Source: goaztecs.com
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February 15, 2019 (San Diego) – Kelsey Munoz (Chula Vista, Calif./Mater Dei Catholic HS) hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to give San Diego State a 7-5 win over Northern Illinois and Friday night sweep at the 29thannual Campbell/Cartier Classic at SDSU Softball Stadium.
The Aztecs (5-2), who earlier beat Middle Tennessee, 2-1, also received a solo home run by Alicia Garcia (San Diego/Mira Mesa HS/Palomar College) and Kiera Wright was a home run short of the cycle.
In the opener, MJ James (San Diego/Patrick Henry HS/Ohio State) and Marissa Moreno combined to allow just one run in the circle on five hits in the 2-1 SDSU win .
San Diego State plays UC Santa Barbara (4:30 p.m.) and Grand Canyon (7 p.m.) on Saturday and will look to capture its fourth Campbell/Cartier Classic title and first since 2015.
Game 1: San Diego State 2, Middle Tennessee 1
Middle Tennessee (3-4) 001 000 0 — 1 5 2
San Diego State 200 000 x — 2 4 0
Pinkston and King; James, Moreno (5) and Sturdivant
W – James, 2-1; L – Pinkston, 1-1; SV: Moreno, 1
Game 2: San Diego State 7, Northern Illinois 5
Northern Illinois (4-3) 000 200 3 — 5 10 1
San Diego State (5-2) 012 200 2 — 7 10 0
Frenz, Goetschus (3), Bryan (7) and Keller; James, Moreno (4) and Sturdivant
W – Moreno, 2-1; L – Goetschus, 1-1
HR: Northern Illinois, Schmidt (2); San Diego State, Garcia (1), Munoz (2)