SAN DIEGO – The San Diego softball program (15-29, 3-1 WCC) heads north for their second of four WCC series, facing Pacific (12-29, 1-3 WCC) from Apr. 19 to Apr. 21 at Bill Simoni Field.
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Friday's opener is set for 4 p.m. Saturday features a doubleheader at 12 and 2 p.m., while the series will conclude on Sunday at 12 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
- The Toreros earned a key series victory in their conference opener, taking three of four games against preseason favorite LMU.
- Tele Jennings was named the WCC Player of the Week for the first time in her career, as she hit .545 with four RBI and two doubles.
- Courtney Rose was also selected as the WCC Pitcher of the Week, following a one-hit complete game in game one and a cumulative 1.70 ERA over two terrific starts in the circle.
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OPPONENT HISTORY
- San Diego is 20-7 in the all-time series against Pacific and are winners of seven consecutive contests.
- The Toreros swept last season's series at the USD Softball Complex, as the offense tallied 15 runs in game one and shined in the circle the remainder of the way.
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- Taylor Johnson (16) and Jennings (14) both stand at the top of the single-season doubles leaders through 44 games of the season. The program record in a single season is 18, set by Lindsey Fleet in 2008.
- The Torero outfield has developed a strong reputation on defense this season, as Jennings, Mikalyn Emanuelli and Carly Ruiz have a combined nine outfield assists after just one combined assist by Torero outfielder's last season.
- Amanda Limon continues to serve as the defensive leader of the team, while climbing the Toreros all-time assists list. Limon stands in seventh all-time (374) and needs three to pass Kathleen Bonja (376) for sixth.
- Should Limon play in all remaining games this season, she could become the eighth Torero to ever play 200 games and the fifth to start 200 games.
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TORERO TIDBITS
- Joecellia Roberts (27) needs one more double to enter the top-10 all-time at San Diego and match Jade Quentin (28) for tenth.
- Ruiz enters the weekend on an 11-game on-base streak, which is now the longest stretch of her career.
- San Diego leads the WCC in doubles (58) and ranks 64th nationally.
- In addition, Johnson and Jennings rank first and second in the conference and ninth and 24th nationally.
- Arisa Tovar (12) continues to shine on the defensive end, ranking 12th nationally in runners caught stealing.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
All four 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".
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