Saturday, February 25
UC Riverside
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Cal State Northridge
Highlanders Bounce Back, Pound CSUN 13-8
2/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
UC Riverside returned to its winning ways, banging out 13 hits in a 13-8 non-conference victory over Cal State Northridge on Saturday afternoon at Matador Field. With the win, the Highlanders improve to 8-5 on the season and drop the Matadors to 8-7.
After only one run was scored off eight hits in Friday’s contest, the teams combined for 21 runs and 25 hits Saturday. The Highlanders led the way in the second inning, scoring a run for the first time in ten innings. Sophomore INF Aaron Wible led off the inning with a single up the middle and advanced to third on a throwing error by CSUN pitcher Edwin Quirarte. Another Matador error off the bat of junior 1B Nick Salotti would score Wible and a double down the left field line by senior C Jeff Abney plated Salotti, putting the Highlanders up 2-0.
The Matadors responded in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Kris Kasarjian singled to open the inning and advanced to second on a single by Jorge Andrade. Andrade and Kasarjian pulled a double steal, and Kasarjian scored during the play on a passed ball. A home run by Scott Lyons put two more runs on the board, giving the Matadors a 3-2 advantage.
A two-run homer by Wible in the third inning allowed UCR to take back a 4-3 lead. but Northridge tied it up again with one run in the fourth inning. Andrade doubled down the right field line to open up the inning and later scored on a single by Todd Shelton.
Riverside opened up an 11-4 advantage thanks to three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two more in the seventh. Senior INF Brian Steinmeyer and senior OF Aaron Grant each had RBI hits in the fifth while a pair of sacrifice flies in the sixth made it 9-4. Abney completed the onslaught with a two-run double in the seventh.
Northridge struck back with a run in the eighth but sophomore INF Jaime Pedroza smashed a two-run homer in the ninth, his second of the season, to give the Highlanders a 13-5 advantage.
Looking for a rally in the bottom of the ninth, CSUN scored three runs but it was not enough to overcome the deficit.
Senior RHP Haley Winter (1-0) got his first victory of the season, tossing seven innings and allowing four runs on nine hits. He struck out a season-high eight.
Quirarte (2-2) took the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Matadors used six pitchers in total while the Highlanders ran out four to the mound.
Eight UCR players collected at least one hit, including Grant and Abney, who each had three. Abney also drove in three runs.
Andrade had a 4-for-4 effort for Northridge but no other player had more than one hit.
After only one run was scored off eight hits in Friday’s contest, the teams combined for 21 runs and 25 hits Saturday. The Highlanders led the way in the second inning, scoring a run for the first time in ten innings. Sophomore INF Aaron Wible led off the inning with a single up the middle and advanced to third on a throwing error by CSUN pitcher Edwin Quirarte. Another Matador error off the bat of junior 1B Nick Salotti would score Wible and a double down the left field line by senior C Jeff Abney plated Salotti, putting the Highlanders up 2-0.
The Matadors responded in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Kris Kasarjian singled to open the inning and advanced to second on a single by Jorge Andrade. Andrade and Kasarjian pulled a double steal, and Kasarjian scored during the play on a passed ball. A home run by Scott Lyons put two more runs on the board, giving the Matadors a 3-2 advantage.
A two-run homer by Wible in the third inning allowed UCR to take back a 4-3 lead. but Northridge tied it up again with one run in the fourth inning. Andrade doubled down the right field line to open up the inning and later scored on a single by Todd Shelton.
Riverside opened up an 11-4 advantage thanks to three runs in the fifth, two in the sixth, and two more in the seventh. Senior INF Brian Steinmeyer and senior OF Aaron Grant each had RBI hits in the fifth while a pair of sacrifice flies in the sixth made it 9-4. Abney completed the onslaught with a two-run double in the seventh.
Northridge struck back with a run in the eighth but sophomore INF Jaime Pedroza smashed a two-run homer in the ninth, his second of the season, to give the Highlanders a 13-5 advantage.
Looking for a rally in the bottom of the ninth, CSUN scored three runs but it was not enough to overcome the deficit.
Senior RHP Haley Winter (1-0) got his first victory of the season, tossing seven innings and allowing four runs on nine hits. He struck out a season-high eight.
Quirarte (2-2) took the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Matadors used six pitchers in total while the Highlanders ran out four to the mound.
Eight UCR players collected at least one hit, including Grant and Abney, who each had three. Abney also drove in three runs.
Andrade had a 4-for-4 effort for Northridge but no other player had more than one hit.
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