UC Riverside
6-9
Kentucky
10-3-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| UC Riverside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Highlanders Wrap Up at Mary Nutter with Loss to Kentucky
2/25/2023 11:55:00 PM | Softball
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. - UC Riverside closed out its appearance at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on a late Saturday night at Big League Dreams in Cathedral City, falling 3-0 to No. 18 Kentucky in six innings after the contest was cut short due to rain.
Despite the loss, UCR still finished 2-2 at one of the nation's most preeminent college softball tournaments with wins over Bethune-Cookman and Texas Tech.
UCR conceded the opening run of the game in the first, but Maddie Heinlin worked her way out of her second bases-loaded jam in as appearances at the Mary Nutter to keep the Highlanders within striking distance. Heinlin followed up her dominant performance against the Red Raiders with a 5.0 inning, four-strikeout performance against the nationally-ranked Wildcats to finish the Mary Nutter with 13 punch outs.
Lauryn Garewal stretched her hit streak to seven games after going 1 for 3 against the No. 18 Wildcats with a bunt single to third in the bottom of the third.
UC Riverside will return to the Inland Empire for the final in-season tournament of 2023, hosting the annual Amy S. Harrison Classic next weekend at Amy S. Harrison Field. The Highlanders will start with a doubleheader against Howard on Friday, March 3 starting at 12:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schoonover (6-0)
L: Heinlin, Maddie (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Hamilton, K 1
HR: Kowalik, K 1
RBI: Kowalik, K 1 ; Hamilton, K 1 ; Sullivan, K 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kowalik, K 1 ; Coffel, E 1 ; Hamilton, K 1
HBP: Harrison, M 1
