Feb. 24, 2002

Box Score

WACO, Texas - Joni Miller picked up her 10th victory of the season, and Carrie Leerberg had a two-run single as Baylor defeated San Diego State 5-1 here Sunday in final-day action of the Compass Bank Invitational.

With their 13th consecutive victory, the Lady Bears move to 23-2 on the season. SDSU falls to 9-9-1.

Baylor made use of four Aztec errors for four unearned runs. After allowing an unearned run in the top of the first, Baylor answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame when Carrie Leerberg singled in Kelly Levesque and Sarah Caudle.

The Lady Bears tacked on two more in the second, capped by a Kristen Lancaster RBI single. Danelle Arnold plated Baylor's final run in the fifth when Leerberg reached on a SDSU error.

Miller (10-1) went the distance and allowed one unearned run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

Baylor placed four athletes on the all-tournament team: Arnold, Miller, Stacey Hundley and Cristin Vitek. Tiffany Goudy, Janna Kovensky and Sarah Hershman were honored for San Diego State. Julie Villard and Aaren McBride from Akron, Kristan Melton and Shelli Mellegaard from Creighton, and Oakland's Ericka Burns rounded out the team.

The Lady Bears return to action Tuesday, hosting Sam Houston State for a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Getterman Stadium.