Toreros try to turn season around

The lady Toreros battled the pesky Sacramento State Hornets to a series stalemate last weekend. The Toreros, going 2-2 in the series, are now 13-22 on the season and 2-4 in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference.
This series perfectly encapsulated the kind of season the Toreros have had thus far. USD has lost a plethora of close, low scoring games that could have gone either way. This series felt a lot like that, as USD lost 4-0 in game two and 1-0 in game four of the series against the Hornets. Their inability to get their bats moving led to defeat and frustration against a team they knew they could compete with.
In game one of the series, the Toreros fought back from a 1-0 deficit when freshman Chelsea Kamai initiated a two-out rally in the third inning. This hit also initiated Kamai to the realm of college softball, as it was her first career hit. The Toreros followed Kamai's hit with a hit from junior Kristen Gensler, an RBI single by senior Danielle Duhart and RBI double by sophomore Taylor Hensley. These hits sealed the Torero victory 2-1.
Game two was followed by the defensive pattern that commenced in game one, but with a different result. The offensive frustration shown throughout the season was displayed in the Toreros' inability to score with runners on base. USD recorded five hits without scoring a single run, thus exemplifying this frustration. The lady Toreros have been shutout twice in the past five games at this point.
The offense would finally arrive in game three, as Hensley recorded two home runs to propel the lady Toreros to a 6-4 come- from-behind victory against the Hornets. Her three run home run in the fourth inning would tie the game and give the Toreros the momentum they desperately needed to break out of their offensive slump. Hensley's second homerun would put the Toreros up 5-3 and solidify the victory.
But the offense would not last, as game four would mark the third time in their last six games that the lady Toreros have been shut-out. The game was a defensive battle, which favored the Toreros. But despite the lack of offense, the Toreros still could not come through. The turning point of the game was a solo homerun by the Hornets, which would turn out to be the dagger in the Toreros' heart.
The Toreros look to end their inconsistency in their next series against Cal State Bakersfield.