SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (6-20, 0-0 WCC) dropped a pair of games to end the Bulldog Classic, falling 8-6 to Nevada (19-6, 0-0 MWC) and 10-2 to Fresno State (17-5, 0-0 MWC) on Sunday at the Margie Wright Diamond.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – NEVADA 8, SAN DIEGO 6

• After Nevada took a 2-0 lead into the second inning, the Toreros offense was able to click.
• Joecellia Roberts and Amanda Limon each singled and advanced a base to set up Carly Ruiz.
• Ruiz delivered with a two RBI single to tie the game up at 2-2 through two innings.
• However, a three-run home run in the third inning by the Wolfpack quickly forced San Diego to have to respond.
• Ruiz was once again up to the task with her third RBI of the day on a single to score Shawnese Hogue-Lacy and make it 5-3.
• After Nevada hit another three-run home run, the Toreros chipped away again.
• A Taylor Johnson double and Michelle Delgado walk set up Roberts, who came through with an RBI single.
• After an Arisa Tovar walk loaded the bases, Limon drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk to make it 8-5.
• However, the Wolfpack danced out of further trouble in the fifth and stranded all three runners.
• The Toreros threatened one final time in the sixth inning, as Mikalyn Emanuelli singled and advanced to second.
• Johnson would drive home the speedy Emanuelli on an RBI single and cut the lead to 8-6.
• With the tying run coming to the plate, the Wolfpack got a groundout to hang on for the win.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED – FRESNO STATE 10, SAN DIEGO 2 (F/5)

• The game opened in a very tight fashion and while the Bulldogs got an early run, McKenna Braegelmann delivered three, first inning strikeouts to get out of the jam.
• After Fresno State led 2-0 through two innings, the Toreros got one back in the third.
• Singles by Ruiz, Emanuelli and Johnson loaded the bases for Delgado, who drove in a run on a groundout to make it 2-1.
• However, the hosts would strike for four runs in the fourth inning to lead 6-1.
• After Emanuelli singled and Johnson drew a hit-by-pitch, the Toreros cut it back to 6-2 as Delgado put one in play that was mishandled by the third baseman to allow another run to come home.
• Fresno State would ultimately pull away in the bottom half of the fifth, scoring an additional four runs to end the game.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• With a double this weekend, Johnson joins Tele Jennings for the team lead with eight. Only two Toreros finished with over eight doubles last season.

 
NEXT UP

• The Toreros return home to host a doubleheader against Harvard on Tuesday at 3 and 5:30 p.m., at the USD Softball Complex.

 
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