24th nationally.

 
HOW TO FOLLOW
All games featuring the Toreros will be streamed via ESPN Plus. Live stats will be provided by statbroadcast. To stay up to date with Toreros softball, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDsoftball".