{"id":177501,"date":"2026-02-14T04:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/177501\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T04:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:44:07","slug":"spartans-open-svc-classic-i-against-illinois-state-and-ucsb-sjsu-athletics-official-athletics-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/177501\/","title":{"rendered":"Spartans Open SVC Classic I Against Illinois State and UCSB &#8211; SJSU Athletics &#8211; Official Athletics Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JOSE, Calif. &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/player\/reina-zermeno\" title=\"Reina Zermeno\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reina Zermeno<\/a> had a pair of hits with a triple and a run scored to lead San Jos\u00e9 State softball (1-6, 0-0 MW) in a 2-1 loss to Illinois State (4-4, 0-0 MVC) and an 8-1 loss to UCSB (2-7, 0-0 Big West) in the first day of the SVC Classic I on Friday from Spartan Softball Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Game 1: UCSB 8, San Jos\u00e9 State 1<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_9c5347b4c93e9271-22\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">The Spartans started strong against the Gauchos but could not keep pace with a 13-hit attack.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">SJSU jumped ahead immediately in the first inning.\u00a0Zermeno led off with a triple to right-center and was promptly driven home by an RBI single by <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/player\/taylor-chillingworth\" title=\"Taylor Chillingworth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Chillingworth<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Despite a multi-hit game from <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/player\/shay-mcdowell\" title=\"Shay McDowell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shay McDowell<\/a>, including a double, the Spartans were unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities, leaving seven runners on base.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\">Key Performers:<\/p>\n<p>Zermeno: 1-for-4, 3B, R<br \/>\nChillingworth: 2-for-4, RBI<br \/>\nMcDowell: 2-for-3, 2B<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: Illinois State 2, San Jos\u00e9 State 1<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_9c5347b4c93e9271-16\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">In an afternoon finale matchup defined by elite pitching, the Spartans fell just short in a 2-1 loss to the Redbirds.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/player\/norah-coulsell\" title=\"Norah Coulsell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Norah Coulsell<\/a> delivered a gritty performance in the circle, tossing a complete game and allowing only one earned run while striking out a career-high four.\u00a0The Spartans&#8217; defense, however, was tested early when an opening-inning error allowed Illinois State to take a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">San Jos\u00e9 State\u2019s offense found life in the fourth inning. <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/player\/ahmiya-noriega\" title=\"Ahmiya Noriega\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ahmiya Noriega<\/a> ignited the rally with a sharp single, followed by a clutch RBI triple from <a href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/player\/samantha-blachly\" title=\"Samantha Blachly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Blachly<\/a>, tying\u00a0the score at 1-1. Unfortunately, the Redbirds reclaimed the lead in the next frame and held on behind Paige McLeod\u2019s winning effort.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\">Key Performers:<\/p>\n<p>Blachly: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI<br \/>\nNoriega: 2-for-3, R<br \/>\nCoulsell: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K<\/p>\n<p>UP NEXT: The Spartans host the second day of the Silicon Valley Classic I on Saturday at Spartan Softball Stadium, and tickets are available\u00a0<a style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" href=\"https:\/\/sjsuspartans.evenue.net\/events\/SGSOFT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>#AllSpartans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN JOSE, Calif. &#8211;\u00a0Reina Zermeno had a pair of hits with a triple and a run scored to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89],"class_list":{"0":"post-177501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose","8":"tag-san-jose","9":"tag-san-jose-headlines","10":"tag-san-jose-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}