Colorado State University Athletics

Friday, February 16
San Diego, CA
10:00 AM

Colorado State

vs

Southern Utah

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Rams Set to Travel to San Diego for Torero Classic

2/13/2024 3:16:00 PM | Softball

Colorado State will face Southern Utah, Eastern Illinois, Long Island and San Diego during week two action

FORT COLLINS – The Colorado State softball team will travel to the Torero Classic hosted by San Diego for the second weekend of regular season action after the Rams went 3-2 at the Easton Classic during opening weekend. This weekend's tournament is the second of five non-conference tournaments for the Rams ahead of Mountain West play.
 
Colorado State vs. Torero Classic
Friday, February 16, 2024
Game 1 vs Southern Utah | 10 AM | Live Stats
Game 2 vs Eastern Illinois | 3 PM | Live Stats
 
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Game 3 vs Long Island | 10 AM | Live Stats
Game 4 vs Eastern Illinois | 3 PM | Live Stats
 
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Game 5 vs San Diego| 12:30 PM | Live Stats | Watch
 
What You Need to Know
  • During the second weekend of non-conference play, the Rams are scheduled to compete in five games at the Torero Classic. Four neutral site games and one against host team San Diego.
  • The Rams hold the top spot for pitching ERA in the Mountain West after opening weekend, with an impressive 1.69 team ERA.
  • Of the Rams' four opponents they will face, three bring winning records to San Diego with them, setting up another competitive non-conference weekend for Colorado State.
 
Scouting the Torero Classic
  • Colorado State gave Southern Utah its only loss during opening weekend at the Easton Classic with an 8-1 victory. The Rams will face the Thunderbirds again in their first matchup of the weekend.
  • San Diego will host the Torero Classic with a record of 0-5, having lost to Idaho State, Maryland, No. 3 Texas twice and No. 20 UCLA.
  • Coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance last season, Eastern Illinois arrives at the Torero Classic with a perfect 5-0 record having secured victories over UT Arlington, Green Bay, North Dakota, Montana and Providence College during opening weekend.
  • As the reigning Northeast Conference Champions, Long Island sits 2-3 on the season with wins over Boston College and Florida Gulf Coast so far this year.
 
Game Notes
  • Senior Maya Matsubara had a successful first weekend at the plate, hitting with a .500 batting average, securing seven hits, and earning five RBI. She currently shares the team's highest batting average with junior Morgan Crosby who went 3-6 last weekend.
  • Currently, five Rams maintain a batting average over .300, including freshman Jailey Wilson who holds an impressive .375 average after her first weekend with the Rams.
  • Danielle Serna leads the Rams pitching staff in her fifth year with a record of 2-1 and an ERA of 0.54.
  • The Colorado State offense scored a total of 27 runs over five games last weekend, with only two of those runs coming from the home run ball. The Rams ability to string hits together as a team led them to two run-rule wins at the Easton Classic.
  • Defensively, the Rams left opening weekend with a team fielding percentage of .991 which leads the conference after week one.
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