SOFTBALL BEATS MONTANA, 5-3; JOANNE ENGLISH'S #21 JERSEY RETIRED

Athletics News


Apr 08, 2017





SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Jessica Ravetti (3-for-3) and Suzy Brookshire (2-for-4) combined for five hits to help lead Sacramento State to a 5-3 victory over Montana in the first of a three-game Big Sky Conference softball series on Saturday afternoon. The two teams will finish the series with a doubleheader tomorrow at noon.The Hornets and Grizzlies were supposed to play a doubleheader today, but rain forced a late start and just one game. Sacramento State moved its record to 13-18-1 overall and 3-3 in the Big Sky while Montana dropped to 19-10 and 4-3 in the league.At the conclusion of today's game, former Hornet pitcher Joanne English (1978-81) had her #21 jersey retired. The 1981 National Player of the Year, English was a two-time first team All-American, three-time Golden State Conference Pitcher of the Year and four-time first team all-league selection. She led the Hornets to the 1981 national championship after posting a 7-0 record with a 0.43 ERA during the postseason tournament. She joins Susie Bugliarello (#17) and Lindy Winkler (#3) as the three Hornets to have their number retired.In the third week of Big Sky play, only two games separate all eight teams in the league standings. Weber State sits in first with a 5-3 conference record and North Dakota is last with a 3-5 record. Every other team, including the Hornets, fall somewhere in between Weber State and North Dakota.This afternoon, the Hornets erased an early 1-0 deficit by scoring four times in the fourth inning and once more in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead. Sacramento State then had to withstand a furious Montana rally in the seventh that saw the Grizzlies plate two runs and load the bases with two outs before reliever Danielle Sperry finally ended things by striking out Alex Wardlow.After Montana opened the scoring with a run in the third inning, ...

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