San Diego, Calif.—While one streak ended and another started, the San José State softball team made sure everyone knew the offense did not go away Saturday at the San Diego Classic. The Spartans fell in the first game, 3-2, to St. John's but regained their composure to defeat Weber State 13-0 in five innings.
The loss to St. John's ended the program's record-breaking 17-game winning streak. The longest streak prior was 12 games set last season.
St. John's 3, San José State 2
The Spartans took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning as Suzy Brookshire hit her seventh home run of the season. Cassidy Clark started the inning with an infield single, followed by Brookshire who sent the second pitch she saw over the centerfield fence.
St. John's responded in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run home run to center field to tie the game. SJU then scored in the bottom of the sixth for the 3-2 lead.
San José State had one more chance in the seventh as Alyssa Graham doubled to left center to start the inning. She advanced to third on a Jenessa Ullegue sacrifice bunt, but was left stranded as Jocylyn Vidal struck out and Vicky Gutierrez grounded out to end the threat.
Ullegue pitched the first 3.2 innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs as she faced 16 batters. Freshman Shannon Haddad pitched the final 2.1 innings of the game, allowing two hits and one unearned run as her record fell to 11-2 on the season.
San José State 13, Weber State 0, 5 Innings
Just 45 minutes after suffering the third loss of the season, the Spartans responded with 11 runs scored in the first inning to win 13-0 over Weber State in five innings. In all, 15 Spartans went to the plate in the inning, and three scored twice – Makayla Englestad, Clark and Brookshire. Brookshire drove in four runs in the inning during her second at bat as she hit a grand slam to center field, her eighth home run of the year.
The Spartans had three extra base hits in the game – Brookshire's home run, Englestad with her second triple of the season and Vidal with her third double of the year. Vidal finished the game 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI and a run scored. Englestad, Clark and Brookshire each recorded two hits.
Freshman Ilona Sullivan pitched her third complete game in the win as she allowed just two hits and three walks and struck out three. She faced 19 batters in the win as her record improves to 4-0 on the season.
San José State finishes play at the San Diego Classic on Sunday as the team plays Brown at 9 a.m., at San Diego State.
St. John's 3, San José State 2
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San José State...... 000 200 0 - 2 4 1 (17-3)
St. John's.......... 000 201 X - 3 5 0 (6-12)
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Pitchers: San José State - ULLEGUE, Jenessa; HADDAD, Shannon(4) and BROOKSHIRE, Suzy;
GARVEY, Grace. St. John's - Saric, Angela and Mattera, Kaitlin.
Win-Saric, Angela(2-1) Loss-HADDAD, Shannon(11-2) T-1:44 A-113
HR SJ - BROOKSHIRE, Suzy (7).
HR SJU - Sorensen, Kalei (2).
San José State 13, Weber State 0
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Weber State......... 0 00 00 - 0 2 1 (6-12)
San José State...... (11)02 0X - 13 10 0 (18-3)
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Pitchers: Weber State - DONALDSON, Kate; SINK, Amanda(1); GOLD, Jaclyn(1) and HOE, Lauren;
SAGERT, Abigail. San José State - SULLIVAN, Ilona and GARVEY, Grace.
Win-SULLIVAN, Ilona(4-0) Loss-DONALDSON, Kate(2-6) T-1:32 A-155
HR SJ - BROOKSHIRE, Suzy (8).
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