March 11 (Wednesday)
San Diego State def. South Dakota State, 7-0
Memphis def. Utah (1), 5-1
Hawai'i def. Utah (1), 1-0
March 12 (Thursday)
#6/11 Arizona State def. New Mexico (2), 6-3
San Diego State def. Miami (OH) (3), 9-0 (5 innings)
Radford def. Utah (1), 5-0
March 13 (Friday)
Hofstra def. BYU (5), 4-0
BYU def. Indiana (5), 6-0
San Jose State def. Colorado State (4), 3-0
Colorado State def. Vermont (4), 7-0
#12/13 Arizona def. New Mexico (2), 9-1(5 innings)
San Diego State def. Oklahoma State (3), 1-0
San Diego State def. Northern Colorado (3), 5-3
UNLV def. Canisius (4), 8-2
UNLV def. Sacramento State (4), 7-3
Utah def. St. John's (1), 2-1
Utah def. Wisconsin (1), 2-1
March 14 (Saturday)
BYU def. Ball State (5), 5-4 (10 innings)
Florida Gulf Coast def. BYU (5), 5-4
Sacramento State def. Colorado State (4), 7-2
UC Davis def. Colorado State (4), 4-2
New Mexico def. #23/20 DePaul (2), 1-0
Nebraska def. New Mexico (2), 3-0
San Diego State def. New Mexico State (3), 8-1
San Diego State def. Iowa State (3), 4-3
UNLV def. Long Beach State (4), 4-2
UNLV def. San Jose State (4), 4-0
Utah vs. #11/9 California (1), CANCELLED
March 15 (Sunday)
Vermont def. Colorado State (4), 3-2
#16/19 Louisiana-Lafayette def. New Mexico (2), 9-0 (5 innings)
Cal State Northridge def. San Diego State (3), 4-2
UNLV def. UC Davis (4), 5-3
Key To Tournaments:
(1) Spring Fling Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii
(2) Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
(3) San Diego Classic II in San Diego, Calif.
(4) National Invitational Softball Tournament in San Jose, Calif.
(5) USF Underarmour Showcase in Tampa, Fla.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
March 17 (Tuesday)
Colorado State at Pacific (DH), Noon
Texas Tech at San Diego State (DH), 5 p.m.
March 18 (Wednesday)
Colorado State at Nevada, Reno, Noon
Boise State at Utah (DH), 2 p.m.
March 19 (Thursday)
New Mexico at Seattle (DH), 1 p.m.
Colorado State vs. Dartmouth (6), 9 a.m.
Colorado State at Sacramento State (6), Noon
BYU at Sacramento State (6), 3 p.m.
March 20 (Friday)
UNLV vs. Dartmouth (6), 9 a.m.
BYU vs. #10/7 California (6), 11 a.m.
Colorado State vs. Dartmouth (6), Noon
UNLV vs. #10/7 California (6), 3 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton at San Diego State, 6 p.m.
March 21 (Saturday)
BYU vs. Dartmouth (6), 9 a.m.
Colorado State vs. #10/7 California (6), 10 a.m.
UNLV at Sacramento State (6), 11 a.m.
New Mexico at #3/3 Washington (DH), Noon
San Diego State at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.
BYU vs. Cal Poly (6), 3 p.m.
UNLV vs. Cal Poly (6), 5 p.m.
March 22 (Sunday)
Colorado State vs. Cal Poly (6), 10 a.m.
New Mexico at #3/3 Washington, Noon
Key To Tournaments:
(6) Capital Classic in Sacramento, Calif.
Mountain West Conference teams in CAPS.
All times local to site.
Rankings according to the USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball polls.
WEEK 6 RECAP
Mountain West softball teams went 17-14 on the weekend, led by UNLV, who continues leading the MWC standings and riding a nine-game win streak after the Rebels' 5-0 performance and eventual championship at the National Invitational Softball Tournament in San Jose, Calif. Colorado State also made an appearance in the tournament, as the Rams went 1-4 on the weekend. San Diego State finished 6-1 last week at the San Diego Classic II, while BYU posted a 2-2 record at the USF Underarmour Showcase in Tampa, Fla. Utah won two games at the Spring Fling Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii, and New Mexico upset #23/20 DePaul on Saturday in the Judi Garman Classic in Waco, Texas. The Lobos went 1-4 in the tournament but faced the likes of #6/11 Arizona State, #12/13 Arizona, and #16/19 Louisiana-Lafayette.
