Softball Upsets No. 3 UCLA, 5-3
Corvallis, Ore. – Junior ’s (Tustin, Calif.) 3-for-4 performance with a pair of RBI lifted Oregon State to a 5-3 win over No. 3 UCLA Friday afternoon at the OSU Softball Complex.
Oregon State (28-30, 6-14 Pac-10) out-hit the Bruins 11-10 with seven Beavers earning hits, handing them their seventh loss of the season, fourth Pac-10, with their record now sitting at 44-7, 16-4 Pac-10.
Freshman (Beaverton, Ore.) had her second three-hit game of the season, recording another perfect performance at the plate and reaching on all four appearances.
The Beavers scored a pair of runs in the opening inning behind three hits and a UCLA error. P. Lowe led off the game with a second pitch single with sophomore (Boring, Ore.) reaching right after on an error by Monica Harrison. Senior (Camarillo, Calif.) and freshman (Vista, Calif.) earned back-to-back singles, batting third and fourth in the order, to score P. Lowe and Chisholm and give the team a 2-0 edge.
UCLA narrowed the gap to one-run in the top of the second with GiOnna DiSalvatore scoring an unearned run after hitting a one-out double to the right field gap.
Oregon State worked its way out of a jam in the top of the fourth after the bases were loaded with no outs. Three straight ground outs by the Bruins closed the inning leaving three stranded with the Beavers still holding the 2-1 advantage.
The Bruins scored the tying run in the top of the fifth with Megan Langenfeld picking up the two-out RBI double to left center, but the Beavers quickly answered back in the bottom of the inning led by P. Lowe’s two-RBI single to left field with the bases loaded. Chisholm tallied an RBI on a sacrifice fly to right field to score freshman (Tustin, Calif.), who reached on a one-out single with the Beavers back on top 5-2 after five complete.
Oregon State threatened again in the bottom of the sixth led by Guzy’s two-out double to right center before junior (Camarillo, Calif.) walked and sophomore (Chula Vista, Calif.) advanced both runners on her single. But all three were left as the inning closed with the Oregon State still leading 5-2.
UCLA put another run on the board in the top of the seventh after Amanda Kamekona hit a single to right field to reach and scored on DiSalvatore’s single up the middle. The Bruins continued their rally behind another single by Samantha Camuso, but a fly ball to right field ended the game.
Sophomore (Eugene, Ore.) earned the complete-game win facing 31 batters to improve her overall record to 19-24. UCLA’s Langenfeld was charged with the loss after pitching 4.1 innings, putting her record at 7-2. Donna Kerr and Anjelica Selden also made appearances for the Bruins with Kerr starting the game and facing four batters.
Oregon State wraps up the season hosting No. 3 UCLA on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
UCLA 3, Oregon State 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UCLA 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 2
Oregon State 2 0 0 0 3 0 X - 5 11 1
Win – (19-24), Loss – Megan Langenfeld (7-2)
Oregon State Notes – Oregon State has won at least one game against the Bruins for four straight seasons; two straight at the OSU Softball Complex ... Sophomore ’s 19 wins ties for 10th best all-time for a single season ... The Beavers had a runner in scoring position in each inning, loading the bases four times.
