SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara softball and San Diego each won in shutout fashion to split the doubleheader on Saturday in a West Coast Conference matchup at SCU Softball Stadium.
San Diego took the first game 7-0 and Santa Clara came back with a 2-0 victory in the backend of the twin bill.
GAME 1: San Diego 7 - Santa Clara 0
Courtney Rose tossed a two-hit shutout and the Torero bats collected 15 hits in San Diego's 7-0 win in the opener.
Ashley Daugherty hit a two-run home run against Broncos starter Sage Hager in the third inning as that's all the scoring the Toreros would need behind the strong outing by Rose (7-12) who threw 124 pitches over seven frames, struck out nine and walked five.
San Diego (20-32, 5-7 WCC) added a run in the fifth to go up 3-0 and blew the game open with a four-run seventh.
Alexia Torculas led all hitters going 3-for-5 while four other Toreros had multiple hits.
Hager also went the distance, giving up seven runs, a walk and two strikeouts over seven innings.
Ashley Trierweiler and Abigail Charpentier had the lone hits for the Broncos (18-28, 4-6 WCC).
GAME 2: Santa Clara 1 - San Diego 0
Santa Clara (19-28, 5-6) starting pitcher Hannah Edwards returned the favor in the second game with a shutout of her own, scattering two hits and one walk in an economical outing. The redshirt freshman hurler threw just 70 pitches to improve to 7-8 on the year.
The lone run of the game came in the opening frame when Sammy Needham tripled to the right center gap to plate Lauren LaHood who drew a walk.
USD starter Daugherty allowed only two other hits, to Trierweiler and Cameron McGinnis, but came out on the losing end to drop her season record to 1-10.
San Diego (20-33, 5-8) had their best scoring opportunity in the top of the third when they had their only two hits of the game. Sofia Delgado led the inning off with a single but was thrown out after successfully moving to second on a sacrifice bunt but was back picked. With the bases empty, Torculas followed with a triple before being stranded there when Edwards got Daugherty to fly out.
NEXT UP
The Broncos and the Toreros play the rubber match on Senior Day Sunday at noon. Three Bronco seniors - Lauren Anderson, Sarah Ellersick and Liyah Lopez - will be recognized prior to the first pitch.
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