San José State (16-13, 2-4 Mountain West) at Saint Mary's (10-15, 0-0 West Coast Conference) vs. Fresno State (6-24, 0-6 Mountain West) |
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SAN JOSÉ, Calif. - The San José State Softball team (16-13, 2-4 Mountain West) will play a single midweek game at Saint Mary's College of California (10-15, 0-0 West Coast Conference) on Wednesday, March 30. First pitch at Cottrell Field is set for 2:30 p.m. and the game will be streamed on the Saint Mary's College YouTube page.
The Spartans and Gaels are 1-1 in their two meetings this season. The Spartans fell 4-3 in a nine inning showdown in the final game of the NorCal Kickoff on February 13 and bested the Gaels in San José, 2-1, in the final matchup of the Silicon Valley Classic I on February 27.
The Spartans return home to host Fresno State in a three-game Mountain West Conference series April 1-3. The home series against the Bulldogs will be streamed on the Mountain West Network and tickets can be purchased here. Saturday's contest will air on Stadium.
First Pitch
- The Spartans pitching staff is second in the conference with a 2.24 ERA
- Jenessa Ullegue (11-4) has the second-best ERA in the Mountain West (1.45)
- Alyssa Graham is tied for a conference-best 41 hits and boasts a .390 batting average (5th in the MW) and is tied for a team-high 15 RBIs
- Jessica Giacoma's three triples is third-most in the Mountain West
??? Midweek showdown with Saint Mary's tomorrow... Coach Lohmann's got the details on the matchup!#SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/J6Br2wvlxd
— San José State Softball (@SanJoseStateSB) March 29, 2022
Scouting Saint Mary's
- Saint Mary's split a double header at Nevada last week in Reno
- The Gaels are batting .234 while the Spartans sit at fourth in the conference with a .291 average.
- Alex Casas is leading Saint Mary's offense with a .333 average and 25 hits
- Sofia Earle (5-4) leads SMC in the circle with a 2.37 ERA
Scouting the Bulldogs
- Fresno State is coming off back-to-back sweeps by Boise State and San Diego State
- Keahilele Mattson is leading the Bulldogs' offense with a .328 average and 22 hits
- Dixon Casey leads Fresno State in the circle with a 5.34 ERA
#SpartanUp