SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (7-21, 0-0 WCC) continues their lengthy homestand this weekend, hosting Rutgers (15-10, 0-0 Big Ten) for a three-games series at the USD Softball Complex.
 
The Toreros will face the Scarlet Knights at 6 p.m., on Thursday, 4 p.m., on Friday and 3 p.m., on Saturday.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Toreros earned a Tuesday night doubleheader split with Harvard, winning game one 3-2 and falling 5-4 in game two.
• While game one was won behind timely base running, an RBI single from Amanda Limon and a gem from Courtney Rose, game two was highlighted by four doubles as a team and six sensational innings of relief from Emma Giaime, who tallied 10 strikeouts, which was the most by a Torero in a relief appearance in 11 years.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• San Diego is set to meet Rutgers for the first time in program history.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Tele Jennings (nine) and Taylor Johnson (nine) both stand at the top of the single-season doubles leaders through the first 28 games of the season. The program record in a single season is 18, set by Lindsey Fleet in 2008.
• Johnson has been scorching hot at the plate in March, hitting .432 (16-for-37) with six doubles and five RBI.
• 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.
• Jennings leads the team in doubles, extra-base hits (nine) and walks (11) while Michelle Delgado ranks in the top-three on the team in RBI and leads the team in stolen bases (six) this season.
• The Torero outfield has developed a strong reputation on defense this season, as Jennings, Mikalyn Emanuelli and Carly Ruiz have a combined eight outfield assists after just one combined assist by Torero outfielder's last season.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Courtney Rose stands at 293 strikeouts and needs 18 to match Colleen Norman for sixth on the Toreros all-time strikeout list.
• In addition, Rose stands in a tie for fourth on the Toreros all-time appearances list (112) and needs one more to pass Madison Earnshaw.
• San Diego leads the WCC in doubles (34) and ranks 55th nationally.
• In addition, Jennings and Johnson lead the conference and ranks 18th nationally in doubles (nine).
• Arisa Tovar (seven) and Shawnese Hogue-Lacy (five) rank first and second in the WCC in runners caught stealing. Tovar stands at 14th nationally, while Hogue-Lacy ranks 62nd.

 
HOW TO FOLLOW
All three games 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".