SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (0-1, 0-0 WCC) dropped their season-opener on Thursday evening, falling 5-0 to Idaho State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky) at the USD Softball Complex.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Idaho State was first on the board in the first inning, after a pop up got lost in the sun and fell for a triple, setting up the Bengals to score an early run.
• San Diego got their first opportunity to score in the second inning, when Tele Jennings delivered her first collegiate hit with a double to center field, before moving to third base on a sacrifice fly.
• However, Jennings would be stranded at third base, keeping the score at 1-0.
• The third inning was also promising for the Toreros, as Amanda Limon doubled to lead off the inning and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Mikalyn Emanuelli.
• Nevertheless, Limon was picked off at third base and the Toreros came up empty.
• The Bengals extended their lead in the fourth inning off a three-run home run, putting the Toreros in a corner.
• San Diego nearly had a response in the bottom half of the inning, as Shawnese Hogue-Lacy and Arisa Tovar tallied back-to-back singles, before Carly Ruiz drew a walk to load the bases.
• However, the Toreros would leave the bases loaded.
• Idaho State tallied one more run for insurance, as the Toreros were unable to get any runs back late in the game.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Jennings, Ruiz, Lauren Asia and Dalia Powell all made their collegiate debuts in the loss.
• Kelsey Tadlock tallied a career-high five strikeouts over three innings of relief in the circle.
• Jennings is the first Torero to record an extra-base hit in their debut on opening day since Limon hit a triple in 2021.

 
NEXT UP

• The Toreros will open play at the Stacy Winsberg Tournament, facing Maryland at 10 a.m., and No. 8 Texas at 12:30 p.m., on Friday at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.

 
To stay up to date with Toreros softball, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDsoftball".