Fresno State 2, No. 20 Hawai‘i 1
Mackenzie Oakes picked up her 13th victory and Michelle Moses got her third career save as Fresno State beat Hawai‘i 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Andrea Ortega was 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Kaia Parnaby took the loss, striking out eight.
Fresno State 2, No. 20 Hawai‘i 0
In the series finale, a pitchers duel between Moses and Stephanie Ricketts remained scoreless until the sixth inning, when Nicole Angene hit a two-run homer. Moses picked up the win, allowing just two hits over seven innings of work. Ricketts took the loss, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out six and walking five.
Nevada 5, Louisiana Tech 2
Erin Jones hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the third inning to propel Nevada to a 5-2 win over Louisiana Tech in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday. Jones was 2-for-4 with four RBI in the win for the Wolf Pack. Mallary Darby earned the complete-game win, giving up one earned run over seven innings.
Louisiana Tech 3, Nevada 1
Meghan Krieg allowed only two hits and three base runners to lead Louisiana Tech to a 3-1 win over Nevada in the third and final game of the series. Heather Doiron was 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Boise State 12, San Jose State 1 (6)
The Broncos scored in each of the final five innings to defeat the Spartans 12-1 in six innings in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday. Boise State out-hit San Jose State 15-4 to hit the 20-win plateau the quickest in program history. Aubray Zell earned the complete-game victory, allowing one run on four hits, striking out three and not surrendering a walk. Megan Harvey and Holly Bourke each notched three hits, with Bourke driving in a game-high three runs.
Boise State 12, San Jose State 1
The Broncos racked up 15 hits and won their first two conference series for the first time in school history. Eight different Broncos recorded multi-hit games, while Mackenzie Whyte tied a school record with six RBI, including the fourth grand slam in school history. Allie Crump earned the win, while Lela Work earned her sixth save of the season. She entered the week tied for the national lead in saves.
New Mexico State 5, Utah State 4 (10)
Valerie Swedberg hit an RBI-double in the top of the 10th inning to give
New Mexico State a 5-4 win over Utah State to sweep the series Saturday
afternoon. Swedberg was 2-for-4 with three RBI on the game. Celisha
Walker earned the win, allowing just three hits over 5.0 innings. Shelbi
Tyteca suffered the loss, striking out nine over 6.1 innings.