Sunday, March 24
Stockton, CA
12:00 pm
UC Riverside
15-18, 0-3
4
at
6
Pacific
18-16, 3-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Riverside | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Pacific Tigers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Pacific Earns Series Sweep With 6-4 Win Over UCR Softball
3/24/2013 3:59:00 PM | Softball
Box Score - Pacific 6, UC Riverside 4
Stockton, CA - The UC Riverside Softball Team concluded its three-game Big West Conference opening series at Pacific Sunday afternoon with a 6-4 loss at Bill Simoni Field.
The Highlanders offense jumped out of the gate in the first inning by scoring three runs. With two outs, back-to-back home runs by Kayla White and Ashley Ercolano put UCR on top, 2-0. Ariel Shore kept the hitting alive as she laced a triple to right center, and came home on Marissa Escalante's RBI single, making it a 3-0 ballgame.
But similar to Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers, UC Riverside could not hold its lead as Pacific responded with a five-spot in the bottom of the first inning.
Consecutive walks put runners on, and Amy Moore's single scored both cutting the margin to 3-2. Nikki Armagost's double chased UCR starting pitching Taylor Alvarez, but Ercolano did not fair any better as she gave up a single to Nicole Zapotoczny, which scored Moore for the 3-3 tie.
With two outs and the bases loaded, Taylor Brink's single plated two more runs as the Tigers took a 5-3 lead.
UC Riverside got one run back in the fourth as Meagan Esteban scored on an error by Pacific to cut the margin to 5-4. But the Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth to go back up by two, 6-4, and the Highlanders were retired in order in the top of the seventh to end the game.
UCR returns home to host Long Beach State for a three-game series beginning Friday, March 29 at noon PT at Amy S. Harrison Field.
Stockton, CA - The UC Riverside Softball Team concluded its three-game Big West Conference opening series at Pacific Sunday afternoon with a 6-4 loss at Bill Simoni Field.
The Highlanders offense jumped out of the gate in the first inning by scoring three runs. With two outs, back-to-back home runs by Kayla White and Ashley Ercolano put UCR on top, 2-0. Ariel Shore kept the hitting alive as she laced a triple to right center, and came home on Marissa Escalante's RBI single, making it a 3-0 ballgame.
But similar to Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers, UC Riverside could not hold its lead as Pacific responded with a five-spot in the bottom of the first inning.
Consecutive walks put runners on, and Amy Moore's single scored both cutting the margin to 3-2. Nikki Armagost's double chased UCR starting pitching Taylor Alvarez, but Ercolano did not fair any better as she gave up a single to Nicole Zapotoczny, which scored Moore for the 3-3 tie.
With two outs and the bases loaded, Taylor Brink's single plated two more runs as the Tigers took a 5-3 lead.
UC Riverside got one run back in the fourth as Meagan Esteban scored on an error by Pacific to cut the margin to 5-4. But the Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth to go back up by two, 6-4, and the Highlanders were retired in order in the top of the seventh to end the game.
UCR returns home to host Long Beach State for a three-game series beginning Friday, March 29 at noon PT at Amy S. Harrison Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mortensen (3-2)
L: Alvarez, Taylor (2-4)
Batting:
3B: Shore, Ariel 1
HR: White, Kayla 1 ; Ercolano, Ashley 1
RBI: White, Kayla 1 ; Ercolano, Ashley 1 ; Escalante, Marissa 1
SH: Escalante, Marissa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: White, Kayla 1 ; Ercolano, Ashley 1 ; Shore, Ariel 1 ; Esteban, Meagan 1
SB: Esteban, Meagan 1
CS: White, Kayla 1 ; Shore, Ariel 1
PO: Shore, Ariel 1
Batting:
2B: Armagost 2
RBI: Moore 2 ; Armagost 1 ; Zapotoczny 1 ; Brink 2
SH: Foglesong 1 ; Moore 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hom 1 ; Petty 1 ; Foglesong 1 ; Moore 1 ; Armagost 1 ; Zapotoczny 1
SB: Goyette 1
CS: Moore 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
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