SAN DIEGO – Aubrie Thomas hit her sixth home run of the season and Aneesa Almaguer had a multi-hit performance to lead San José State softball (22-26, 9-12 MW) in a tough fought 4-3 loss against San Diego State (32–16, 15-6 MW) in game two of this regular season ending three game series from SDSU Softball Stadium on Friday night.
Outfielder Thomas led the Spartans at the plate, launching a solo home run in the fourth inning—her sixth of the season—and driving in two of the team’s three runs. Designated player Almaguer also tallied two hits, continuing her consistent presence in the lineup.
After falling behind 3–0 through three innings, the Spartans came to life in the middle frames. Thomas’ blast put SJSU on the board in the fourth, and the team capitalized on two Aztec errors in the fifth to plate two more and tie the game at 3–3.
Defensively, Lacie Ham started in the circle, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing four runs, two earned, on eight hits with two strikeouts. Taylor Peacock came in as relief in the sixth after San Diego State delivered a solo home run that proved to be the difference.
San Diego State was led by Shannon Cunningham’s bat and the relief effort of Cece Cellura, who earned the win after throwing two scoreless innings to close out the game.
The Spartans will look to bounce back in the series and regular season finale tomorrow from SDSU Softball Stadium.
- Aubrie Thomas: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBIs, walk, run scored
- Thomas now has six home runs on the season and 11 for her career.
- Thomas has had an RBI in two out of her last three games.
- Aneesa Almaguer: 2-for-3, 2 singles
- Almaguer has seven multi-hit games this season.
- Ahmiya Noriega: 1-for-3, single, walk, run scored
- Noriega has now extended her hit streak to 12 games going into the final day of the regular season.
- Jules Ronquillo: 1-for-2, single, run scored
- Sarah Deplitch:1-for-3, single
UP NEXT: The Spartans will conclude the regular season and their three-game series with San Diego State tomorrow, Saturday, May 3, at 12:00 p.m. PT from SDSU Softball Stadium.
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