Garewal
Andrea David
7
Winner Saint Mary's SMC 12-7
4
UC Riverside UCR 4-14
Winner
Saint Mary's SMC
12-7
7
Final
4
UC Riverside UCR
4-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Mary's SMC 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 7 10 1
UC Riverside UCR 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 4

W: Odhi Vasquez (4-4) L: Blanco, Briza (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops Game One to Saint Mary’s

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside fell, 7-4, in game one of a three-game series with Saint Mary's on Friday at Amy S. Harrison Field.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Highlanders kicked off their final non-conference series with a three-spot in the first inning on a two-run bloop single from Elise Nishimura and a double steal from Nishimura and Rebeca Cabezas.  
  • UCR and Saint Mary's traded three spots in the first and second innings before the Gaels went ahead in the third.  
  • UC Riverside nearly loaded the bases in the fourth with Cabezas starting the rally on a four-pitch walk. Briza Blanco singled to move Cabezas to third, and UCR would have had bases loaded were it not for a force play at third.  
  • UCR was able to land the runner on third in the fifth inning after Kat Montuya's sacrifice bunt to move Nadia Witt 60 feet from a tie ball game.  
  • Lauryn Garewal inched the Highlanders closer in the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run to right.   

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Garewal launched her first home run of the season in the seventh inning to keep UCR fighting. The fifth year senior went 2 for 3 in the series opener with a pair of runs.  
  • Maddie Heinlin recorded three strikeouts in 3.0 innings of work to limit the damage.  

UP NEXT 

  • UCR concludes the series with the Gaels and non-conference play on Saturday, March 9 with a doubleheader beginning at 11:00 a.m.