Cathedral City, CA - The UC Riverside Softball Team (7-4) split a pair of games Monday morning to wrap up the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic as the Highlanders defeated Sacramento State (2-5) 7-1, but fell to No. 23 Cal (10-0) 14-3. UCR went 4-1 in the tournament winning the first 4 straight games

SACRAMENTO STATE
The Highlanders opened up the final day of the tournament with their 5th straight win defeating the Sacramento State Hornets 7-1.

Pitcher Hailey Dolcini (2-1) was back in the circle for the 2nd straight day and picked up her 2nd straight win for UCR. The freshman had 0 earned runs on the day and was throwing a no-hitter until the 5th inning. By the end of the game, she had only allowed 4 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 5.

The Highlanders got the bats going in the top of the 3rd to get on the board first. With 2 runners aboard, senior Jenna Curtan roped a double to left-center to drive in sophomore Danielle Ortega. Sophomore Emma Ramelot was next to bat hitting a sacrifice fly to left field that was deep enough for Seanna Garewal to tag and score. Up 2-0 with 2 outs, senior Chelsey Holley would bring in Curtan from 3rd on a two-bagger to left-center. Junior Brittney Garcia would finish off the inning with and single to right field to drive in Holley and give the Highlanders a 4-0 lead.

UCR would pick right back up in the 4th inning scoring a run on another RBI double from Jenna Curtan to extend the team's lead 5-0.

In the top of the 5th the Highlanders would score for the 3rd straight inning. With 1 out and the bases loaded, Danielle Ortega singled straight through the middle to drive in sophomore Sarah Parten from 3rd and keep the bases loaded. 1 out later, Curtan would draw a walk to grab her 3rd RBI of the game and a 7-0 lead over the Hornets.

CSUS would get on the board in the bottom of the 6th scoring 1 run to make the final score a 7-1 Highlander victory.

CAL
UC Riverside struggled in the 1st inning as the Golden Bears scored 2 runs but senior pitcher Tayler Misfeldt (3-2) would halt Cal by getting two straight outs with the bases loaded.

Down 10-0, the Highlanders would get on the board as Sarah Parten crushed a 3-run homer down the left line to cut the score 10-3.

The Golden Bears would add 4 more runs in the 5th inning as UCR fell to Cal 14-3.

Jenna Curtan was a force for the Highlanders in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic as she went 9/16 with 4 RBIs over the 5 tournament games. She also crossed home plate 7 times and added 4 doubles to power UCR to 4 wins.

The UC Riverside Softball Team will now return home to host its first tournament of the year, the Amy S. Harrison Classic. UCR's first matchup is set for this Friday at 2:00 PM with New Mexico.