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sports:
softball
LBSU downward
spiral continues
By Jamie Rogers
On-line Forty-Niner
The Long Beach
State 49ers battled through some difficult games this weekend
during the National Invitational Softball Tournament in San
Jose going 1-4.
The 49ers lost
to Virginia Tech, Oregon, California and Purdue while defeating
Miami, Ohio University.
"We had some tough
games," Head Coach Pete Manarino said. "But we are definitely
hitting the ball harder and we have played some good defense."
The first game
ended in a 2-1 loss to Virginia Tech. Early on the 49ers (9-18)
were looking strong with two hits each by Nicole Spencer and
Arleight Thorp. However Virginia bounced back in the sixth
though, scoring two runs for the win.
Later that day,
LBSU made a strong showing against Miami, defeating them 3-0.
Senior Kelly Nasrawi struck out four batters and allowed only
three hits.
In the night cap
of a tripleheader, the 49ers lost its momentum when they fell
7-2 to Oregon. Jessica Smith and Natalie Walker scored two
hits for the team, but Oregon took them out in the top of
the seventh with five runs.
The next day LBSU
faced Cal in a tough game that ended 1-0 in favor of the Golden
Bears. The teams scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when
Cal scored the only run of the game.
LBSU then fell
to Purdue 2-1 after the Boilermaker scored both runs in the
first inning.
"We've just hit a little hard luck," Manarino said after the
tournament. "But I liked the progress I saw."
The 49ers will
play Notre Dame tonight at 7:00 at Mayfield Park in Lakewood.
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