SHELBY THOMPSON'S WALK-OFF HOMER LIFTS SDSU SOFTBALL PAST SAN JOSE STATE 3-2

SDSU beats SJSU in eight innings

Source:  goaztecs.com

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April 12, 2019 (San Diego) - Shelby Thompson hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift San Diego State to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over San Jose State Friday night at SDSU Softball Stadium. It was the fifth walk-off victory for the Aztecs (18-21, 6-7 MW) this season.

Thompson and Kiera Wright had two hits apiece for SDSU, which trailed, 2-0, heading into the bottom of the fifth.

Alicia Garcia picked up the win after tossing three innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts and one hit allowed.

The second game of the series is at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

San Diego State 3, San Jose State 2 (8 innings)

San Jose State (26-13, 6-4 MW)               010 010 00 -- 2 6 1

San Diego State (18-21, 6-7 MW)             000 011 01 -- 3 8 0

Bowman and Avila; Moreno, Garcia (6) and Sturdivant

W - Garcia, 8-6; L - Bowman, 9-6

HR: San Diego State, Thompson (2)

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