2018 Softball News
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SOFTBALL SIGNS NEW MEXICO TRANSFER JENSEN MAIN
August 14, 2018Sacramento State head softball coach Lori Perez announced the program’s fifth signee of the 2019 recruiting class with the inking of New Mexico transfer Jensen Main, who will be a junior for the Hornets. -
SOFTBALL’S VICKY RIOS ELEVATED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
August 07, 2018After helping the Sacramento State softball program to a Big Sky Conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in the spring, it was announced today that Vicky Rios has been elevated from assistant coach to associate head coach.
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BROOKSHIRE COMPETING FOR MEXICO AT THE WORLD SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN
August 07, 2018Sacramento State outfielder Suzy Brookshire is currently representing Mexico at the 2018 Women’s Softball World Championship in Chiba, Japan.
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HORNET STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN 87 SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS
July 03, 2018Sacramento State student-athletes earned 87 conference all-academic awards during the spring season.
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SOFTBALL'S SEASON COMES TO AN END WITH 8-4 NCAA TOURNAMENT LOSS TO #22 TEXAS STATE
May 19, 2018Texas State, ranked 22nd in the nation, put up crooked numbers in the first (2), third (2) and seventh (4) innings on the way to an 8-4 victory over Sacramento State at the NCAA Tournament's Los Angeles Regional on Saturday evening at Easton Stadium.
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MATTHIAS DEALS, BUT SOFTBALL FALLS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY TO #2 UCLA, 3-0
May 18, 2018UCLA's Rachel Garcia and Sacramento State's Celina Matthias were locked in a pitchers duel early on, but the second-ranked Bruins scratched across three runs in the fifth inning to eventually beat the Hornets, 3-0.
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BROOKSHIRE AND MATTHIAS NAMED ALL-PACIFIC REGION
May 17, 2018Sacramento State sophomore outfielder Suzy Brookshire and senior pitcher Celina Matthias were both named all-Pacific Region, it was announced today by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Brookshire was named to the second team while Matthias earned third team honors.
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR SOFTBALL'S NCAA REGIONAL GAMES IN LOS ANGELES
May 15, 2018Tickets are now on sale for Sacramento State’s games at the 2018 NCAA Softball Regional at UCLA.
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GAME NOTES: SOFTBALL SET FOR FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE SINCE 2008
May 15, 2018For the fourth time since joining the Div. I ranks in 1990, and just the second time in 23 years, Sacramento State (31-18, 14-7 Big Sky Conference) will compete at the NCAA Tournament.
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SOFTBALL OPENS NCAA TOURNAMENT FRIDAY NIGHT AT UCLA ON ESPN2
May 13, 2018For the first time since the 2008 season, the Sacramento State softball team will compete at the NCAA Tournament, it was announced tonight by the NCAA softball selection committee.
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BIG SKY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!! SOFTBALL BEATS NORTHERN COLORADO, WILL PLAY IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
May 12, 2018In a rain shortened tournament, Sacramento State was the only team in the Big Sky Conference Tournament that never lost, beating Northern Colorado, 3-0, on Saturday to claim the conference championship.
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RAIN PUSHES SOFTBALL’S BIG SKY TOURNAMENT BACK TO SATURDAY MORNING AT 8 AM
May 11, 2018Due to steady rain in the Ogden area, Sacramento State’s Big Sky Conference Tournament winner’s bracket game vs. Northern Colorado, originally scheduled for this afternoon, has been postponed. The two teams are now scheduled to play Saturday morning at 8 a.m. PDT.
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STRONG’S GRAND SLAM LEADS TO 7-3 WIN OVER MONTANA, SOFTBALL ADVANCES IN THE BIG SKY TOURNAMENT
May 10, 2018Sacramento State got a grand slam from Sydnee Strong and a solo homer from Suzy Brookshire as the Hornets advanced in the Big Sky Conference Tournament with a 7-3 victory over Montana on Thursday afternoon at Wildcat Field.
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SOFTBALL’S LORI PEREZ NAMED BIG SKY COACH OF THE YEAR
May 09, 2018After leading the Hornets to the Big Sky Conference regular season championship, a 29-18 overall record and a 14-7 conference mark, Sacramento State head softball coach Lori Perez was named the Big Sky’s Coach of the Year.
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SOFTBALL OPENS BIG SKY TOURNAMENT ON THURSDAY IN OGDEN
May 09, 2018After winning the Big Sky Conference regular season championship with an 8-0 win at Montana on the final day of the regular season, Sacramento State (29-18, 14-7) will assume the No. 1 seed at this week’s Big Sky Championship in Ogden, Utah.
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BROOKSHIRE NAMED MVP, MATTHIAS PITCHER OF THE YEAR; SEVEN SOFTBALL PLAYERS NAMED ALL-LEAGUE
May 08, 2018Seven Sacramento State softball players received some form of all-Big Sky Conference recognition today, highlighted by sophomore outfielder Suzy Brookshire being named the league’s Most Valuable Player, and senior right-hander Celina Matthias being named the conference’s pitcher of the year.
