Three game non-conference recap (Stanford, UC Davis, Pacific)

Stanford at San Jose State: 5/3/2011

Final Score: Cardinal 3 Spartans 1

SJ State: Craig Hertler 3-for-4, Jason Martin 1-for-3 RBI.
Stanford: Brian Ragira 1-for-3 RBI, Tyler Gaffney 1-for-4 RBI

W: Dean McArdle (6-2)-- 5 1/3 IP 3H 0 ER 4 K
L: Roberto Padilla (8-4) -- 5 IP 3 H 1ER 3K
SV: Chris Reed (5)

San Jose State at UC Davis: 5/4/2011

Final Score: Aggies 6 Spartans 5

SJ State: Craig Hertler 4-for-4 with 2 RBI, BB
UC Davis: Scott Heylman 3-for-4 RBI/David Popkins 2-for-3 2 RBI, BB

W: Tom Briner (3-1): 1.1 IP 0 ER 0K
L: Zack Jones (0-2): 1.2 IP 5 ER 2 K (Blown Save)

Pacific at San Jose State: 5/10/2011

Final Score: Spartans 7 Tigers 5

SJ State: Danny Stienstra 1-for-2 HR(2), RBI, 2 BB/Nick Borg 2-for-2, RBI, BB
U of P: Tyger Pederson 2-for-5, 2 RBI/Jason Taasaas 2-for-3, HR(2), 2 RBI, BB

W: Andy Hennessey (3-3): 7 IP 3 ER 7 K
L: Matthew Carvutto (2-2) 2 IP 3 ER 0K
SV: (none)

Spartans swat Hornets to take series

SJSU improved their conference record to 9-7 by taking three of four from Sacramento State over the weekend.
Strong starting pitching was a theme to the weekend for the Spartans, limiting the Hornets to nine runs in the four game series.
Senior pitcher Andy Hennessey pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings in the series finale, helping SJSU rebound from a 2-0 defeat the day before in their only loss during the weekend.
The Spartan's also defeated the Hornets once on Friday (5-3) and once on Saturday (5-4) behind strong pitching performances by Roberto Padilla and Blake McFarland.
Stanford, UC Davis and Pacific will oppose SJSU in the upcoming week before they take a weekend off from conference play.
SJSU will resume WAC play when they travel to play Hawaii for a four game series.
The Rainbow Warriors are atop the WAC standings, but a sweep for the Spartans would give them a better conference record if the weekend were to go in their favor.