April 9, 2017
Santa Clara, Calif. - Following a rainout on Saturday, the San Jose State Spartans and Colorado State Rams played two on Sunday with CSU taking game one 5-0 and the SJSU combing back in the second game for a 3-2 victory.
San Jose State finishes the weekend with a 24-14 record, 4-5 in Mountain West action. Colorado State is 18-13 and 6-6 in conference play.
GAME 1
COLORADO STATE 5, SAN JOSÉ STATE 0
Colorado State scored five runs in the top of the first inning and that would be all they would need in a 5-0 victory.
CSU got a lead off single and then with one out successive walks loaded the bases against Spartans starter Katelyn Linford (15-6). Taryn Arcarese then drove in the first run of the game with a single to left. The next batter, Madison Kilcrease hit a shot down the left field line. Left fielder Chelsea Jenner dove for the ball, but it got past her and by the time the Spartans could recover, Kilcrease had circled the bases for an inside the park grand slam and a 5-0 lead.
In the inning, Linford would strike out two en route to a 10-strikeout game, her fourth this season with double digit strikeouts. After surrendering three hits in the first, CSU didn't get another hit off Linford until the fifth, when they picked up two more.
The Spartans got just three hits, singles by Cassidy Clark in the second, Madison Aurin in the fourth and Jenner in the fifth. They also worked Rams' starter Bridgette Hutton (5-6) for five walks and had runners in scoring position three times, but went 0-for-5 with a chance to drive in runs.
Colorado State 5, San Jose State 0 (Apr 09, 2017 at Santa Clara, Calif.) (Game 1)
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Colorado State...... 500 000 0 - 5 5 0 (18-12, 6-5 MW)
San Jose State...... 000 000 0 - 0 3 0 (23-14, 3-5 MW)
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Pitchers: Colorado State - HUTTON, B and NELSON, A. San Jose State - Linford, Katelyn;
ROGERS, Emily(7) and Avila, Alyssa.
Win-HUTTON, B(5-6) Loss-LINFORD, Katelyn(15-6) T-1:44 A-89
HR CS - KILCREASE, M (1)
Weather: Sunny, 65 degrees
Game: CS-SJ2
GAME 2
SAN JOSÉ STATE 3, COLORADO STATE 2
Colette Riggs pitched a complete-game three hitter and the Spartans' bats woke up for nine hits in a 3-2 victory, salvaging a game of the three game series.
SJSU got on the board with a run in the second. With one out the Spartans had the bases loaded. Chelsea Jenner led off with a walk, and after an out, Katie Valladao walked and Alexandra Luna singled. CSU lifted their starter for reliever Kaylynn Pierce. Brittany Abacherli hit a fielder's choice to short which plated Jenner to make it 1-0; San José State's first lead of the series.
In the top of the next inning, Colorado State came right back with a pair of runs. A single and stolen base, followed by a strikeout and RBI double tied the game 1-1. Two batters later an RBI single gave the Rams a 2-1 lead.
The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the fifth.
With one out, Casey Watt (2-for-3, R) singled. Cassidy Clark (3-for-3, R) then singled to right center allowing Watt to get to third. Georgia Blair (1-for-3, RBI 2B) tied the game with a double down the right field line. Colorado State then went to their third pitcher of the game, Bridgette Hutton, who had earned a complete game victory in the first game of the day.
Madison Aurin (2-for-3, RBI) took Hutton's first offering to right for a 3-2 lead and driving in what would turn out to be the game winner.
With the lead Riggs (6-3), who struck out five in the game, set down the last six Rams' batters to earn the victory. Pierce (8-2) took the loss throwing 3.0 innings, giving up two runs on five hits without striking out a batter.
San Jose State 3, Colorado State 2 (Apr 09, 2017 at Santa Clara, Calif.) (Game 2)
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Colorado State...... 002 000 0 - 2 3 0 (18-13, 6-6 MW)
San Jose State...... 010 020 X - 3 9 0 (24-14, 4-5 MW)
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Pitchers: Colorado State - PETAKOFF, La; PIERCE, Kayl(2); HUTTON, B(5) and NELSON, A.
San Jose State - Riggs, Colette and Luna, Alexandra.
Win-RIGGS, Colette(6-3) Loss-PIERCE, Kayl(8-2) T-1:43 A-90
Weather: Sunny, light breeze
Game: CS-SJ3