Chrys vs Boise State
7
Winner Boise State BSU 1-0
0
UC Riverside UCR 0-1
Winner
Boise State BSU
1-0
7
Final
0
UC Riverside UCR
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Boise State BSU 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 9 0
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: CAUDILL, Taylor (1-0) L: Hildebrand, Chrys (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

UC Riverside Falls in Season Opener

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside opened the 2022 season Thursday afternoon at Amy S. Harrison Field, falling 7-0 to Boise State. 

Moana Pisia represented the Highlanders' first base runner of the new season, working a full count in the second inning before taking ball four. Nadia Witt recorded the first hit of the season in the sixth inning, singling to left field on her first at bat. 

Both Pisia and Witt returned to the UCR dugout after suiting up last in 2020. 

Chrys Hildebrand retired seven of her first nine batters in the season opener, setting the UCR Division I opening day record with 11 strikeouts. 

The Highlanders held it down defensively until late in the game, when Boise State broke open for seven runs across the sixth and seventh innings. 

Max Ortega led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to left on a 1-0 pitch, followed by back-to-back singles from Haylee Kela and Lauryn Garewal that moved Ortega to third.

UC Riverside will host the Lynn Russell Miller Classic this weekend at Amy S. Harrison Field against Pacific, Utah Valley and Portland State, opening up on Friday, February 11 at 2:00 p.m. against the Wolverines. Tickets for this weekend and all home games can be purchased at highlanderstickets.universitytickets.com.