Saturday, March 7
Riverside, CA
2:00 pm
UC Riverside
18-6
15
vs
0
Howard
2-15
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| UC Riverside | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | X | 15 | 10 | 1 |
Photo by: Carlos Puma
Three Highlanders Smash Home Runs In 15-0 Victory Over Howard
3/7/2015 5:06:00 PM | Softball
Riverside- The UC Riverside Softball Team moves to 18-6 on the season after shutting out Howard 15-0 in five innings Saturday afternoon. The Highlanders are now 2-1 after day two of the Highlander Classic.
With 18 wins so far this season, the Highlanders are off to their best start during the program's Division I-era.
Starting on the mound today for the Highlanders was Chelsea Ponce, who now boats a 12-3 record, throwing four innings, striking out three and giving up just one hit. She leads the Big West with a 1.56 era over 90 innings of pitching.
Three of UCR's 10 hits this afternoon were home runs making it the most home runs hit in a single-game in the program's Division I-era. Rebecca Faulkner, Chelsey Holley, and Natalie Sanchez blasted the home runs, with Faulkner's and Holley's occurring in the second inning.
The Highlanders are back in action Sunday, March 8 for the final day of the Highlander Classic, beginning at 9:00 am PT.
With 18 wins so far this season, the Highlanders are off to their best start during the program's Division I-era.
Starting on the mound today for the Highlanders was Chelsea Ponce, who now boats a 12-3 record, throwing four innings, striking out three and giving up just one hit. She leads the Big West with a 1.56 era over 90 innings of pitching.
Three of UCR's 10 hits this afternoon were home runs making it the most home runs hit in a single-game in the program's Division I-era. Rebecca Faulkner, Chelsey Holley, and Natalie Sanchez blasted the home runs, with Faulkner's and Holley's occurring in the second inning.
The Highlanders are back in action Sunday, March 8 for the final day of the Highlander Classic, beginning at 9:00 am PT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ponce, Chelsea (12-3)
L: FLYNN,J (2-9)
S: Misfeldt, Tayler (1)
Base Running:
SB: BROOKS,R 1
Batting:
3B: Romero, Karina 1
HR: Sanchez, Natalie 1 ; Faulkner, Rebecca 1 ; Holley, Chelsey 1
RBI: Romero, Karina 1 ; Sanchez, Natalie 1 ; Harris, Haley 1 ; Faulkner, Rebecca 2 ; DeAnda, Kris 1 ; Holley, Chelsey 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Curtan, Jenna 2 ; Romero, Karina 1 ; Richard, Madeline 1 ; Sanchez, Natalie 1 ; Harris, Haley 2 ; Faulkner, Rebecca 2 ; DeAnda, Kris 2 ; Holley, Chelsey 2 ; Helms, Shylene 1 ; Tickemyer, Stephanie 1
SB: Tickemyer, Stephanie 1
HBP: Valenzuela, Marcilena 1 ; Faulkner, Rebecca 1
PO: Curtan, Jenna 3
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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