Fangonilo drives Spartans past Boise State
Ryan Buchan
Issue date: 4/6/09 Section: Sports
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Saturday, Fangonilo had four hits, two runs and five RBIs.
"Kelli has really stepped up and carried us all year," said SJSU head coach Peter Turner. "I can't say enough, she has been an anchor for this young team. And we just depend on her a lot. She steps up big for us and she has done it week in and
week out."
The junior third baseman contributed to all the runs in the first game with a two-run home run in the first to tie the game at two, but the Spartans eventually lost 4-2.
"I just have been seeing the ball real well lately," Fangonilo said. "So it is like the size of a beach ball right now. Pretty much anything in the zone I am going to jump on and I just happened to hit it, perfect timing, perfect pitch kind
of thing."
In the second game, Fangonilo got her team on the board first with a triple that scored Sarah Taylor.
SJSU went on to win the game 8-0 in five innings because of the mercy rule, which ends the game if one team has an eight-run lead or more after five innings.
"We just came out wanting that last win," Fangonilo said. "We wanted to take the series, just a little more of an edge I guess."
Boise took the lead in the first game in the third inning after two Spartan errors. Mistakes cost SJSU one more run in the sixth after a wild pitch by Elyssa Fox placed Boise State's Tazz Weatherly in scoring position. Two hitters later, Kellie Caplan got a double and batted her in.
The Broncos' pitcher Aubrey Zell allowed two earned runs, while striking out five in seven innings.
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