In the second, Jeff Abney
reached on a bunt single, then took third on a single by Jaime
Pedroza, who himself took second on the throw. After Abney
was retired at the plate on a Brent Bigler fielder's choice,
D.J. Hollingsworth followed with an RBI double over the head
of leftfielder Luke Sommer, who initially broke in on the
ball only to see it sail over his head.
The Dons scored their first
runs of the season in the sixth off of Winter. Jacob Abramson
and Joey Railey led off with back-to-back singles and Scott
Cousins chased them home with a one-out double. Moments later
Sommer crushed a double to right to score Cousins, tie the
score at three, and chase Winter. However, Runzler came in
and retired the next two batters to quell the threat.
The Highlanders came back
to load the bases in the sixth on a lead-off single by Grant
off of Poreda and walks to Garcia and Abney by reliever Jason
Dufloth. Pedroza scored Grant on a bunt single to first and
Garcia came home moments later on a fielder's choice by Bigler
for a 5-3 lead. Hollingsworth followed with an RBI single
to score Abney, then stole second. Martinez plated the final
two runs with a single up the middle for an 8-3 UCR lead.
The Highlanders scored an
unearned run in the seventh as an Abney RBI single plated
Grant, who reached on a single and went to second on a throwing
error. The Dons scored four times in the top of the ninth
off of Penney.
(Feb.
6, 2006) - UC Riverside sophomore James Simmons was selected
the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the week of
January 30-February 5, it was announced today. Simmons earns
his second career Pitcher of the Week award and nabs this
season’s opening honor.
Simmons,
a 6-3 righthander from Norco, led the weekend charge on the
mound for UCR, striking out a career-high 10 in an 8-0 win
Friday against the University of San Francisco. Simmons allowed
just five hits and one walk over seven innings.
After
giving up back-to-back one-out singles in the first, he struck
out the next two batters to end the threat. He punched out
seven hitters in the first four innings before leaving after
the seventh with UCR comfortably ahead 6-0.
Simmons
was previously named the Big West Pitcher of the Week for
the week of February 7-14, 2005. The Highlanders went on to
sweep the Dons, taking the series by scores of 8-0, 7-0, and
9-7.
UCR
closes out a seven-game home stand with four contests this
week. The Highlanders host USC on Tuesday at 5 p.m., then
welcome Arizona to the Riverside Sports Complex for a three-game
weekend set. The game times are 5 p.m. for Friday and 1 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday.
(Feb.
7, 2006) - UC Riverside suffered its first defeat of the season,
falling 13-10 to visiting USC in front of 779 fans Tuesday
afternoon at the Riverside Sports Complex. The Highlanders
drop to 3-1 on the season while the Trojans gain their first
win to improve to 1-3.
UCR
did itself no favors, spotting USC a 10-0 lead after four
innings thanks to four errors. The Trojans pushed two unearned
runs across in the first when UCR junior 1B Nick Salotti dropped
a two-out fly ball with the bases loaded. USC scored three
more in the second, all with two outs. With two men on, Cyle
Hankerd doubled down the rightfield line and Lucas Duda followed
with an RBI single.
Two
more unearned USC runs in the third and three more earned
ones in the fourth chased UCR starter Marc Rzepczynski (0-1).
The junior lefty allowed nine runs on nine hits but only five
earned runs. He also walked four in 3.0 innings.
UCR
began to claw its way back with a five-run sixth inning. Junior
LF D.J. Hollingsworth led off with a single and pinch-hitters
Kyle Barratt and Andy Clay followed with singles. Senior SS
Brian Steinmeyer was hit by a pitch, bringing home Hollingsworth.
Sophomore 2B Drew Garcia then hit a sacrifice fly to plate
Barratt and sophomore C Jeff Dunbar knocked in two with a
double to knock out USC pitcher Tommy Milone. Sophomore 3B
Aaron Wible welcomed Ryan Schlack with a double of his own
to make it 10-5.
Just
as soon as UCR was back in it, the Trojans upped their lead
with a three-run seventh. The Highlanders followed suit with
a three-spot of their own in the bottom of the inning, as
Garcia delivered a two-run single and Dunbar knocked in one
with an infield single.
UCR
rallied for two runs with two outs in the ninth but Wible
flew out to center with the tying run on deck to end the game.
Milone
(1-0) picked up the win, throwing 4 2/3 inning and allowing
five runs and nine hits. USC used seven pitchers total, with
starter Shawn Olsen throwing a perfect first inning before
being lifted.
