General Information
Location: Bulldog Diamond
Fresno, Calif.
Date: May 6-9, 2009
Host: Fresno State
2009 WAC Tournament Bracket
WAC Softball Tournament NotesFresno State's Tournament Central
Championship Game
Fresno State 3, Nevada 2 (8 innings)
Haley Gilleland singled to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning to drive in the winning run as top-seeded Fresno State defeated No. 2 Nevada 3-2 in the title game of the WAC Tournament Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Bulldogs win their third WAC Tournament championship in program history and earn the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. Morgan Melloh earned MVP honors after going 3-0 with 27 strikeouts during the tournament.
2009 WAC Softball All-Tournament Team
Kelly Sweeney, Boise State
Amberly Waits, Louisiana Tech
Kelli Fangonilo, San Jose State
Hoku Nohara, New Mexico State
Kylie Randall, New Mexico State
Katie Holverson, Nevada
Noelle Micka, Nevada
Danielle Patrick, Nevada
Lisamarie Coronado, Fresno State
Haley Gilleland, Fresno State
MVP: Morgan Melloh, Fresno State
Day Three
Fresno State 5, Louisiana Tech 0
Morgan Melloh struck out 11 and moved into second place in the WAC record books for single-season strikeouts with 408 as the Bulldogs shut out Louisiana Tech in the first game of the third day of the tournament Friday. Fresno State out-hit the Techsters 10-3 in the win.
Nevada 4, Hawai?i 2 (10 innings) - Hawai?i eliminated
Jessica Haight doubled to right center in the top of the 10th inning to drive in the winning runs as Nevada defeated Hawai?i 4-2 to remain alive. Katie Holverson picked up the win, throwing seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks.
Nevada 2, Louisiana Tech 1 (9 innings) - Louisiana Tech eliminated
Kym Silagyi hit a two-out RBI single to third base in the bottom of the ninth inning to life Nevada over Louisiana Tech in the final game of the day. The loss eliminated Louisiana Tech. Holverson earned her second win in as many games, fanning nine.
Day Two
Fresno State 4, Boise State 0
Morgan Melloh scattered two hits and struck out 10 as Fresno State defeated Boise State 4-0 in the first game of day two. Alexis Lujan and Lisamarie Coronado drove in two runs apiece for the Bulldogs.
Louisiana Tech 4, Nevada 0
Danielle Sheridan and Kylie Bassett both hit home runs as the Lady Techsters defeated Nevada 4-0 in the second game of the day. Meghan Krieg earned the complete-game win on the mound, giving up six hits and striking out four.
New Mexico State 6, San Jose State 1 - San Jose State eliminated
Hoku Nohara was 4-for-4 and drove in three runs as the Aggies defeated San Jose State 6-1 in the third game of the day, ending the Spartans' season. Kim Watson picked up the win, striking out five. With the loss, the Spartans were eliminated from the tournament.
Hawai?i 10, Boise State 2 - Boise State eliminated
The Rainbow Wahine posted 12 hits in a 10-2 five-inning win over Boise State. Tanisha Milca was 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Amanda Tauali?i was 2-for-3 and drove in three runs. Stephanie Ricketts picked up the complete-game win. The Broncos were eliminated from the tournament with the loss.
Nevada 4, New Mexico State 1 - New Mexico State eliminated
The Wolf Pack used a three-run fifth inning to break out of a tie and went on to win 4-1 to eliminate New Mexico State from the tournament in the final game Thursday. Katie Holverson picked up the win, her 25th of the season.
Day One
Boise State 8, San Jose State 4 (8 innings)
It took a couple of extra innings, but Boise State earned
another first in program history with its first WAC Tournament win in an 8-4,
nine inning victory over San Jose State. The No. 7 Broncos upset
the sixth-seeded Spartans with a four-run ninth inning. Kelly Sweeney’s bases loaded hit was the highlight of
the inning as the Broncos took their third and final lead of the night.
Nevada 5, New Mexico State 4
WAC Pitcher of the Year Katie Holverson struck out 10 and Britton Murdock drove in two runs as Nevada defeated New Mexico State 5-4 in the second game. NM State's Kim Watson fanned nine, while Ashley Maroda was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in the loss.
Louisiana Tech 7, Hawai?i 1
WAC Player of the Year Amberly Waits was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI as the Techsters defeated Hawai?i 7-1 in game three. Meghan Krieg allowed just one run and struck out eight to earn the win. WAC Freshman of the Year Stephanie Ricketts suffered the loss, allowing three runs, only one of which was earned, in four innings of work. Julie Franklin accounted for Hawai?i's one run, a solo shot in the top of the seventh.