Aztecs edge Bulldogs in game two, 3-1

Saturday, May 4

San Diego, Calif.

6 P.M. PT

Fresno State

33-17, 11-9

San Diego State

23-24, 10-10

Fresno State

San Diego State

Aztecs edge Bulldogs in game two, 3-1

5/4/2019 9:48:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Tomsky / Assistant Director of Communications

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Danielle East did not allow an earned run over six innings pitched and Rachel Minogue had a solo home run but San Diego State capitalized on two Bulldog errors with three unearned runs in a 3-1 win on Saturday night.

Making her first start since April 7, East allowed just five singles and one walk and had four strikeouts. Minogue hit her fourth home run of the season to bring the 'Dogs even from an early 1-0 deficit but the Aztecs capitalized on a fielding error and a failed fielder's choice and scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to regain the lead.

San Diego State (23-24, 10-10 MW) clinched the series win with its second consecutive strong pitching performance as Alicia Garcia allowed just four hits and one run over 6.1 innings. For Fresno State (33-17, 11-9 MW) McKenzie Wilson had a single and her MW-leading 33rd stolen base of the year, moving just one steal shy of matching the single season program record.

How it Happened
Just as she did in the series opener on Friday, Wilson began Saturday's game with a leadoff single and promptly stole second but was left on base. San Diego State got a pair of singles in the bottom of the first and, with two out, scored the game's first run on a Bulldog fielding error.

Fresno State had just one base runner over the next two innings, but in the fourth Minogue hammered an 0-1 pitch down the right field line to tie the game with her fourth home run of the season. Meanwhile, East retired the Aztecs in order in the second, fourth, and fifth innings while allowing just a walk in the third. In the fourth and fifth innings she retired all six batters she faced on just 13 total pitches.

Garcia retired the 'Dogs in order in the fifth and sixth. In the bottom of the sixth, Shelby Thompson had a leadoff infield single, pinch runner Kayla Sok moved to second on a sacrifice, and reached third on a Bulldog fielding error. East got a ground ball but Sok beat the throw home on a failed fielder's choice to give SDSU the lead. The Aztecs scored a third run on a Kiera Wright RBI single but East got a strikeout and groundout to strand three runners.

Schuylar Broussard had a one-out walk in the top of the 7th to bring the tying run to the plate. SDSU brought in Marissa Moreno, who started Friday's series opener, and the junior got a foul out and strikeout to close the game.

Notable

Wilson has now reached base in 18 consecutive games and is on a 10-game hitting streak, tied for the longest by a Bulldog this year.
Wilson's 33 stolen bases this season are the third most by a Bulldog in program history and just two shy of the single season record of 34, set by Brenna Moss in 2013 and matched in 2014.
Broussard had a single and a walk on Saturday and has reached base in 17 consecutive games, hitting .410 with five homers and four doubles during the stretch.
The Bulldogs lost for just the sixth time in the last 24 games.

Up Next
Fresno State plays its final road game of the season in the series finale at noon Sunday.

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