Sunday, February 26
UC Riverside
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Cal State Northridge
Highlanders Take Series With 7-2 Win
2/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Four UC Riverside pitchers combined on a four-hitter and senior INF Brian Steinmeyer drove in four runs as the visiting Highlanders took a non-conference series at Cal State Northridge with a 7-2 victory Sunday at Matador Field. UCR took the last two games of the weekend to move to 9-5 on the season and dropping the Matadors to 8-8.
Steinmeyer was responsible for the first Highlander run as he delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the first that scored sophomore INF Jaime Pedroza. The Matadors struck back in the bottom of the inning but UCR took back the lead in the fourth when sophomore INF Aaron Wible led off with a triple before scoring on junior INF Kyle Barratt's single through the right side.
Steinmeyer played a role in UCR extending its lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning. After a pair of singles, Steinmeyer sent a shot through the left side to make it 3-1. The Highlanders tacked on another run that inning thanks to a Matador error.
Steinmeyer then dealt the biggest blow of the game, hitting a two-run home run in the seventh to put UCR comfortably ahead, 6-1. Although the Matadors pulled a run back in the bottom of the inning, Riverside tacked on an insurance run in the ninth thanks to a double steal by Steinmeyer and junior OF D.J. Hollingsworth that resulted in a throwing error by CSUN catcher Adam Fleener.
Junior RHP Taylor Bills (1-0) showed no ill effects of an injury that caused him to miss two starts, throwing five innings of three-hit ball in which he allowed just one run. Three other Highlander relievers closed it out.
Chuckie Fick fell to 1-4 as he was tagged for four runs (three earned) on eight hits in five innings.
Steinmeyer finished the contest 2-for-2 with four RBI, equaling the season-high by a Highlander. Hollingsworth, Pedroza, and Barratt also collected two hits apiece as UCR out-hit Northridge 10-4.
The Matadors left 13 runners on base, including the bases loaded to end the first and sixth innings and two runners left to end the game.
Brett Blumenthal lead the Matadors with a 2-for-4 effort, while Paul Wilson and James Scott each had a hit.
Steinmeyer was responsible for the first Highlander run as he delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the first that scored sophomore INF Jaime Pedroza. The Matadors struck back in the bottom of the inning but UCR took back the lead in the fourth when sophomore INF Aaron Wible led off with a triple before scoring on junior INF Kyle Barratt's single through the right side.
Steinmeyer played a role in UCR extending its lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning. After a pair of singles, Steinmeyer sent a shot through the left side to make it 3-1. The Highlanders tacked on another run that inning thanks to a Matador error.
Steinmeyer then dealt the biggest blow of the game, hitting a two-run home run in the seventh to put UCR comfortably ahead, 6-1. Although the Matadors pulled a run back in the bottom of the inning, Riverside tacked on an insurance run in the ninth thanks to a double steal by Steinmeyer and junior OF D.J. Hollingsworth that resulted in a throwing error by CSUN catcher Adam Fleener.
Junior RHP Taylor Bills (1-0) showed no ill effects of an injury that caused him to miss two starts, throwing five innings of three-hit ball in which he allowed just one run. Three other Highlander relievers closed it out.
Chuckie Fick fell to 1-4 as he was tagged for four runs (three earned) on eight hits in five innings.
Steinmeyer finished the contest 2-for-2 with four RBI, equaling the season-high by a Highlander. Hollingsworth, Pedroza, and Barratt also collected two hits apiece as UCR out-hit Northridge 10-4.
The Matadors left 13 runners on base, including the bases loaded to end the first and sixth innings and two runners left to end the game.
Brett Blumenthal lead the Matadors with a 2-for-4 effort, while Paul Wilson and James Scott each had a hit.
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