Spartan Brew 2/17: Break Out The Brooms

We're recapping the weekend.

⚔️ The Official Newsletter For San José State Athletics

Good morning, Spartan Fans! Former Spartans Caleb Simmons and Omari Moore were in the crowd at Friday’s men’s basketball game against Nevada!

What’s in today’s Spartan Brew?

⚾️ Series win
🥎 Swept the tournament
⚔️ And much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Took Two. Spartan baseball started the season with a series win! They took two from Louisiana on the road after dropping game one. The Spartans beat the Ragin’ Cajuns 8-3 on Saturday. Alex Fernandes scored four runs and went 3-4 at the plate. He showed up and showed out again on Sunday, going 3-4 again with four RBIs and two runs. The Spartans won 12-4.

🔼 Break Out The Booms. Softball went sweeping! They won all five of their games in the Silicon Valley Classic I. On Friday, they beat Illinois-Chicago 9-2 and UC San Diego 7-0. They turned around to beat Cal Poly twice on Saturday. They beat UC San Diego again on Sunday, winning 8-1. The Spartans recorded 47 hits throughout the weekend.

🔼  Sweep Dreams. The 19th-ranked women’s water polo team also swept the weekend at the Bronco Invitational! They beat four ranked teams - No. 22 CSUN, No. 25 Brown, No. 20 Pacific, and No. 23 Marist. The Spartans are now on a six-game winning streak.

🔼 New, New. The track & field team had a successful weekend at the Don Kirby Invitational! Christopher Malone set a school record in the men’s 800m with a 1:52.85 time. Simone Johnson won the women’s triple jump with a personal best mark of 13.78m. Sky Hagan placed second in the women’s 60m hurdles final.

🔼  Another One. The gymnastics team scored 194.300 at Boise State on Friday. Devyn Valuch won her second all-around title of the season with a career-high 38.975. The beam team had the best apparatus score of the night with a 48.900.

Today’s trivia question…

Who is SJSU baseball’s all-time home run leader?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday 2/17

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Alice & John Wallace Women’s Golf Classic

Wednesday 2/19

🏊 Swimming & Diving at Mountain West Championships
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. New Mexico @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | Watch
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Utah State @ 6:30 p.m. | Watch

Answer: Hunter Dorraugh

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⚔️ Have a great Monday, y’all!