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SAN JOSÉ, Calif. - Caroline Bowman had eight strikeouts in 7.0 IP to lead San José State (14-10, 0-1 Mountain West) in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to New Mexico ( 19-7, 1-0 Mountain West) in eight innings on Friday night at Spartan Softball Complex. Despite seven stellar innings of work, Bowman (2-5) gave up four hits and 2 RBIs in the top of the eighth, earning the loss in the circle.
Caroline Bowman. That's it. That's the tweet.@crbowman17 #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/Ih18mgKWxk
— San José State Softball (@SanJoseStateSB) March 19, 2022
The Spartans were able to squeeze out a run on a throwing error in the bottom of the eight to cut the deficit in half. SJSU had the tying run in scoring position on third base, but with two outs Ashley Rico was called for interference and ruled out when the Lobos third baseman collided with Rico on an attempted play for a pop up foul ball to end the game, the Spartans coming up short.
- Jenessa Ullegue (9-1) came in for Bowman for a potential save situation and struck out both batters faced.
- Six different Spartans accounted for San José State's equal number of hits
- The Spartans left seven runners on base
- SJSU had no errors in the field for the fourth game straight
???"We had plenty of opportunities to get the game going in our favor, but didn't capitalize on baserunners."
— San José State Softball (@SanJoseStateSB) March 19, 2022
- Coach Lohmann #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/Ex5L2N4CQW
UP NEXT
The Spartans and Lobos go head to head again tomorrow, Saturday, March 19, at 3 p.m. for game 2-of-3 and finish the series on Sunday at 12 p.m. Saturday's game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network.
In the event of a schedule change due to inclement weather tomorrow (rain), anyone in possession of Saturday 3/19 tickets can use them for admission on Sunday, 3/20. Those with questions about other accommodations can e-mail spartantickets@sjsu.edu or call (408) 924-SJTX (7589).
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