SDSU SOFTBALL SPLITS WITH MINNESOTA AND CSUN IN DAY TWO OF SAN DIEGO CLASSIC I

Source:  goaztecs.com

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March 2, 2018 (San Diego) - West Hills High grad Katie Byrd’s two-out triple in the bottom of the fourth inning led the San Diego State softball team past No. 21/20 Minnesota 6-2 Friday night at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (8-11), however, lost the nightcap to CSUN 2-0.

SDSU outhit the Golden Gophers (11-5), 8-5, in the opener and used solid pitching off the bench from reigning MW Pitcher of the Week Alex Formby (4.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K) to secure the win.

Against CSUN (7-11), San Diego State allowed a run in the third and a solo homer in the seventh, while unable to get its bats going in the setback.

The Aztecs play Boston University at 7 p.m. tomorrow continuing their play in the San Diego Classic I.

Game 1: San Diego State 6, No. 21/20 Minnesota 2

Minnesota (11-5)           002 000 0 -- 2 5 1

San Diego State              011 400 x -- 6 8 2

Smith, Fiser (4), Brandt (5) and Jensen; Moreno, Formby (4) and Umi

W - Formby, 5-5; L - Smith, 2-3

Game 2: CSUN 2, San Diego State 0

CSUN (7-11)                  001 000 1 -- 2 5 0

San Diego State (8-11)    000 000 0 -- 0 5 2

Troost and Rascon; Moreno, Formby (3) and Umi

W - Troost, 3-4; L - Moreno, 2-4

Minnesota-SDSU box

CSUN-SDSU box