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(March 14,
2008) – UC Riverside lost a 9-2 decision to San Jose
State and also fell 6-4 to Saint Mary’s in their first
day at the Saint Mary’s Invitational Friday. Junior
first baseman Katie Curtis led the Highlanders (10-17) with
four hits and four RBI on the day.
In the opener,
SJSU (14-16) used a three-run first inning and a four-run
fourth inning to pick up the victory. UCR picked up a run
in the fifth on a Curtis RBI single and Curtis brought home
the second Riverside run with another RBI single in the seventh.
Senior starting
pitcher Christin Songer (3-5) suffered the loss after allowing
four earned runs and striking out one in her four-inning effort.
In their second
game of the day, the Highlander offense came to life, banging
out 12 hits but was only able to bring four runners across.
Saint Mary’s (7-10) took advantage of two UCR errors
and recorded 11 hits of their own to pick up the win. After
allowing to SMU runs in the top of the first, the Highlanders
answered with two in their half.
Curtis continued
to pound the ball, smacking a one-out double to left center
to bring home senior left fielder Roni Yee and sophomore pitcher
Marissa Alvidrez and tie the game at 2-2.
Saint Mary’s
brought single runs across in the second and third innings
to take a 4-2 lead into the fourth. UCR closed the gap to
4-3 after senior right fielder April Murray’s bases-loaded
infield single scored freshman third baseman Brooke Hebenton.
Again SMU
answered the Highlander run with two of their own in the fifth.
The Highlanders put together a small rally in the sixth on
junior Amanda Klimczak’s pitch-hit RBI base-hit to right,
scoring junior centerfielder Tiana Towns to cut it to 6-4.
Two innings later, UCR’s first two batters each singled
to lead off the seventh but Riverside was unable to bring
the tying runs across.
Alvidrez (2-5)
suffered the loss after allowing four earned runs, striking
out four in her seven innings of work, and recorded three
hits at the plate. Curtis, Murray, and freshman Taylor Thomas
each collected two hits.
UCR continues
play at the Saint Mary’s invite Saturday.
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