Boise State rallied from a 3-0 deficit to pull out a 4-3 win over San Diego State in San Diego this afternoon.
Tara Glover started things out in the sixth with a beautiful surprise bunt. Kellie Caplan followed with an equally nice bunt and after Christina Capobianco moved both runners along and then a second ground out, Allie Crump stepped up and blasted a three-run homer to tie the score. Holly Bourke, now known for home run hitting, promptly did just that in her back-to-back act that proved to be the winning run.
Armed with that first lead of the game, Lela Work was brilliant the last two innings, retiring all six batters. Devon Bridges made a diving catch in right field to help keep the Aztecs off the bases, coming all the way from the warning track to snare a looping would-be double. Third baseman Jordan Kreigner also had another beautiful diving catch in the infield.
Glover went 3-4 in the leadoff role for Coach Erin Thorpe. She is now batting close to .500 and has reached base safely in 37 consecutive games. Work allowed just six hits in her complete game victory.
Boise State is still seven innings away from doing what they need to do. The final Mountain West Conference game of the year for the Broncos is tomorrow at 2 p.m. Mountain Time. It's really simple at this point--the winner of the game will win the Mountain West. San Diego State, being already in first place, can tie the Broncos with a three-game sweep of UNLV next weekend. However, they would lose the tiebreaker. If the Aztecs win tomorrow, they have the luxury of knowing that the only way they could lose the title is if they are swept by UNLV.
Tara Glover started things out in the sixth with a beautiful surprise bunt. Kellie Caplan followed with an equally nice bunt and after Christina Capobianco moved both runners along and then a second ground out, Allie Crump stepped up and blasted a three-run homer to tie the score. Holly Bourke, now known for home run hitting, promptly did just that in her back-to-back act that proved to be the winning run.
Armed with that first lead of the game, Lela Work was brilliant the last two innings, retiring all six batters. Devon Bridges made a diving catch in right field to help keep the Aztecs off the bases, coming all the way from the warning track to snare a looping would-be double. Third baseman Jordan Kreigner also had another beautiful diving catch in the infield.
Glover went 3-4 in the leadoff role for Coach Erin Thorpe. She is now batting close to .500 and has reached base safely in 37 consecutive games. Work allowed just six hits in her complete game victory.
Boise State is still seven innings away from doing what they need to do. The final Mountain West Conference game of the year for the Broncos is tomorrow at 2 p.m. Mountain Time. It's really simple at this point--the winner of the game will win the Mountain West. San Diego State, being already in first place, can tie the Broncos with a three-game sweep of UNLV next weekend. However, they would lose the tiebreaker. If the Aztecs win tomorrow, they have the luxury of knowing that the only way they could lose the title is if they are swept by UNLV.
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