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Last Week’s Recap….
OGDEN, Utah (March 12, 2013) – For the fifth straight week, the Sacramento State softball team tops the Big Sky standings with a 12-6 record.
Sacramento State went 4-1 over the weekend at the Mustang Classic in San Luis Obispo, Calif. On Friday, the Hornets defeated Rutgers 4-1 and Nevada 9-7. On Saturday the Hornets faced host Cal Poly and won 2-0 and then defeated Northern Illinois 13-5 in six innings. On Sunday, the Hornets lost to Cal Poly 2-1.
North Dakota is in Kissimmee, Fla., in the Rebel Games Tournament. UND went 2-2 over the weekend with after defeating Detroit-Mercyhurst 5-4 in nine innings and defeating Lehigh 5-3. UND lost to Creighton 9-0 and Akron 8-3.
Idaho State and Weber State traveled to Long Beach, Calif., for the Long Beach State Tournament. The Bengals went 1-3 and the Wildcats went 1-4. The Bengals lost to South Alabama 2-1, Utah 9-3 and CS Fullerton 5-1. ISU defeated Charleston Southern 8-5. The Wildcats lost to UC Santa Barbara 4-1 and 4-2, CS Fullerton 5-0 in six innings, North Dakota State 3-0. WSU defeated UNLV 7-3. Each team had a game canceled due to rain.
Portland State traveled to Honolulu, Hawi’i, for the University of Hawaii tournament. The Vikings went 1-2 over the weekend with a defeat over East Carolina 9-0 in 5 innings. PSU’s two loses were to No. 21 Hawaii, 7-0 and 8-3 in six innings. Portland State was scheduled to play two more games that were canceled due to inclement weather.
Southern Utah was in Riverside, Calif., over the weekend. SUU went 1-4 with losses coming from Buffalo 6-3, IUPUI 5-1 and UC Riverside 9-1 in 5 innings and 2-1. The Thunderbirds defeated IUPUI 3-1 in eight innings.
On Wednesday, Northern Colorado played in state rival Colorado State and lost 10-0 in five innings. The Bears then traveled to Norman, Okla., for Oklahoma’s tournament. The Bears went 0-4 after losing to Drake 5-2 and 14-1 in 5 innings, and losing to No. 2 Oklahoma 14-0 in five innings and 10-0 in five.
This Week’s Schedule….
Tuesday, March 12
1Fairfield vs. Southern Utah 12:30 p.m.
2Utah Valley vs. North Dakota 3 p.m.
2Butler vs. North Dakota 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13
1Iona vs. Southern Utah 1 p.m.
Utah State at Weber State 1 p.m.
2Eastern Illinois vs. North Dakota 3 p.m.
Utah State at Weber State 3 p.m.
1Miami (OH) vs. Southern Utah 3:30 p.m.
2Robert Morris vs. North Dakota 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 14
1UT Arlington vs. Southern Utah 9:30 a.m.
Friday, March 15
2Rider University vs. North Dakota 9 a.m.
2Lehigh vs. North Dakota 11 a.m.
3Texas State at Sacramento State 12 p.m.
4Texas San Antonio vs. No. Colorado 12:30 p.m.
5Idaho State at Boise State 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 16
4Texas San Antonio vs. No. Colorado 10 a.m.
5Utah State vs. Idaho State 10 a.m.
5Utah State vs. Portland State 12 p.m.
4Northern Colorado at Nevada 12:30 p.m.
2St. Peter’s vs. North Dakota 1 p.m.
3Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at Sacramento State 1 p.m.
5Idaho State at Boise State 2 p.m.
3Fresno State at Sacramento State 3 p.m.
5Portland State at Boise State 4 p.m.
2Wagner vs. North Dakota 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 17
4Texas San Antonio vs. Northern Colorado 10 a.m.
5Utah State vs. Portland State 10 a.m.
3Kansas at Sacramento State 11 a.m.
5Utah State vs. Idaho State 12 p.m.
4Northern Colorado at Nevada 12:30 p.m.
5Portland State at Boise State 2 p.m.
5Idaho State at Boise State 4 p.m.
-All times local to site/subject to change
1 San Diego Tournament - San Diego, Calif.
2 Rebel Games - Kissimmee, Fla.
3 Capital Classic - Sacramento, Calif.
4 Nevada Tournament - Reno, Nev.
5 Boise State Tournament - Boise, Idaho