Dunbar
finished the game 4-for-5 with four RBI while Garcia collected
a pair of hits and three RBI.
Hankerd
and Duda each had four hits and two RBI for the Trojans.
(Feb.
10, 2006) - UC Riverside bounced back from its first defeat
of the season for an 8-5 victory over the University of Arizona
in front of 682 fans Friday afternoon at the Riverside Sports
Complex. Junior INF Kyle Barratt hit a three-run home run
and sophomore RHP James Simmons picked up his second straight
win to start the season for the Highlanders (4-1).
UCR
twice came from behind, including breaking open what had been
a tight game with four runs in the sixth. With the score tied
at four, senior RF Aaron Grant led off with a single, advancing
to third on senior INF Brian Steinmeyer’s double down
the left field line. Sophomore INF Aaron Wible drove in Grant
with an RBI groundout.
Steinmeyer
then scored when he advanced to third on a wild pitch by Preston
Guilmet and came home when the ball was thrown into left field
by Arizona catcher Konrad Schmidt. After a walk and a hit-by-pitch
put runners on first and third, another wild pitch by Guilmet
moved the runners up with one out. Junior OF Brett Bigler
hit an RBI groundout, the second of the inning, to bring home
the third run and junior OF D.J. Hollingsworth followed with
a single up the middle that made it 8-4.
Simmons
(2-0) struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings, allowing five runs
(four earned) on ten hits. Sophomore LHP Dan Runzler bridged
the gap with three strikeouts until junior closer Daniel Stange
earned his second save with a perfect ninth.
Eric
Berger (1-1) took the loss, giving up six runs on 11 hits
in five innings.
Arizona
(2-2) had taken the lead in the second on T.J. Steele’s
two-out two-run triple to left-center. The Highlanders answered
back in the bottom of the inning as Barratt hit a three-run
home run to give UCR a 3-2 lead. Barratt finished 1-for-2
with three RBI while five other Highlanders each collected
two hits.
The
Wildcats scored twice more in the third thanks to sloppy UCR
defense. First, Wible dropped
a foul ball by Brad Boyer but the Highlanders got away with
it by getting Boyer to fly out. The next batter, Jason Donald,
then lifted a foul ball down the first base line but junior
INF Nick Salotti dropped it, giving Donald a second chance,
which he gladly took by doubling to left. Three straight singles
put Arizona ahead 4-3 before UCR tied it up through an RBI
groundout after Hollingsworth had singled and stole second
and third.
(Feb.
11, 2006) - The University of Arizona evened up its series
against UC Riverside with a 4-2 victory in front of 608 fans
Saturday afternoon at the Riverside Sports Complex. The Highlanders
fall to 4-2 while the Wildcats improve to 3-2 on the season.
Arizona
got all the runs it would need in the first two innings, scoring
three times off of UCR freshman starter D.J. Smith (0-1).
Brad Boyer singled on the game’s first pitch and Jason
Donald followed with an RBI double down the left field line.
With one out, Konrad Schmidt singled through the left side,
bringing home Donald. The Wildcats increased their lead to
3-0 in the second on an RBI double by T.J. Steele. Smith lasted
just one more batter, going 1 2/3 innings in his debut as
a starter.
UCR
cut the deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the second thanks
to a double by sophomore 3B Aaron Wible and consecutive singles
by sophomore 2B Drew Garcia, sophomore C Jeff Dunbar, and
junior CF Brett Bigler.
The
score remained 3-2 until the top of the ninth, when Arizona
added an insurance run on a two-out double by Steele and single
by Jon Gaston. UCR got a man aboard in the ninth but could
not rally.
The
pitching stories of the day belonged to the two relievers.
After Smith was knocked from the game, junior LHP Pat Cassa
came in and delivered 7 1/3 innings of five-hit ball, allowing
one run and striking out four in the no-decision.
Arizona
reliever Mark Melancon (1-0) picked up the win in relief of
starter Mike Colla. Melancon entered with one out in the fifth
and closed out the game, allowing just two hits and striking
out five.
Dunbar
was 3-for-3 with an RBI for UCR while Bigler collected his
first multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-5 with an
RBI.
(Feb.
12, 2006) - The University of Arizona got revenge from last
season’s series loss to UC Riverside, taking this year’s
finale with an 11-5 victory in front of 473 fans Sunday afternoon
at the Riverside Sports Complex. The Highlanders lose their
second straight to drop to 4-3 while the Wildcats take the
final two games to improve to 4-2 on the season.
