49ers Face Canisius; Travel to Sacramento
49ers 10-6 All-Time in Capital Classic
March 16, 2004 PDF VERSION of this RELEASE 20-7, 0-0 Big West
Up Next: vs. Canisius (3/17); at Sacramento St. Tournament (3/19-21)
ESPN/USA Softball Rank: No. RV / NFCA Rank: RV
Quickly:
Long Beach State (20-7) hosts Canisius College on Wednesday, March 17 in a double-header beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the 49er Softball Complex. Long Beach State then travels to Sacramento State to compete in the 12th annual Capital Classic, Friday, March 19-21. The 49ers open the tournament with Wisconsin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, and conclude the three-day affair vs. Sacramento State on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The 49ers are 10-6 all-time in the Capital Classic. Long Beach State went 3-3 at the Clovis Auto Row Softball Classic last weekend in Fresno. Roxanne Staniorski was named to the all-tournament team. With its 20-7 record, LBSU fell out of the ESPN/USA Softball Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday, Mar. 16, but did collect 25 Receiving Votes.
Tournament Info:
12th Annual Capital Classic • Sacramento, CA
Friday, March 19 (field 1)
Purdue vs. Pittsburgh - 10:00 a.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Long Island - 12:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Sacramento State - 3:00 p.m.
Sacramento St. vs. Long Island - 5:30 p.m.
(field 2)
Wisconsin vs. Long Beach State - 10:00 a.m.
Long Beach State vs. Tennessee State - 12:30 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Nevada - 3:00 p.m.
Nevada vs. Tennessee State - 5:30 p.m.
(field 3)
Iowa vs. St. Mary's - 10:00 a.m.
Iowa vs. Utah State - 12:30 p.m.
Utah State vs. St. Mary's - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 20 (field 1)
Purdue vs. St. Mary's - 10:00 a.m.
Sacramento State vs. Wisconsin - 12:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Utah State - 3:00 p.m.
Sacramento State vs. Utah State - 5:30 p.m.
(field 2)
Wisconsin vs. Tennessee State - 10:00 a.m.
Long Beach State vs. Nevada - 12:30 p.m.
Tennessee State vs. Pittsburgh - 3:00 p.m.
Iowa vs. Long Island - 5:30 p.m.
(field 3)
Long Island vs. Nevada - 10:00 a.m.
Iowa vs. Long Beach State - 3:00 p.m.
(field 4)
St. Mary's vs. Pittsburgh - 12:30 p. m.
Sunday, March 21 (field 1)
Iowa vs. Nevada - 9:00 a.m.
Utah State vs. Long Island - 11:00 a.m.
(field 2)
Pittsburgh vs. Sacramento State - 9:00 a.m.
Long Beach State vs. Sacramento State - 11:00 a.m.
(field 3)
Purdue vs. Tennessee State - 9:00 a.m.
(field 4)
St. Mary's vs. Wisconsin - 9:00 a.m.
Clovis Auto Row Softball Classic Round-Up (Mar. 11-14)
Long Beach State captured fourth place after a 3-3 record in the Clovis Auto Row Softball Classic in Fresno, March 11-14. Lindsey Knoff went 2-0 in the tournament with a 0.00 ERA. Roxanne Staniorski collected all-tournament team honors. LBSU posted its 20th win of the season in a 1-0 victory over San Diego State on March 14.
Leading Off:
Long Beach State (20-7) hosts Canisius College on Wednesday, March 17 in a double-header beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the 49er Softball Complex. Long Beach State then travels to Sacramento State to compete in the 12th annual Capital Classic, Friday, March 19-21. The 49ers open the tournament with Wisconsin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, and conclude the three-day affair vs. Sacramento State on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The 49ers are 10-6 all-time in the Capital Classic. Long Beach State went 3-3 at the Clovis Auto Row Softball Classic last weekend in Fresno. Roxanne Staniorski was named to the all-tournament team. With its 20-7 record, LBSU fell out of the ESPN/USA Softball Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday, Mar. 16, but did collect 25 Receiving Votes.
49ers Fall Out Top 25:
Long Beach State entered the polls for the first time this season at No. 25 when the ESPN/USA Softball Top 25 Poll was released on March 9. The 49ers, however, fell out of the rankings in the poll released on Mar. 16.
