Thursday, February 27
Riverside, CA
2:00 pm
UC Riverside
8-8
5
vs
0
Sacred Heart
0-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| UC Riverside | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Ercolano Tosses Two-Hit Shutout As Softball Earns 5-0 Win Over Sacred Heart
2/27/2014 3:08:00 PM | Softball
Riverside - The UC Riverside Softball Team continued the Mizuno Invitational Thursday afternoon with a 5-0 victory over Sacred Heart in the second game of the doubleheader. Box Score.
Earlier on Thursday, the Highlanders rallied back from a four-run deficit to win, 6-5, over the Pioneers.
In the nightcap, Ashley Ercolano hit a solo homer in the second inning to put UC Riverside up 1-0.
In the third, the Highlanders added another run as Dionne Anderson tripled with one out, and scored on a wild pitch from Sacred Heart pitcher Anna Mallory.
UCR added another run in the fourth to go up 3-0. Stephanie Tickemyer drew a walk to lead off the frame, and after stealing second, moved to third on a ground out, and advanced home on a wild pitch.
In the fifth inning, two walks sandwiched around a Highlanders single loaded the bases with no outs. A double play then made it two outs, but Karina Romero hit a 2-RBI single to right field scoring a pair to increase the lead to 5-0.
That was all the scoring UC Riverside would need, as Ercolano held the Pioneers to two hits all game tossing a complete-game shutout.
The Mizuno Invitational continues on Friday with two games, but inclement weather might delay or cancel the day, so check back with gohighlanders.com for the latest schedule updates.
Earlier on Thursday, the Highlanders rallied back from a four-run deficit to win, 6-5, over the Pioneers.
In the nightcap, Ashley Ercolano hit a solo homer in the second inning to put UC Riverside up 1-0.
In the third, the Highlanders added another run as Dionne Anderson tripled with one out, and scored on a wild pitch from Sacred Heart pitcher Anna Mallory.
UCR added another run in the fourth to go up 3-0. Stephanie Tickemyer drew a walk to lead off the frame, and after stealing second, moved to third on a ground out, and advanced home on a wild pitch.
In the fifth inning, two walks sandwiched around a Highlanders single loaded the bases with no outs. A double play then made it two outs, but Karina Romero hit a 2-RBI single to right field scoring a pair to increase the lead to 5-0.
That was all the scoring UC Riverside would need, as Ercolano held the Pioneers to two hits all game tossing a complete-game shutout.
The Mizuno Invitational continues on Friday with two games, but inclement weather might delay or cancel the day, so check back with gohighlanders.com for the latest schedule updates.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ercolano, Ashley (4-2)
L: MALLORY, Adrianna (0-1)
Sacred Heart
Batting:
SH: BOWINS, Jade 1
Base Running:
PO: SIBTHORP, Justine 1
Batting:
3B: Anderson, Dionne 1
HR: Ercolano, Ashley 1
RBI: Ercolano, Ashley 1 ; Romero, Karina 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Dionne 1 ; Wilson, Sommer 1 ; Ercolano, Ashley 1 ; Helms, Shylene 1 ; Tickemyer, Stephanie 1
SB: Anderson, Dionne 1 ; Harris, Haley 1 ; Wilson, Sommer 1 ; Tickemyer, Stephanie 1 ; DeAnda, Kris 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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