Arizona
used a four-run sixth inning to overcome a 5-2 deficit and
take the lead for good. Eric Berger led off with a single
to chase UCR starter senior Haley Winter. Sophomore
Adam Reifer came on in relief and got what would have been
a double-play ball but it was booted by UCR sophomore 2B Drew
Garcia. Brad Glenn followed with an RBI single to make it
5-3 but Reifer got two quick two outs and looked like he might
get out of the inning. Wildness then set in as he hit T.J.
Steele to load the bases and a then walked in a run. Sophomore
Dan Runzler replaced Reifer and immediately gave up a two-run
single to Brad Boyer that put the Wildcats up 6-5.
UCR
threatened in both the seventh and eighth innings but could
not take advantage. In the seventh, the Highlanders had runners
on first and third with no outs and had runners on second
and third with one out in the eighth but were denied each
time by Arizona’s Dan Schlereth, who struck out six
in three innings to get the save.
Arizona
scored five runs in the top of the ninth as UCR used four
pitchers to try to keep it close.
Ryan
Perry (1-0) pitched one inning of relief for Arizona to gain
the win. Brad Mills had started the game, giving up five runs
(three earned) on six hits in five innings.
Reifer
(0-1) took the loss in his first appearance of the season,
allowing three unearned runs on one hit in 2/3 of an inning.
UCR used seven pitchers, who combined for six walks and six
hit batsmen. Winter allowed three runs on four hits in five
innings.
The
Highlanders had come back from a 2-0 deficit with three runs
in the third and two in the fifth before Arizona mounted a
rally of its own.
Sophomore
C Jeff Dunbar continued his torrid hitting at the plate, going
2-for-3 for his fourth multi-hit performance in as many games.
Junior LF D.J. Hollingsworth had two RBI for UCR.
(Feb.
14, 2006) - UC Riverside got back on a winning track, opening
an 11-game road trip by beating UCLA 6-4 Tuesday night at
Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Highlanders snap a two-game losing
streak to improve to 5-3 while the Bruins drop second straight
to fall to 2-5.
In a game that saw UCR take
four different leads, only to see the Bruins answer back each
time, the Highlanders pushed two runs across in the ninth
for the win. Senior RF Aaron Grant
led off the inning with a double to left off Josh Roenicke
(0-1). Brant Rustich came on in relief and promptly gave up
a single to senior SS Brian Steinmeyer, advancing Grant to
third. Grant then beat home an infield roller by sophomore
3B Aaron Wible. Junior 1B Kyle Barratt followed with a single
through the right side, scoring Steinmeyer.
Junior RHP Daniel Stange
picked up his third save, pitching a scoreless ninth to end
the 4 hour and 13 minute marathon. Sophomore Dan Runzler (2-0),
the fourth UCR pitcher used, went 1 1/3 innings, striking
out three to gain the win.
Sophomore
C Jeff Dunbar continued his torrid pace at the plate, giving
UCR a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his first career home
run, a solo shot off of UCLA starter Brian Schroeder. After
the Bruins tied it up in the third on a two-out triple by
Brandon Crawford and single by Blair Dunlap, sophomore
2B Drew Garcia gave UCR the lead back with an RBI groundout
in the fifth and Dunbar delivered a run-scoring single in
the sixth to make it 3-1 to the Highlanders. UCLA again came
back, scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run
double by Tim Stewart.
Errant pitching played a
role in the seventh inning as UCR took yet another lead, only
to see UCLA again answer in the bottom of the inning. Steinmeyer
led off the Highlander half with a double, was sacrificed
to third, and scored on a wild pitch. The lead would only
last until the bottom of the seventh, though, as Dunlap walked,
advanced to second on a wild pitch and then scored on a passed
ball to even the score at 4-all.
UCLA threatened to take
its first lead in the eighth, loading the bases, but Runzler
struck out Eric Taylor, Jr. to end the inning.
UCR junior starter Marc
Rzepczynski lasted five innings, allowing one run on four
hits while striking out four. Rzepczynski left with the lead
in the sixth but junior LHP Pat Cassa could not hold the lead.
Adam Reifer and Runzler followed before giving way to Stange
in the ninth.
Three Bruin pitchers combined
to limit UCR to three hits through the first eight innings.