LBSU Reaches 20:
Long Beach State reached its 20th victory of the season on Sunday, March 14 with a 1-0 victory over San Diego State. The 49ers did not record their 20th victory last season until April 26.
If You Smell What the Rock is Cookin':
Catcher, Roxanne Staniorski was named to the all-tournament team at the Clovis Auto Row Softball Classic in Fresno last weekend. Roxanne went 6-for-18 (.333 batting average) with one run, a double and an RBI. She hit a two-out RBI single in the 4th inning to score Jamie Farnworth in a 1-0 win over North Texas (3/13). For the season, Staniorski is second on the team with a .270 batting average, and has collected four doubles and eight RBI's as well.
Six is Good:
Not only did senior short stop Jamie Farnworth hit her first career home run on Jan. 30 in the season opener versus Oregon State, she tacked on two more in the UCSB Early Bird Tournament for a total of three for the season. Farnworth was selected as the Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Week, for the period ending Feb. 12. Farnworth (Upland, Calif.) has helped Long Beach State to a 20-7 mark this season, after posting a team-best .356 batting average, with 16 runs, four home runs, and 14 RBI. Farnworth connected for her first career home run on opening day in a 5-1 win over Oregon State on January 30 at the UCSB Early Bird Invite in Santa Barbara. She followed that performance up the same day with a game-winning three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning versus Illinois-Chicago, to give Long Beach State a 5-4 victory over the Flames. Despite falling to the top-ranked Bruins at the Long Beach State Invitational on 2/7, Farnworth went 2-for-3 with a double off Bruin All-American pitcher Keira Goerl. She garnered the Most Outstanding Player honor in the Kipa Aloha Classic (March 4-7) after batting .556 with 10 hits, seven runs, seven RBI, and a home run. She went 2-for-2 with five RBI and two runs vs. Siena (3/4). Farnworth hit .263 and scored three runs in the tournament in Fresno (3/11-14). Farnworth has also compiled a .575 slugging percentage and a .461 on base percentage this season. Farnworth was a Big West All-Conference honorable mention last season, and will play for the Greek Olympic team in this year's Summer Olympics in Athens.
Fresno Heat:
Lindsey Knoff went 2-0 in the Fresno State Tournament (3/11-14), giving up just eight hits without allowing a run in 14.0 innings of work for 0.00 ERA. She returned from an ankle injury in the Kipa Aloha Classic (mar. 4-7) and recorded her 300th career strikeout in a 4-1 win over College of Charleston on 3/5. Knoff went 7.0 innings and allowed just one run on four hits and six strikeouts in her return to the circle. Her 313 career strikeouts are No. 7 all-time at The Beach. Knoff moved to No. 6 all-time in innings pitched this season (47.0) with 586.5 career innings pitched. Knoff is 4-2 this season with a 1.19 ERA in 47.0 innings.
Special K:
2003 Big West Co-Pitcher of the Year Meredith Cervenka has been quite productive in the circle for the 2004 campaign. After recording 11 strikeouts in the Fresno State Tournament (Mar. 11-14), Cervenka moved to No. 3 all-time at The Beach with 332 career strikeouts. She is 26 strikeouts from No.2 all-time (Kristi Fox), and 76 away from No. 1 (Stacy Van Essen). Cervenka has compiled a 7-3 record with a 1.96 ERA, allowing 19 runs on 48 hits and 47 strikeouts. Cervenka went 2-0 in the Kipa Aloha Classic (Mar. 4-7) with a 0.64 ERA in 11.0 innings of work. Cervenka collected her second win at UC Santa Barbara allowing one run on two hits in LBSU's 8-1 victory. Cervenka pitched 7.0 shutout innings, allowing three hits and six strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Santa Clara on Feb. 6. She pitched her second shutout of the season versus Ohio on Feb. 20, and registered a season-high nine strikeouts versus Iowa State on 2/21. Cervenka, in fact recorded her 300th career strikeout versus Santa Clara on 2/6. Her seven wins have given her 42 for her career, tied for seventh most in school history.
