Sunday, March 2
El Paso, TX
UC Riverside
10
vs
9
Binghamton
Alvidrez Does It All For Highlanders in Win at UTEP Tourney
12/17/2008 8:14:18 PM | Softball
Sophomore Marissa Alvidrez homered and struck out seven in six innings of relief to lead the Highlanders to a 10-9, nine inning win over Binghamton in UCR's final game at the UTEP tournament in El Paso, TX Sunday morning. Junior Katie Cutis doubled home Alvidrez with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to pick up the victory for the Highlanders (7-13).
UCR struck first with a run in the first as senior Roni Yee drew a walk to open the inning. Yee then was awarded home after three straight Binghamton illegal pitches were called and the Highlanders jumped out to a 1-0 lead.
The Bearcats answered with two runs off of Riverside senior starter Christin Songer in the second, but UCR put up a runs in the next two innings to regain the lead, 3-2 after three complete. Junior Krystal Marquez opened the Highlander second with a double and later came home on another Binghamton illegal pitch. Curtis picked up her first RBI of the game with a one-out double to bring home junior Tricia Adgar who was running for Alvidrez after she had singled to lead off the inning.
BU again rallied back with four runs in the fourth on a two-run homer and two-run double to take a 6-3 lead after four and a half. Things would slow down as the teams held each other scoreless until the Highlanders came to bat in the seventh.
Yee started the rally by earning a one-out walk. Junior Tiana Towns then reached on an error to allow Alvidrez to come to the plate as the tying run. Alvidrez then launched her fourth big fly of the season, tying the game at 6-6 and sending the two teams in to extra innings.
The Bearcats produced a three-run eighth, using four hits in the inning with the big blow coming on a pop-fly single that dropped in down the right field line. Two runs came across on the bloop to put Binghamton up 9-6.
The young and improved Highlander squad again fought back, answering with a three spot of their own in the bottom of the inning. Freshman Taylor Thomas singled to left to bring home the first run of the inning. Marquez followed up freshman Kameryn Hebenton's sacrifice bunt with a RBI base-hit of her own to score senior pinch-runner Cassie Greenawalt from third and cut it to 9-8. The very next batter in Yee, capped the Highlander rally with a sacrifice fly to bring home Towns and tied it at 9-9.
Alvidrez set the Bearcats down in order in the ninth, striking out the first two and then getting a popup to set up the ninth-inning drama for UCR.
With Towns placed at second, playing international rules, Alvidrez smacked a single up the middle to put runners on first and third for senior Kristie Martinez. Martinez then flew out to centerfield which brought home Towns for the would-be game-winner. But the umpires ruled that Towns had left early and awarded Binghamton a double play. UCR might have been looking ahead to a possible 10th inning but lost in the play was the heads up baserunning by Alvidrez who had tagged up from first and moved into scoring position at second base. Curtis stepped up in the clutch, lining a double down the left field line, bringing home Alvidrez for the 10-9 win.
Alvidrez (1-4) picked up the win while recording four hits, driving in two, and scoring two runs. Curtis and Marquez each had two hits with Curtis also adding two RBI.
The Highlanders return home to host Notre Dame for a single game on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
UCR struck first with a run in the first as senior Roni Yee drew a walk to open the inning. Yee then was awarded home after three straight Binghamton illegal pitches were called and the Highlanders jumped out to a 1-0 lead.
The Bearcats answered with two runs off of Riverside senior starter Christin Songer in the second, but UCR put up a runs in the next two innings to regain the lead, 3-2 after three complete. Junior Krystal Marquez opened the Highlander second with a double and later came home on another Binghamton illegal pitch. Curtis picked up her first RBI of the game with a one-out double to bring home junior Tricia Adgar who was running for Alvidrez after she had singled to lead off the inning.
BU again rallied back with four runs in the fourth on a two-run homer and two-run double to take a 6-3 lead after four and a half. Things would slow down as the teams held each other scoreless until the Highlanders came to bat in the seventh.
Yee started the rally by earning a one-out walk. Junior Tiana Towns then reached on an error to allow Alvidrez to come to the plate as the tying run. Alvidrez then launched her fourth big fly of the season, tying the game at 6-6 and sending the two teams in to extra innings.
The Bearcats produced a three-run eighth, using four hits in the inning with the big blow coming on a pop-fly single that dropped in down the right field line. Two runs came across on the bloop to put Binghamton up 9-6.
The young and improved Highlander squad again fought back, answering with a three spot of their own in the bottom of the inning. Freshman Taylor Thomas singled to left to bring home the first run of the inning. Marquez followed up freshman Kameryn Hebenton's sacrifice bunt with a RBI base-hit of her own to score senior pinch-runner Cassie Greenawalt from third and cut it to 9-8. The very next batter in Yee, capped the Highlander rally with a sacrifice fly to bring home Towns and tied it at 9-9.
Alvidrez set the Bearcats down in order in the ninth, striking out the first two and then getting a popup to set up the ninth-inning drama for UCR.
With Towns placed at second, playing international rules, Alvidrez smacked a single up the middle to put runners on first and third for senior Kristie Martinez. Martinez then flew out to centerfield which brought home Towns for the would-be game-winner. But the umpires ruled that Towns had left early and awarded Binghamton a double play. UCR might have been looking ahead to a possible 10th inning but lost in the play was the heads up baserunning by Alvidrez who had tagged up from first and moved into scoring position at second base. Curtis stepped up in the clutch, lining a double down the left field line, bringing home Alvidrez for the 10-9 win.
Alvidrez (1-4) picked up the win while recording four hits, driving in two, and scoring two runs. Curtis and Marquez each had two hits with Curtis also adding two RBI.
The Highlanders return home to host Notre Dame for a single game on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
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