Schroeder lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned)
on one hit with six strikeouts. He was relieved by Jason Novak
for two innings, then Paul Schmidt before Roenicke and Rustich
took over.
Dunbar finished 2-for-4
with two RBI for his fifth consecutive multi-hit game to start
the season. Steinmeyer also collected two hits while scoring
three times.
(Feb.
17, 2006) - UC Riverside’s Friday afternoon game at
Santa Clara University has been postponed due to rain. The
game teams will attempt to make the game up as part of a doubleheader
Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Sunday’s game remains scheduled
for 1 p.m. as well.
(Feb.
18, 2006) - Freshman James Simmons tied a career-high
with 10 strikeouts in eight innings and sophomore Jeff Dunbar
drove in the game's only run as UC Riverside defeated Santa
Clara University 1-0 Saturday afternoon at Schott Stadium.
The Highlanders post their second consecutive victory to improve
to 6-3 and the Broncos fall to 3-5.
It was a pitcher's kind
of day as Santa Clara's Sean O'Neill and UC Riverside's James
Simmons matched goose eggs through the first seven innings
of the contest. The Highlanders finally broke through in the
eighth as senior RF Aaron Grant reached on an error by 3B
Dustin Realini to lead off the inning. Senior DH Andrew Martinez
sacrificed Grant to second and junior 1B Nick Salotti walked.
That marked the end of O'Neill's day as Chris Stansbury came
on in relief. Dunbar greeted him by smacking his second pitch
through the right side to bring home Grant.
Simmons (3-0) tied his career-high
of 10 strikeouts that he set earlier this year against San
Francisco. He walked only one and gave up five hits in 8.0
innings, his longest outing of the season. Junior Daniel Stange
pitched the ninth for his fourth save of the year.
Despite taking the loss,
O'Neill (0-1) struck out six Highlanders and did not allow
an earned run through 7 1/3 innings. He allowed four hits
but also walked four.
Dunbar extended his hitting
streak to six games while senior SS Brian Steinmeyer went
1-for-4 to reach safely in his seventh straight game.
Daniel Nava went 2-for-4
for Santa Clara while Matt Long added a double and Kevin Drever
and Dustin Realini each singled in four at-bats.
The teams will return to
the diamond tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader to cap
off this three-game series. The first game is scheduled to
start at 12 noon while the nightcap will get underway approximately
20 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1.
(Feb.
19, 2006) - Santa Clara rallied for two runs in the
bottom of the 13th inning to end a marathon game one of a
doubleheader and beat UC Riverside 3-2 on Saturday at Schott
Stadium. Game two of the day was suspended in the fourth inning
due to a power outage with the Highlanders leading 4-1.
In the early affair, the
Highlanders (6-4) were one out from their third straight win
when Dustin Realini delivered a solo home run off UCR closer
Daniel Stange (0-1) to knot the game at two. Things then unraveled
for Stange as he gave up three consecutive singles, the last
the game-winner by Ryan Conan.
Game one nearly mirrored
Saturday's opening game of the series as both teams struggled
to put runs on the board in the face of strong pitching. Santa
Clara's Justin Kuehn and UC Riverside's Pat Cassa battled
in a 1-1 duel through the eighth inning when Cassa was relieved.
Kuehn went eight-and-one-third innings, allowing only four
hits and striking out four before handing things over to Mark
Willinsky, who went 4 2/3 and got his first collegiate win.
The Broncos (4-5) got on
the board in the second inning as a Matt Long single plated
Realini after he and Eric Newton had reached on back-to-back
singles. The Highlanders returned fire in the fourth as a
Nick Salotti sacrifice fly scored Brett Bigler with the tying
run. For the next eight innings things stayed that way as
both pitchers balanced shutting down the opposing offense
and also escaping from tough jams.
In the top of the 11th,
with the potential go-ahead run on second with two away, UC
Riverside's Jeff Dunbar hit a sinking liner to center which
seemed destined to fall in for a run-scoring hit but freshman
centerfielder Juan Parra made a spectacular diving catch to
keep things square at one run apiece. As goose eggs dotted
the scoreboard, the Highlanders finally broke through in the
top of the 13th. Drew Garcia led off with a single, then was
followed by consecutive singles by Jeff Abney and Jaime Pedroza
to give UCR a 2-1 lead. The Highlanders had a chance to increase
their advantage but Dunbar popped up to second with runners
on second and third to end the inning.
In the nightcap, UC Riverside
was leading 4-1 after four innings of play when a power outage
blacked out the stadium, forcing the contest to be suspended.
