Bulldogs shut out Stanford, 2-0, in eight innings

Saturday, February 10

Tempe, Ariz.

8:00 AM PT

Fresno State

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Stanford

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Fresno State

Stanford

Bulldogs shut out Stanford, 2-0, in eight innings

2/10/2018 12:52:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Tomsky / Assistant Director of Communications

TEMPE, Ariz. – Freshman Danielle East threw a complete game shutout for her first collegiate win as Vanessa Hernandez broke a scoreless tie with a 2-run home run in the 8^th inning to propel the Bulldogs to a 2-0 win over Stanford on Saturday morning in Tempe.

Hernandez accounted for the only two runs in the game with a leadoff home run to begin the eighth inning. That was all that East needed, as the freshman lefty scattered seven singles and did not walk a batter while striking out two in eight scoreless innings.

How It Happened
The Bulldogs had chances to score in almost every inning, putting runners on base in each of the first five innings and in seven of the eight innings played. Stanford also had chances early, but between the third and seventh innings East retired 12 of 13 batters to keep the game scoreless.

Through seven innings the Bulldogs had left nine runners on base and the Cardinal had stranded six. With the international tiebreaker in effect, the Bulldogs began the top of the eighth inning with a runner on second base. On a 2-0 pitch, Hernandez, who hit seven home runs last season, drove a ball deep over the left field wall. The 'Dogs had two more baserunners on as Emily Brodner and Dominique Jackson followed with singles but Stanford got out of the inning without further damage.

With a runner on second to start the bottom of the eighth, Stanford followed with an infield single to place runners on the corners with nobody out. East then induced a line out to third base, a fly out to shallow right, and a fly ball to left center that left fielder Kaitlyn Jennings tracked down on the run to complete the shutouts.

Notable

Fresno State beat Stanford for the third consecutive meeting and is now 18-13 all-time against the Cardinal. The teams play again this season on Tuesday, April 3, in Palo Alto.
Stanford beat San Diego State, 4-0, on Thursday in Tempe. The Aztecs were picked to win the MW in the preseason coaches' poll.
The teams finished with seven hits apiece. All were singles other than the Hernandez home run.
Katie Castellon was 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch to reach base three times from the No. 9 spot.
All nine Bulldog starters reached base at least once.
East retired the Cardinal in order on just five pitches with three infield pop outs in the fourth.
Fresno State had three batters hit by pitches, matching the single game high from last season.
Jennings had her first career hit with a single to left in the fourth inning.
Juniors Dolly Stevens and Jade Nua made their Bulldog debuts as a pinch runners, with Nua scoring the game-winning run after starting the eighth inning on second base.

What's Next
The Bulldogs move over to the Tempe Sports Complex to face No. 7 Arizona this afternoon at 4 p.m. Pacific. The game will not be video streamed but live stats will be available on Sidearm.

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