
Softball Scores Four In The Seventh To Win, 7-4, Over Sac State, Faces Kansas And Fresno State Sunday
2/20/2016 8:17:00 PM | Softball
Fresno—The UC Riverside Softball team got over .500 for the first time this season with a, 7-4, win over Sacramento State Saturday.
The Highlanders (6-5) broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the seventh inning, when Alexis Lockwood doubled to right center, bringing in Anessa Cepeda. Lockwood then came around to score on a throwing error on a Courtnie Ploesch single.
Haley Harris stepped to the dish with two on and singled up the middle scoring Maddie Richard and Ploesch to make it a, 7-3 game.
Sacramento State (2-6) knocked in one with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, before Tayler Misfeldt induced a groundout to end the game. Misfeldt (5-3) picked up her fifth win of the season in relief of Kaylynn Peirce, who went 5.2 innings for the Highlanders.
Sunday UCR faces Kansas at 9 am in a rematch from Friday's game, a 5-4 loss. They will then take on tournament host #22 Fresno State, who is coming off a 3-2 victory over Kansas and is unbeaten at 8-0, scheduled for 11:30 am. (watch live)
The Highlanders (6-5) broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the seventh inning, when Alexis Lockwood doubled to right center, bringing in Anessa Cepeda. Lockwood then came around to score on a throwing error on a Courtnie Ploesch single.
Haley Harris stepped to the dish with two on and singled up the middle scoring Maddie Richard and Ploesch to make it a, 7-3 game.
Sacramento State (2-6) knocked in one with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, before Tayler Misfeldt induced a groundout to end the game. Misfeldt (5-3) picked up her fifth win of the season in relief of Kaylynn Peirce, who went 5.2 innings for the Highlanders.
Sunday UCR faces Kansas at 9 am in a rematch from Friday's game, a 5-4 loss. They will then take on tournament host #22 Fresno State, who is coming off a 3-2 victory over Kansas and is unbeaten at 8-0, scheduled for 11:30 am. (watch live)
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Misfeldt, Tayler (5-3)
L: Matthias, C. (1-2)

Batting:
2B: Lockwood, Jenae 1
RBI: Richard, Madeline 1 ; Harris, Haley 3 ; Sanchez, Natalie 1 ; Lockwood, Jenae 1
SH: Rodriguez, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Richard, Madeline 2 ; Cepeda, Anessa 1 ; Lockwood, Jenae 1 ; Ploesch, Courtnie 3
SB: Richard, Madeline 4 ; Curtan, Jenna 1

Batting:
2B: Johnston, S. 1
RBI: Hinton, Z. 1 ; Papez, K. 1 ; Johnston, S. 1 ; Rasmussen, S 1
SH: Papez, K. 1 ; Ravetti, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Papez, K. 1 ; Gialketsis 1 ; Rasmussen, S 1 ; Maligad, M. 1
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