A continuation date has not been scheduled as of yet.
(Feb.
21, 2006) - UC Riverside overcame a 3-0 deficit to
beat Loyola Marymount 6-3 Tuesday afternoon at Page Stadium.
The Highlanders improve to 7-4 and hand the Lions their sixth
straight loss to fall to 2-9.
Trailing 3-1 in the sixth,
sophomore C Jeff Dunbar started the rally by driving in junior
LF D.J. Hollingsworth. The Highlanders then took the lead
with a three-run seventh as sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza delivered
an RBI double and then scored the go-ahead run on a single
by junior CF Brett Bigler. After a sacrifice bunt, Bigler
stole third, coming home on Dunbar's RBI single.
Dunbar added an RBI single
in the ninth as the Highlanders tacked on an insurance run.
In his second game back
after missing five games with a shoulder injury, Pedroza went
3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Pedroza fell a home
run short of the cycle. Dunbar went 2-for-5 for his seventh
multi-hit game of the year and drove in three. Bigler had
two RBI.
LMU took an early 3-0 lead
with a run in the first and two in the second. Pedroza led
off the third with a triple and came home with the Highlanders'
first run on Bigler's RBI groundout.
Sophomore RHP Adam Reifer
(1-1) gained the win, pitching two innings of scoreless relief.
Reifer gave up two hits and two walks. Junior RHP Taylor Bills
picked up his first career save, striking out two in two innings.
Starter junior LHP Marc Rzepczynski went five innings in the
no-decision, allowing three runs on seven hits.
LMU used five pitchers,
the third of which, Daniel Macias (0-4) took the loss, allowing
two runs on two hits in 1/3 of an inning.
(Feb.
24, 2006) - Craig Baker of Cal State Northridge and
UC Riverside’s James Simmons matched pitch for pitch
for eight innings and the Matadors scored the game’s
only run in the eighth run to hand UCR a 1-0 loss in a non-conference
game at Matador Field on Friday afternoon. The loss drops
the Highlanders to 7-5 on the season while the Matadors improve
to 8-6.
In a matchup of two of the
Big West Conference’s top scoring teams, UCR and CSUN
posted goose eggs on the scoreboard for 7 2/3 innings. The
Matadors finally broke through in the eighth. Jorge Andrade
singled to open the inning and was sacrificed to second by
Kris Kasarjian. Brett Blumenthal was then intentionally walked,
marking the end of the day for Simmons (3-1) as lefty Dan
Runzler came in to face pinch-hitter Paul Wilson. Wilson won
the battle, singling through the left side to score Andrade.
The Highlanders loaded the
bases in the ninth but could not get the tying run across.
Sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza led off with a single and advanced
to second on a throwing error by Baker. Junior CF Brett Bigler
then bunted Pedroza over to third. Bobby Paschal replaced
Baker and walked junior LF D.J. Hollingsworth. But Hollingsworth
was subsequently picked off first for the second out. Sophomore
C Jeff Dunbar walked, then stole second and junior 1B Nick
Salotti walked to load the bases. Jimmy Brettl became the
third Matador pitcher of the inning and got the job done,
inducing senior RF Aaron Grant to line out to short to end
the game.
Baker (3-1) carried a no-hitter
through 5 2/3 innings before surrendering a two-out single
to Bigler in the sixth. That would be the only Highlander
hit until Pedroza’s in the ninth. Brettl got the final
out for his second save.
Simmons was also solid on
the mound, taking a no-hitter into the fourth. He suffered
his first loss of the season despite allowing five hits and
two walks in 7 1/3 innings. He also struck out three and hit
three.
Both teams had their chances
early. Hollingsworth reached third with one out in the first
but could not score for UCR. In the bottom of the first, Jonathan
Sakurai was thrown out at home after getting caught in a rundown.
After that, both pitchers settled down, allowing five hits
combined over the next seven innings.
The teams continue their
weekend series tomorrow with a 1 p.m. game that features UCR’s
Haley Winter (0-0) against CSUN’s Edwin Quirarte (2-1).
The series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. with Taylor Bills (0-0)
on the mound for the Highlanders, matched up against Chuckie
Fick (1-3) for the Matadors.
(Feb.
25, 2006) - UC Riverside returned to its winning ways,
banging out 13 hits in a 13-8 non-conference victory over
Cal State Northridge on Saturday afternoon at Matador Field.
