May 1, 2007
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SDSU Softball Looks to Build Off of Recent Sweep; Hosts Second-Place UNLV in Weekend Series
Fresh off a sweep of Colorado State, the San Diego State softball team looks to carry its momentum into this weekend when it takes on second-place UNLV in a pair of critical home games.
The Aztecs (29-21, 5-9 MWC) will meet the Rebels (34-24, 9-5 MWC) at 6 p.m. Saturday and again at 1 p.m. Sunday at the SDSU Softball Stadium. Saturday's game will be televised live nationally on CSTV (Channel 319 Cox Digital Cable). As always, both Aztec games can be followed via gametracker on the Internet at www.goaztecs.com.
Just two weekends ago, San Diego State split its series against UNLV in Las Vegas. The Aztecs blanked the Rebels, 5-0, in the first game but fell 3-1 the following day. SDSU currently sits in fifth place in the conference standings.
Aztec Quick Hits
The Aztecs are 4-6 on the year against top-25 teams, with three of their losses coming by one run. See SDSU COMPETES WITH BEST IN NATION on PAGE 2)
San Diego State has started a remarkable 44 different batting lineups in its 50 games and 34 different fielding lineups. Only junior Tamani Wells has earned a start in every game. See LINEUPS on PAGE 9-10)
San Diego State currently ranks first in the MWC in both team batting average (.303) and team ERA (2.03). See TEAM BATTING and PITCHING notes on PAGE 3 and PAGE 6)
Sophomore Melissa Owens (San Diego/Christian HS) is currently ranked first in the MWC in ERA (1.68) and ninth in batting average (.362). See Melissa Owens notes on PAGE 5-6).
Freshman Brittany Knudsen (San Diego/Escondido HS) is batting a team-best .393 this season, which would be a single-season school record if the season ended today. Her .458 on-base percentage (4th) and .520 slugging percentage would also be among single-season bests. See Brittany Knudsen notes on PAGE 4 and AZTECS CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOKS on PAGE 7-8).
Freshman Lindsey Marquez (Tustin, Calif.) is hitting .474 (18-for-38) in league games, the second-highest average in the MWC. She has also hit safely over a career-long 13 games, batting .500 (20-for-40) over the stretch. See Lindsey Marquez notes on PAGE 4).
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