LJ OK:
Lauren Johnson posted her best season in a 49er uniform last season, and has shown no signs thus far of slowing down in 2004. Johnson scored seven runs and drove in four, and hit one home run in the Kipa Aloha Classic (Mar. 4-7). Johnson hit a two-run home run in the championship game versus Hawai'i (3/7) to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning. She went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI vs. Siena on Mar. 4. She generated both runs in the pair of 1-0 victories on Feb. 20 versus No. 4-ranked Washington and Ohio. LJ went 3-for-3 with a .429 batting average in the Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego (2/20-21) with three runs, a double, and an RBI. She connected for her seventh RBI of the season in the fifth inning versus Iowa State on 2/21. Johnson went 6-for-15 in the UCSB Early Bird Tournament with three runs and four RBI, and one home run. Johnson has also added two stolen bases to her totals this season as well. Johnson went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the 49ers come-from-behind victory versus Illinois-Chicago on Jan. 30. Johnson hit a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning versus Oregon State to give Long Beach State a 5-1 lead and eventual win. Johnson went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in LBSU's 4-1 win over San Diego State on Feb. 7. Johnson is batting .254 with 14 runs, 11 RBI, 18 hits, and three stolen bases this season.
Double-Duty:
Junior Transfer Marcel Torres has been very productive in both the circle and at the plate this season. Torres dominated the Kipa Aloha Classic (Mar. 4-7) after pitching 19.0 innings, allowing just one run on nine hits and 20 strikeouts. Torres did not allow a double, triple, or home run versus her opponents. Torres produced a season-high nine strikeouts versus Charleston on 3/6. She was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Pitcher. She also did damage at the plate in the Kipa Tournament, notching a two-run home run, her first of the season, versus Charleston on Mar. 6.Torres was named the Big West Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week (2/24) after tossing a shutout against the then No. 4-ranked Washington Huskies on Feb. 20 at the 14th Annual Campbell/Cartier Classic hosted by San Diego State. The junior went 7.0 innings, and allowed just four hits, and issued two walks with four strikeouts, in the 1-0 LBSU victory. Torres picked up her second victory of the season versus Santa Clara on Jan. 31 when she allowed one run on four hits and three strikeouts in seven innings. Torres pitched seven shutout innings in a 4-0 win over Santa Clara on Feb. 8. Torres shutdown No. 4-ranked Washington allowing just four hits in a 1-0 victory on Feb. 20. Torres has also been efficient at the plate, notching a .250 batting average with 14 hits (three doubles) and nine RBI, and four runs scored. Torres knocked in two runs in the fifth inning at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 31. Torres has accumulated an 9-2 record and a 0.80 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched, allowing just eight earned runs and 49 strikeouts.
Double Down:
The school record holder in career-doubles (39), Arleigh Thorp, has already connected for five this season, to go along with a .224 batting average, with 13 runs scored, and 11 RBI. Thorp belted out seven hits in 18 at bats for a .389 batting average in the Kipa Aloha Classic (Mar. 4-7). She helped LBSU rally from a 1-0 deficit in the championship game versus Hawai'i with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning on March 7. She also scored five runs and drove in four in the tournament as well. Thorp hit a two-run home run, her first of the season in the Campbell/Cartier Classic versus Iowa State in the first inning to propel the 49ers to a 6-2 victory. Thorp moved to No. 6 all-time at The Beach this season with 69 career RBI's.
Good Hands with Gervasi in Right Field:
Freshman Kourtnee Gervasi has patrolled the right field with a 1.000 fielding percentage (17 put outs, 2 assist). Gervasi also has compiled a .196 batting average with 7 runs, nine hits (one double), and an RBI. Gervasi went 3-for-9 (.333) with two runs scored in the Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego (Feb. 20-21).
Burdick's Golden Glove:
Senior Colleen Burdick has been steady at first base all season with 214 put outs and 10 assists (no errors) for a 1.000 fielding percentage. At the lead-off slot, Burdick has compiled a .259 batting average, with 22 hits (four doubles, one triple), 13 runs, and 11 RBI. Burdick batted .286 with two home runs in the Kipa Aloha Classic (Mar. 4-7) in Honolulu.
Fast Starts:
Long Beach State has out-scored its opposition, 22-9 in the first inning this season. In fact LBSU generated 12 runs in the first inning alone versus Siena in the Kipa Aloha Classic on march 4. It was the second most runs scored in an inning in program history. LBSU has also generated the bulk of its runs in the 2nd (13), 5th (22), and 7th innings (12).
49ers Picked 1st:
Long Beach State was selected to capture the 2004 conference crown, according to the Big West Coaches poll released in January. The 49ers return all nine starters from 2003 that finished 17-3 in conference play.
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