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March 11, 2003

Fresno State Sweeps Southern Utah
Bulldogs' Jamie Southern perfect game bid spoiled with two out in seventh in first game.

Bulldog starter Jamie Southern pitched a gem in game one versus Southern Utah Tuesday night, striking out 12, including 8 in a row, and facing one batter over the minimum. That one came with two out in the top of the seventh inning, when Thunderbird Lacee LePrey reached base on a ball hit to the far right of shortstop Christina Clark.

Southern's quest for perfection was the only suspense in Game One, as the Bulldog offense scored five runs in the first two innings. The Bulldogs scored two runs in the first inning. Angelina Diaz and Nicole Shan, batting 1-2 in the lineup, singled to start the Bulldog half of the first. Two outs later, they both scored when T'bird shortstop Precious Gallo misplayed a ground ball by Bulldog catcher Pam West.

Fresno State increased its lead to 5-0 in the second on four singles and a sacrifice fly. Southern Utah starting pitcher Tracy Evans-Jones retired seven in a row after that, but didn't get thru the fifth. Fresno State shortstop Christina Clark led off the inning with a triple, and Lori Hoffman drove her in with a single to left. That was all for Evans-Jones. Mandy Brown came in in relief and walked three, forcing in a run, before retiring the side.

Game Two started Southern Utah's way with three runs in the top of the first. Fresno State starter Laura Ferreira didn't finish the first inning. She struck out two but yielded four hits. Leslie Poole came on in relief. One of the runners she inherited from Ferreira scored to give the T'birds a 3-0 early lead.

Fresno State took advantage of wildness by Southern Utah starter Lacee LePrey in the second, scoring a run on no hits. The first two batters reaching on a walk and a hit batter. The Bulldogs then manufactured a run with a sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly. Fresno State took control of the game in the third, scoring five runs on a walk and five hits, the runs scoring on Lori Hoffman's 2-RBI double, Jamie Southern's double for one RBI, and Mitzi Ing tripling two in with two out. Both Hoffman's and Southern's doubles hit the outfield fence on the fly.

Bulldog reliever Poole gave up only two hits in her last five innings of work. She earned her first win of the season.

Game One:

So. Utah-	000 000 0	0-1-1
Fresno State-	230 020 x	7-9-0
WP-Jamie Southern (5-6) LP-Tracy Evans-Jones (2-4)

Game Two:

So. Utah-	300 000 0	3-8-0
Fresno State-	015 200 x	8-10-1
WP-Leslie Poole (1-2) LP-Lacee LePrey (3-3)

Links: Fresno Bee--March 12 | March 11
Game One: Box Score | Fresno State Recap
Game Two: Box Score | Fresno State Recap

Next:The Bulldogs head for the Kia Klassic in Fullerton. The tourmament starts Thursday. The Bulldogs have two games Thursday, at 9am against Hedrick's Hallowell Classic champion DePaul, and 3pm vs. Notre Dame.
The next home date for Fresno State is next Tuesday, March 18 at 6pm facing Long Island University.