Sunday, May 4
Riverside, CA
UC Riverside
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Cal State Northridge
Marissa Alvidrez Crushes Record-Breaking 11th Home Run
12/17/2008 7:23:59 PM | Softball
Highlanders Fall 2-1 In Series Finale vs. Cal State Northridge
UC Riverside sophomore Marissa Alvidrez smacked her school-record 11th home run of the season Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough for the Highlanders to take the series finale from Cal State Northridge as they fell 2-1. It was the fifth one-run loss for UCR (18-35, 4-14) in their last six defeats.
It was Senior Day for the Highlanders at Amy S Harrison Field as they celebrated the careers of catcher Cassie Greenawalt, left fielder Veronica "Roni" Yee, right fielder April Murray , third baseman Kristie Martinez and pitcher Christin Songer.
Songer took to the circle in the first for the 23rd time this season in search of her 10th win of the year. She gave up a run in the opening frame thanks to two two-out hits sandwiched around a walk, but Alvidrez quickly evened the score with a solo shot in the Highlanders half of the first.
Cal State Northridge pushed a second run across in the top of the third, once again as part of a two-out rally. Songer retired the side in order in the fourth and the fifth and got out of a sixth inning jam to hold the Matadors in check. Unfortunately, Cal State Northridge starter Mercedes Lovato was even more effective allowing just one hit after Alvidrez' homer.
Trailing 2-1 heading into the Highlanders half of the seventh, Taylor Thomas knocked a one-out single to left off of a reliever Amanda Pitzenberger, but a double-play grounder ended the game. Songer falls to 9-10 on the year while Lovato improves to 17-13.
UCR finishes up its 2008 season this weekend with a three-game series at Cal Poly.
It was Senior Day for the Highlanders at Amy S Harrison Field as they celebrated the careers of catcher Cassie Greenawalt, left fielder Veronica "Roni" Yee, right fielder April Murray , third baseman Kristie Martinez and pitcher Christin Songer.
Songer took to the circle in the first for the 23rd time this season in search of her 10th win of the year. She gave up a run in the opening frame thanks to two two-out hits sandwiched around a walk, but Alvidrez quickly evened the score with a solo shot in the Highlanders half of the first.
Cal State Northridge pushed a second run across in the top of the third, once again as part of a two-out rally. Songer retired the side in order in the fourth and the fifth and got out of a sixth inning jam to hold the Matadors in check. Unfortunately, Cal State Northridge starter Mercedes Lovato was even more effective allowing just one hit after Alvidrez' homer.
Trailing 2-1 heading into the Highlanders half of the seventh, Taylor Thomas knocked a one-out single to left off of a reliever Amanda Pitzenberger, but a double-play grounder ended the game. Songer falls to 9-10 on the year while Lovato improves to 17-13.
UCR finishes up its 2008 season this weekend with a three-game series at Cal Poly.
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