New_HannahRodriguezPlate2018
3
UC Riverside UCR 3-2
6
Winner San Diego USD 2-4
UC Riverside UCR
3-2
3
Final
6
San Diego USD
2-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 1
San Diego USD 0 0 2 2 0 2 X 6 10 6

W: EARNSHAW (1-2) L: Olmos, Melanie (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Falls in Final Day of USD Tournament

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The UC Riverside Softball Team dropped its final matchup of the USD Tournament to the host Toreros 6-3 Sunday evening to finish off opening weekend with a 3-2 record. The Highlanders got the best of the Toreros just 24 hours prior, but San Diego's late runs would propel the team in the rematch.

USD hit the scoreboard first scoring two in the bottom of the third, but UCR would make the most of the next inning taking the lead behind some timely hitting.

With two runners aboard, freshman Janzten Owen singled through the left side to bring in the first run of the day. Senior Hannah Rodriguez would then step to the plate with the bases loaded notching a single to right field that brought in another two runs to give the Highlanders a 3-2 lead.

Unfortunately, the three-run inning would not be enough as the Toreros scored a pair of runs in both the fourth and the sixth innings to take the game 6-2.

Rodriguez would end the day going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and freshman Nadia Witt added a hit and a run for UCR.

The Highlanders now have their sights set on next weekend's Stacy Winsberg Tournament at UCLA's Easton Stadium.