Sunday, March 26
UC Riverside
3
vs
1
Loyola Marymount
UCR Sweeps LMU 3-1 and 9-2
3/26/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
UC Riverside swept a Sunday doubleheader 3-1 and 9-2 over Loyola Marymount University at the Riverside Sports Complex. The Highlanders swept the weekend series to improve to 14-9 and dropping the Lions to 11-19 on the season.
UCR took the first game behind a solid outing from senior RHP Haley Winter (2-2). Winter turned in his longest appearance of the season, scattering nine hits over 7 1/3 innings and allowing just one run. He also struck out six and did not allow a walk.
The Highlanders took advantage of small ball and an LMU error to take a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Senior RF Aaron Grant led off with a single, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on an error. With two outs, he scored as LMU third baseman Nik Garcia let a grounder through his legs.
UCR extended its lead to 3-0 with a pair of runs in the sixth. Sophomore DH Aaron Wible doubled in a run and senior 1B Nick Salotti followed with an RBI single. The Lions got a run back in the top of the seventh on an RBI groundout by Justin Bunkis.
Sophomore LHP Dan Runzler closed out the game for his first career save, allowing one hit over the final 1 2/3 innings.
Wible and senior 3B Brian Steinmeyer each had two of the Highlanders’ seven hits.
Daniel Macias (2-6) took the loss for LMU, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and walking three in 7 1/3 innings.
In game two, the Lions jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as Erik Johnson hit a two-run single. LMU got the first two runners on in the second but that would be it as UCR junior starter Taylor Bills calmed down. Bills allowed just two hits over the next five innings as the Highlanders took control on offense.
UCR went ahead 3-2 with three runs on two outs in the bottom of the second. With two on, sophomore 2B Drew Garcia singled in the first run. Sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza followed with an RBI single before LMU starter Nathan Keadle walked the next two batters to force in the third run.
The Highlanders tacked on a run in each of the third and fourth innings to go ahead 5-2. Wible and junior CF Brett Bigler had RBI singles in each. UCR then blew it open in the sixth when junior LF D.J. Hollingsworth hit a two-run homer to right. It was Hollingsworth’s second career home run.
UCR added two runs in the eighth for the final tally.
Bills improved to 2-1, spreading out seven hits over seven innings. He allowed the two runs and struck out four.
Keadle fell to 0-1, giving up four runs on six hits in three innings.
Pedroza went 3-for-4 with three runs scored while Hollingsworth and Bigler each had two hits and two RBI apiece. Grant and Wible also each contributed two hits.
UCR took the first game behind a solid outing from senior RHP Haley Winter (2-2). Winter turned in his longest appearance of the season, scattering nine hits over 7 1/3 innings and allowing just one run. He also struck out six and did not allow a walk.
The Highlanders took advantage of small ball and an LMU error to take a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Senior RF Aaron Grant led off with a single, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt and to third on an error. With two outs, he scored as LMU third baseman Nik Garcia let a grounder through his legs.
UCR extended its lead to 3-0 with a pair of runs in the sixth. Sophomore DH Aaron Wible doubled in a run and senior 1B Nick Salotti followed with an RBI single. The Lions got a run back in the top of the seventh on an RBI groundout by Justin Bunkis.
Sophomore LHP Dan Runzler closed out the game for his first career save, allowing one hit over the final 1 2/3 innings.
Wible and senior 3B Brian Steinmeyer each had two of the Highlanders’ seven hits.
Daniel Macias (2-6) took the loss for LMU, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and walking three in 7 1/3 innings.
In game two, the Lions jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as Erik Johnson hit a two-run single. LMU got the first two runners on in the second but that would be it as UCR junior starter Taylor Bills calmed down. Bills allowed just two hits over the next five innings as the Highlanders took control on offense.
UCR went ahead 3-2 with three runs on two outs in the bottom of the second. With two on, sophomore 2B Drew Garcia singled in the first run. Sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza followed with an RBI single before LMU starter Nathan Keadle walked the next two batters to force in the third run.
The Highlanders tacked on a run in each of the third and fourth innings to go ahead 5-2. Wible and junior CF Brett Bigler had RBI singles in each. UCR then blew it open in the sixth when junior LF D.J. Hollingsworth hit a two-run homer to right. It was Hollingsworth’s second career home run.
UCR added two runs in the eighth for the final tally.
Bills improved to 2-1, spreading out seven hits over seven innings. He allowed the two runs and struck out four.
Keadle fell to 0-1, giving up four runs on six hits in three innings.
Pedroza went 3-for-4 with three runs scored while Hollingsworth and Bigler each had two hits and two RBI apiece. Grant and Wible also each contributed two hits.
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