ARCATA — After rallying to take two of their final three games last week against Cal State San Bernardino, the Humboldt State Softball team opens the home portion of its 2010 schedule this weekend with four California Collegiate Athletic Association games and a non-conference double header.
The Jacks (4-8, 2-6 CCAA) welcome San Francisco State on Friday and Saturday for a pair of CCAA double headers. Friday’s games are scheduled to get under way at 1 p.m. and Saturday’s start is set for 11 a.m. Then on Sunday, Notre Dame de Namur travels north for two games with a 10 a.m. start scheduled.
Live Stats
All Lumberjack softball home games can be tracked online by using the Live Stats feature on hsujacks.com. Real time statistics, momentum tracker and other information are featured on the game viewer. The feature can be found at
http://www.sidearmstats.com/humboldt/softball/.
Lumberjack Links
Following are links to more information on the Lumberjacks softball program:
Roster
Schedule
Statistics
Head-to-Head
The Jacks lead San Francisco State 94-24 in the all-time series. The teams met in the Best of the West Tournament on Feb. 5 with the Lumberjacks taking a 6-2 decision. The first meeting was in 1972 and HSU got the better of the Gators 11-7. As members of the CCAA the Jacks have taken 11-of-12 conference matchups, the lone loss coming last season, a 3-1 final at San Francisco. … Notre Dame de Namur defeated the Jacks twice in 2008, but HSU has taken the other 22 games that these teams have played. The teams first meeting was in 1990 with the Jacks winning 11-1 and most recently HSU won both games last year 8-2 and 8-1.
Lumberjacks Notes
The Jacks are in eighth place in the CCAA just two weeks into the season, but have show signs of improvement over the last few games … The HSU offense is led by a pair of freshman - Chrissy Stalf (.459 BA 17 H, 3 2B, 4 RBI) and Gia Hampton (.414 BA, 12 H, 1 RBI). Stalf is the CCAA’s third leading hitter (.459 BA). Her 17 hits are good for second in the conference as are her 25 total bases. With eight RBI Allyson Blenis is the team’s top run producer. … In the circle, Vaneza Hoover has a 2.93 ERA and 2-5 record in six starts. She has pitched 40.2 innings and allowed 40 hits while striking out 29 batters. … As a team the Jacks are hitting .259 (eighth in the CCAA), the team ERA is 4.20 (eighth in the CCAA) and the fielding percentage is .958 (seventh in the CCAA). … Among the hottest hitters last weekend was Kristen Nouzovsky who went 5-for-11 (.454) with three doubles, scored two runs as well as knocking in two in the final three games of the series with Cal State San Bernardino.
San Francisco State Notes
The Gators (9-3, 7-1 CCAA) are in a first-place tie with Cal State Monterey Bay in the CCAA. Last week they went undefeated (6-0) in taking a pair from Notre Dame de Namur (4-3 & 11-10) and sweeping four games from Cal State Stanislaus. … The SFSU offense is led by Karolyn Gubbine (.344 BA, 11 H, 2 2B, 1 HR), Kylie Herrada (.286 BA, 10 H, 2-2 SB) and reigning Worth/CCAA Player of the Week Kendra Wood (.533 BA, 8 H, 3 2B). Lea Cardenas is batting .219 but leads the Gators with nine RBI and three homers. … In the circle, Ashley Jackson has a 4-0 record with a 1.63 ERA in 27.2 innings and has struck out 32 batters. … The Gators are led by Christina Byrne who is in her third year at SFSU.
Notre Dame de Namur Notes
The Argonauts are 2-6 overall and last week fell three of the four times they took the field. They dropped a pair of games at San Francisco State before splitting a pair with Dominican, losing the opener 4-3 and taking game two 5-4. Offensively NDNU is led by Mary Ortega (.333 BA, 6 H, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3-4 SB) and Amanda Johnson (.292 BA, 7 H, 3 R, 1 RBI). … Sammy McConvey has a 0-1 record with a 2.58 ERA in 21.2 innings. … The Argonauts are led by head coach Steve Rianda who is in his seventh year at the helm of NDNU.
Head Coach Frank Cheek’s Comments
“It will be nice to get home and play in front of our fans. It has been a rough start to the season. … We have struggled, but we are improving and I am particularly pleased with the play of some of our younger players. (Vaneza) Hoover has been pitching well. She has pitched better than her record would indicate. We just haven’t hit for her. And, our young hitters (Chrissy Stalf and Gia Hampton) are doing well.”