WEEK 7 PREVIEW
Three MWC teams will travel to Sacramento, Calif., this weekend, as BYU, Colorado State and UNLV will participate in the Capital Classic. The three squads will play similar opponents in #10/7 California, Cal Poly, Dartmouth and Sacramento State. New Mexico will head to the Emerald City for a double-header vs. Seattle and a three-game series at #3/3 Washington, while San Diego State plays host to Texas Tech in a Tuesday double-header before a one-and-one series with Cal State Fullerton on Friday and Saturday. Utah takes its two-game win streak into a five-game homestand that starts with a doubleheader against Boise State on Wednesday.
COUGARS CLOSE OUT 33-GAME ROAD TRIP
BYU heads to Sacramento, Calif., this week to close out its 33-game road trip. During the span, the Cougars have played five games that went into extra innings. At the USF Underarmour Showcase, junior Angeline Quiocho hit a walkoff, three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning vs. Ball State to yield a 5-4 victory. The win gave the Cougars their second consecutive win in extended games, after their first extra-innings win against #24/21 Fresno State (2-0, 10 inn.) on March 5. BYU fell to then #12/13 Tennessee in 10 innings (4-0), and lost two consecutive games against Mississippi (4-2) in eight and Texas (5-4) in nine.
FRESHMAN DUO ANCHOR RAM PITCHING STAFF
Colorado State freshmen Kelli Eubanks (6-3) and Dani Chaplin (3-4) have combined for 106.4 innings in the circle with 74 strikeouts, while only allowing 32 walks. Eubanks is holding opposing batters to a .242 average at the plate, while Chaplin has held batters to a .241 average. The pair have 18 starts in 25 games for the Rams, with nine combined complete games.
UNM'S COX AND UNLV'S FATA EACH RIDING EIGHT-GAME HITTING STREAK
New Mexico freshman Shenise Cox hit .500 in five games at the Judi Garman Classic, including four contests against nationally-ranked opponents. She went 6-for-12 at the plate with one run scored and one double at the tournament. Cox is riding an eight-game hitting streak after the weekend and is hitting .333 through the first 23 games of 2009.
A fellow freshman, UNLV's Elena Fata hit for a .500 average at the National Invitational Softball Tournament, having gone 5-for-10 with two RBI, while scoring four runs. She owned identical on-base and slugging percentages (.600), and took four free trips to first base with help from two walks and two hits-by-pitches, while not recording a strikeout. Fata's performance in the tournament upped her season batting average to .299 with help from an eight-game hitting streak over the past nine games. She has hit .435 during that stretch, with 10 hits in 23 at-bats., including two doubles and one home run.
AZTECS COMING OUT ON TOP
San Diego State has won seven of its last eight games, nine of its last 11 and 13 of its last 17 games. The Aztecs finished the San Diego Classic II with a 6-1 record, having outscored their opponents 36-10. Of SDSU's 12 losses this season, eight have come against nationally-ranked teams, including UCLA (twice), Stanford (twice), Washington, Long Beach State and Louisiana-Lafayette (twice).
UTES MAKING THE ROUNDS
Utah leads the MWC with 27 home runs this season. Seven different Utes have notched round-trippers this year, led by Kara Foster, who has hit 12 homers in 2009 and 47 in her career. Foster is now just three home runs away from passing Melissa Stahnke (2001-04) for the all-time school record. She is followed on the squad's season-high list by Whitney Holm (7), Angie Boardman (3), Staci Hemingway (2), Sharee Fonoti (1), Jasey Jensen (1), and Bonnie Muir (1).
UTAH'S HEMINGWAY NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE
Utah first baseman Staci Hemingway is one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in softball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in these areas: classroom, character, community, and competition. Hemingway has started 171 games in three different positions in Utah's infield. She recorded hits in nine consecutive at bats from May 10-12, 2007, tying for the fourth-longest streak in NCAA history. In the classroom, Hemingway is currently pursuing an M.S. in Exercise and Sports Science, after completing a B.S. in Sports Management. She was an ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII selection and Academic All-Mountain West Conference in 2008.
MWC CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY
The Mountain West Conference begins its 10th season of play in 2008-09. The league began in the fall of 1999 with eight institutions - Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming. The MWC welcomed TCU as its newest member in July 2005. Four different institutions have captured the MWC regular-season softball title since the 2000 season. San Diego State leads the way with four championships, followed by BYU (3), Colorado State (1) and Utah (1). In its nine-year history, Mountain West teams have made a total of 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The MWC has sent multiple teams to the postseason five of the nine years of its existence, including a record three teams (BYU, San Diego State and Utah) in 2006.
THE MTN. ON DIRECTV
DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television service provider, now carries The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network to fans across the country. The Mtn. is available on channel 616 on DIRECTV CHOICE and above packages for the states servicing MWC institutions (Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming) as well as the designated market areas of Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego. Customers throughout the remainder of the country can access The Mtn. with a subscription to DIRECTV's Sportspack.
