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Softball Set for Stacy Winsberg Tournament

RIVERSIDE, Calif.—After a successful opening weekend, the UC Riverside Softball Team is ready for tournament two on its schedule as the Highlanders head out to Stacy Winsberg Tournament. UCR will see a variety of teams from different conferences over the three days with the team taking on Ole Miss, Boise State, Loyola Marymount, Fresno State, and host UCLA.

This will be the final road tourney of the 2019 season as UCR will return next weekend to kick off the first of four straight weekend tournaments at Amy S. Harrison Field.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Game 1 vs Ole Miss (Fri. 2/15 @ 9 AM - Los Angeles, CA)
Game 2 vs Boise State (Fri. 2/15 @ 2 PM - Los Angeles, CA)
Game 3 vs LMU (Sat. 2/16 @ 9 AM - Long Beach, CA)
Game 4 vs Fresno State (Sun. 2/17 @ 11:30 AM - Los Angeles, CA)
Game 5 @ UCLA (Sun. 2/17 @ 2 PM - Los Angeles, CA)

LAST TIME
The Highlanders are currently coming off a 3-2 mark in opening weekend at the USD tournament. UCR won three straigt topping Portland State, host San Diego, and Marshall.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Last week, Haley Marschall earned her first career Big West Pitcher of the Week award afterl making three appearances in the USD Tournament.The junior earned a start, a win, and her first save since her freshman season. She pitched a total of 11.0 innings allowing just one earned run on her way to a 0.64 ERA

ABOVE AVERAGE
So far this season, both junior Danielle Ortega and senior Brittney Garcia hold an OBP over .500. Ortega leads the team at .632, Garcia follows at .526, and both players have notched six hits a piece.

FRESHMAN ON FIRE
Freshman Jantzen Owen made her presence known in her first weekend of NCAA competition. The catcher collected four hits, two doubles, and knocked in 4 RBI, which ranks second on the team.