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April 2, 2007 Turlock, CA – Saint Martin’s softball went 0-6 at the Tournament of Champions Presented by Mizuno. They lost to Norte Dame de Namur 6-0, Humboldt State 8-0, and UC San Diego 11-2 on day one. On day two they fell 5-2 to CSU Stanislaus and 7-0 to Cal State Monterey Bay before wrapping up play with a 16-8 loss to San Francisco State on the final day of play. The Saints were shutout in game one as Notre Dame de Namur’s Cierra Keeney allowed only five hits, two by Ryanne Horton. NDNU was led by Tara Van Meer who was 3-4 with one RBI and one run scored. The Argonauts got a homer by Amy Paulson. Game two saw the Saints get hit with another shutout. Humboldt’s Tracy Motzny held SMU to just two hits in six innings while walking one and striking out five. The Lumberjacks had 11 hits in the game including five doubles and two triples. Humboldt got two hits each from Carolyn Cameron, Natalie Galletly and Marissa Slattery. Kirstin Davidson and Katee Nauert accounted for the lone hits. In the final game of day one the Saints picked up a run in the third on a home run by Holly Morris to pull within one, 2-1, but the Tritons put up a four spot in the bottom of the inning to pull away. SMU added one in the fourth on a single by Davidson to score Danni Ballard. San Diego closed the door in the sixth with five runs including a grand slam by Jenny Maze, ending the game. In the first game of day two the Saints fell behind 5-0 to host Stanislaus after three. They were able to get two across in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run single by Kristi Sigafoos but that’s how the score would stay as neither team got a run in the final two innings. The Warriors outhit the Saints 11-6 on the day, with six of their hits coming in a four-run third inning. Monterey Bay’s Jessica Boyle blanked the Saints on just five hits through seven innings. Morris had two singles for the Saints while Horton and Sigafoos each added one. Marlaina Irwin had the Saints only extra base hit with a double in the fifth. Boyle helped herself with a leadoff homer in the fourth for the Otters. They also got two hits and two RBI from Marisa Trujillo. The Saints struck first in the final game of the tournament getting two in the first on a single by Ballard and a groundout by Davidson. The Gators would answer with two of their own in the bottom of the inning and one more in the third. Saint Martin’s regained the lead with a four spot in the third but SFSU used an 11 run fourth inning to put the game away and hand the Saints the loss. The Gators’ Vanessa Rodrigue had two home runs in the game and drove in six runs. Ballard, Davidson and Sonya Ramos each picked up two RBI for the Saints with Ballard and Davidson both going 2-3 at the dish. The Saints will play Northwest Nazarene University on March 5th in Nampa, ID.
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