Feb. 28, 2016
Cathedral City, Calif. - After winning two of its first three games of the weekend the San José State softball team was swept by a pair of top-10 teams on its final day of competition Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
No. 9 Washington 17, San José State 1 (5)
The Spartans (5-10) scored their lone run of the game in the third inning on an RBI double off the bat of Brittany Abacherli. SJSU starter Emily Rogers (0-1) went three innings, scattered three hits and struck out two Huskies (10-3), but issued three walks in and left trailing 2-1.
Collette Riggs came on in relief at the top of the fourth. She lasted only two-thirds of an inning. Riggs surrendered three hits and walk and four runs and was lifted with SJSU trailing 6-1. Ashley Penney was brought in the try to slow #9 Washington's offense, but she faired no better.
Penney was in there for two-thirds of an inning. She allowed five hits, walked eight batters and was tagged for 10 runs. By the time she exited the game the Spartans were down 16-1 and lost to Washington 17-1 in five innings.
Washington 17, San Jose State 1 (Feb 27, 2016 at Cathedral City, CA)
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Washington.......... 101 78 - 17 12 1 (10-3)
San Jose State...... 001 00 - 1 2 2 (5-10)
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Pitchers: Washington - Alvelo and Flores. San Jose State - Rogers, Emily; RIGGS, Colette(4); PENNEY, Ashley(4); AURIN, Madison(5) and Avila, Alyssa.
Win-Alvelo(5-2) Loss-ROGERS, Emily(0-1) T-2 hrs A-500
HR WASH - Aubert; Aguilar; Gano.
No. 8 Georgia 7, San José State 3
SJSU (5-11) scored its three runs against #8 Georgia in the fourth inning. Madison Aurin led off with the first home run of her college career, a solo bomb to left. Three batters later, with a runner on first, Emma Entzminger singled through the left side.
Brittany Abacherli drove both base runners in with a single to left center. The RBIs were Abacherli's team-leading 15th and 16th of the season.
After using four pitchers in the previous game, starter Chantelle Ladner (3-4) had to go the distance against Georgia (13-1). She gave up 11 hits and all seven Bulldogs' runs in the first three innings.
Georgia 7, San Jose State 3 (Feb 27, 2016 at Cathedral City, Cali)
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Georgia............. 205 000 0 - 7 15 0 (13-1)
San Jose State...... 000 300 0 - 3 6 0 (5-11)
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Pitchers: Georgia - Gray; Wilkinson(4) and Browne; McGuire. San Jose State - Ladner, Chantelle and Avila, Alyssa; Conchas, Daisy.
Win-Wilkinson(7-0) Loss-LADNER, Chantelle(3-4) T-2:20 A-417
HR SJ - Aurin, Madison.