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SOFTBALL BEATS MONTANA; WINS BIG SKY REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP!
May 05, 2018In a must win game, Sacramento State came through in a big way, posting an 8-0 mercy rule victory over Montana on the final day of the regular season, and in the process, clinching the Big Sky Conference regular season championship.
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SOFTBALL SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER AT MONTANA, CAN WIN BIG SKY TITLE WITH A WIN ON SATURDAY
May 04, 2018Sacramento State split a doubleheader on Friday against Montana, setting up a chance to win the Big Sky Conference regular season championship with a win tomorrow. After the Grizzlies won the first game by a 5-0 score, the Hornets bounced back with a 6-2 victory in the nightcap.
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SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO MONTANA WITH OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THE BIG SKY TITLE
May 03, 2018Sacramento State (27-17, 12-6) will embark upon its biggest week of the season thus far as the Hornets will play three games at Montana (23-26, 9-9) on Friday and Saturday.
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SOFTBALL DROPS FINAL NON-CONFERENCE GAME, 4-0, AT #24 CALIFORNIA
May 02, 2018Cal’s Zoe Conley (5.0 ip) and Kamalani Dung (2.0 ip) combined on a five-hit shutout of Sacramento State in the Hornets’ final non-conference game of the regular season.
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MATTHIAS NAMED BIG SKY PITCHER OF THE WEEK FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 WEEKS
April 30, 2018For the second straight week, third time in the four weeks, and 10th time in her career, Sacramento State right-hander Celina Matthias has been named the Big Sky Conference’s Pitcher of the Week.
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SOFTBALL BEATS NORTH DAKOTA ON SENIOR DAY, MOVES INTO A TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
April 28, 2018Right-hander Celina Matthias threw seven strong innings, and Suzy Brookshire connected on her 14th home run of the season to help lead Sacramento State to a 4-1 victory over North Dakota in the rubber game of a three-game Big Sky Conference series at Shea Stadium.
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SOFTBALL GETS DOMINANT PITCHING PERFORMANCES IN SPLIT WITH NORTH DAKOTA
April 27, 2018Sacramento State pitchers Celina Matthias and Savanna Corr combined to limit North Dakota to three runs and six hits over 14 innings as the Hornets split a doubleheader with North Dakota on Friday afternoon at Shea Stadium.
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MATTHIAS RACKS UP NINTH CAREER BIG SKY PITCHER OF THE WEEK AWARD
April 23, 2018For the second time this season, and ninth time in her career, Sacramento State senior right-hander Celina Matthias was named the Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week. Matthias factored into all three wins of a series sweep against conference opponent Southern Utah.
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SOFTBALL COMPLETES THREE-GAME SWEEP WITH 2-1 VICTORY OVER SOUTHERN UTAH
April 21, 2018Sacramento State pitchers Savanna Corr and Celina Matthias combined to allow one run, and Suzy Brookshire’s solo homer in the fourth inning proved to be the game winner in a 2-1 victory over Southern Utah.
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TWO WALKOFF WINS! SOFTBALL SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER OVER SOUTHERN UTAH
April 20, 2018cramento State got a pair of walkoff wins, including a two-run double in the first game from Sydnee Strong, and an RBI-single from Sydney Rasmussen in the nightcap, as the Hornets swept a doubleheader over Southern Utah
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BATS GO SILENT AS SOFTBALL DROPS TWO AGAINST SAINT MARY’S
April 18, 2018Sacramento State’s bats went silent as the Hornets failed to score over 15 innings while dropping a pair of non-conference home games to Saint Mary’s on Wednesday afternoon at Shea Stadium. The Gaels won the first game, 1-0, before taking the nightcap, 2-0, in eight innings.
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WINNING STREAK SNAPPED AFTER SOFTBALL DROPS A PAIR AT IDAHO STATE
April 14, 2018Idaho State combined to score 15 runs on 18 hits over two games in a doubleheader sweep of Sacramento State on Saturday afternoon at Miller Ranch Stadium.
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SOFTBALL OUTLASTS IDAHO STATE IN 12 INNINGS ON THE ROAD BY A 3-2 SCORE
April 13, 2018Suzy Brookshire’s RBI-triple scoring Zamari Hinton proved to be the game-winning run as Sacramento State outlasted Idaho State, 3-2, in 12 innings at Miller Ranch Stadium Friday afternoon.
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SOFTBALL WINS FIFTH IN A ROW, BEATS SANTA CLARA, 3-1
April 11, 2018With the score tied at 1-1 in the sixth inning, junior Nene Alas connected on a two-out, two-run single to help Sacramento State to a 3-1 victory over Santa Clara.
