Senior Jennifer Davis limited Fresno State to two hits and struck out 14, and the UC-Santa Barbara shocked the No. 24 Bulldogs 1-0 in eight innings Tuesday at Bulldog Diamond.
The scheduled doubleheader was shortened to one game because UCSB's bus was delayed by traffic problems.
Fresno State came into this game on a tear; .399 batting average with 18 homers over the previous 13 games.
Davis was given a liberal strike zone and used it to her advantage. She consistently kept her pitches on the outside corner and had the Bulldogs chasing them all night.
Fresno State's only hits were Haley Perkins' lead-off single in the first inning and Nichole Willis' two-out double in the seventh.
Robin Mackin (24-7) allowed six hits and struck out six. She had a nine-game winning streak snapped.
UCSB scored in the top of the eighth on Tisha Duran's one out single, followed by Tiffany Wright's triple to right center.
The Bulldogs (32-14) embark on a three-game Western Athletic Conference series at New Mexico State starting on Friday. Then continue on the road next week with a series at first-place Hawaii.
Hawaii leads the WAC with an 11-1 record, Fresno State is 5-1 and New Mexico State is tied for third at 3-6 with San Jose State, Louisiana Tech and Nevada.
People should know the real story behind this game. It was the inspirational play by Tisha Duran who plays 3rd base for UCSB. After coming off a 6 game losing streak, Tisha dug deep and went three for four against outstanding Fresno State pitching. She played great defense. And on one questionable play, she was called out at third while the game was still tied 0-0. Then, she scored the game's only run. On the last out of the game, her father who is a former Fresno State Bulldog football player, standing near her in the stands at 3rd base cheered with his arms in the air when the team won the game. He wanted to be near her, because Tisha is deaf.