SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (8-23, 0-0 WCC) welcomes another non-conference opponent for a three-game set, hosting Weber State (10-14, 0-0 Big Sky) on Friday and Saturday at the USD Softball Complex.
 
The Toreros will open with a doubleheader at 3 p.m., and 5:30 p.m., on Friday, before the series finale on Saturday at 10 a.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Toreros picked up their highest NET ranking victory of the season, but dropped two out of three games to Rutgers last weekend.
• Amanda Limon shined over series, hitting .333 with two RBI to improve to hits in seven straight games.
• Courtney Rose also was highly successful in the circle, pitching in all three games, including a hitless appearance in a game one win.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• San Diego is 5-3 all-time against Weber State, but dropped the last meeting back on Mar. 12, 2022.
• Rose struck out seven over seven innings in the last meeting, while Limon and Joecellia Roberts each tallied hits.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Taylor Johnson (11) and Tele Jennings (10) both stand at the top of the single-season doubles leaders through the first 31 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 .422 (19-for-45) with eight doubles and six RBI.
• 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.
• Limon continues to serve as the defensive leader of the team, while climbing the Toreros all-time assists list. Limon stands in eighth all-time (344) and is one away from Celeste Soto (345) for seventh.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Courtney Rose stands at 299 strikeouts and needs 12 to match Colleen Norman for sixth on the Toreros all-time strikeout list.
• In addition, Rose stands alone in third on the Toreros all-time appearances list (115) and needs two more to match Jennifer Ellenbeck.
• San Diego leads the WCC in doubles (37) and ranks 71st nationally.
• In addition, Johnson and Jennings rank first and second in the conference, while ranking 13th and 26th nationally, respectively.
• Arisa Tovar (seven) and Shawnese Hogue-Lacy (five) rank first and second in the WCC in runners caught stealing. Tovar stands at 33rd nationally, while Hogue-Lacy ranks 97th.

 
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".