With the win, the Highlanders improve to 8-5 on the season
and drop the Matadors to 8-7.
After only one run was scored
off eight hits in Friday’s contest, the teams combined
for 21 runs and 25 hits Saturday. The Highlanders led the
way in the second inning, scoring a run for the first time
in ten innings. Sophomore INF Aaron Wible led off the inning
with a single up the middle and advanced to third on a throwing
error by CSUN pitcher Edwin Quirarte. Another Matador error
off the bat of junior 1B Nick Salotti would score Wible and
a double down the left field line by senior C Jeff Abney plated
Salotti, putting the Highlanders up 2-0.
The Matadors responded
in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Kris Kasarjian
singled to open the inning and advanced to second on a single
by Jorge Andrade. Andrade and Kasarjian pulled a double steal,
and Kasarjian scored during the play on a passed ball. A home
run by Scott Lyons put two more runs on the board, giving
the Matadors a 3-2 advantage.
A two-run homer by Wible
in the third inning allowed UCR to take back a 4-3 lead. but
Northridge tied it up again with one run in the fourth inning.
Andrade doubled down the right field line to open up the inning
and later scored on a single by Todd Shelton.
Riverside opened up an
11-4 advantage thanks to three runs in the fifth, two in the
sixth, and two more in the seventh. Senior INF Brian Steinmeyer
and senior OF Aaron Grant each had RBI hits in the fifth while
a pair of sacrifice flies in the sixth made it 9-4. Abney
completed the onslaught with a two-run double in the seventh.
Northridge struck back with
a run in the eighth but sophomore INF Jaime Pedroza smashed
a two-run homer in the ninth, his second of the season, to
give the Highlanders a 13-5 advantage.
Looking for a rally in
the bottom of the ninth, CSUN scored three runs but it was
not enough to overcome the deficit.
Senior RHP Haley Winter
(1-0) got his first victory of the season, tossing seven innings
and allowing four runs on nine hits. He struck out a season-high
eight.
Quirarte (2-2) took the
loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 4
1/3 innings. The Matadors used six pitchers in total while
the Highlanders ran out four to the mound.
Eight UCR players collected
at least one hit, including Grant and Abney, who each had
three. Abney also drove in three runs.
Andrade had a 4-for-4 effort
for Northridge but no other player had more than one hit.
(Feb.
26, 2006) - Four UC Riverside pitchers combined on
a four-hitter and senior INF Brian Steinmeyer drove in four
runs as the visiting Highlanders took a non-conference series
at Cal State Northridge with a 7-2 victory Sunday at Matador
Field. UCR took the last two games of the weekend to move
to 9-5 on the season and dropping the Matadors to 8-8.
Steinmeyer was responsible
for the first Highlander run as he delivered a sacrifice fly
in the top of the first that scored sophomore INF Jaime Pedroza.
The Matadors struck back in the bottom of the inning but UCR
took back the lead in the fourth when sophomore INF Aaron
Wible led off with a triple before scoring on junior INF Kyle
Barratt's single through the right side.
Steinmeyer played a role
in UCR extending its lead to 4-1 in the fifth inning. After
a pair of singles, Steinmeyer sent a shot through the left
side to make it 3-1. The Highlanders tacked on another run
that inning thanks to a Matador error.
Steinmeyer then dealt the
biggest blow of the game, hitting a two-run home run in the
seventh to put UCR comfortably ahead, 6-1. Although the Matadors
pulled a run back in the bottom of the inning, Riverside tacked
on an insurance run in the ninth thanks to a double steal
by Steinmeyer and junior OF D.J. Hollingsworth that resulted
in a throwing error by CSUN catcher Adam Fleener.
Junior RHP Taylor Bills
(1-0) showed no ill effects of an injury that caused him to
miss two starts, throwing five innings of three-hit ball in
which he allowed just one run. Three other Highlander relievers
closed it out.
Chuckie Fick fell to 1-4
as he was tagged for four runs (three earned) on eight hits
in five innings.
Steinmeyer finished the
contest 2-for-2 with four RBI, equaling the season-high by
a Highlander. Hollingsworth, Pedroza, and Barratt also collected
two hits apiece as UCR out-hit Northridge 10-4.
The Matadors left 13 runners
on base, including the bases loaded to end the first and sixth
innings and two runners left to end the game.
Brett Blumenthal lead the
Matadors with a 2-for-4 effort, while Paul Wilson and James
Scott each had a hit.
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