LA JOLLA, Calif. The UC San Diego softball team was swept in Friday's doubleheader by Big West favorite Cal State Fullerton at Triton Softball Field. Game scores were 3-12 (6 Inn.) and 4-7, both in favor of the Titans who remain undefeated in conference. With the results, the Tritons fall to 7-14 (4-7), while CSUF improves to 26-11 (11-0).
UC San Diego's offense was led by its 1-2-3 batters in
Keila Bosinger,
Sophia Real, and
Bobbi Aguirre. In the leadoff spot, Bosinger was 3-for-7 (.429, RBI, 2B, HR), Real went 3-for-6 (.500, SAC), and Aguirre was 3-for-5 (.600, 2B, RBI, BB, SAC).
GAME 1: UC San Diego 3, Cal State Fullerton 12 (6 Inn.)
Cal State Fullerton got its bats going early. In the first inning, three runs scored on two hits and aggressive base running from the Titans.
The Tritons had a chance at a big inning in the second but only scraped across one. After
Sherriah Harrington singled up the middle,
Isabel Lavrov reached on a fielder's choice. An error loaded the bases with one out for
Clarissa Reynoso. The designated player then grounded a ball in between the 5-6 gap, forcing Fullerton's short stop to lay out, in turn allowing Harrington to reach home safely.
The Titan bats continued to do damage their next time up. A two-run home run put Fullerton up by four. Two more hits and a fielding error in the outfield allowed a pair of runs to cross home plate, extending the gap 1-7.
It was all Titans the rest of the way. A five-run inning cushioned the lead for Titan starting pitcher Sophie Frost who was dominant in the circle. Frost limited the Tritons to one run and three hits in five innings pitched.
The UC San Diego pitching staff allowed a combined five extra base hits out of the Titans' 10 total.
GAME 2: UC San Diego 4, Cal State Fullerton 7
Fullerton manufactured a single run in the first inning, before Bosinger found the equalizer. The junior outfielder recorded a solo home run that ricocheted off the left field foul pole.
In the third, UC San Diego strung two doubles together to come within one -- Bosinger and Aguirre did the honors. With Aguirre on third, one out retired and the Titan infield playing back, Harrington hit a sharp ground ball to the short stop, deep enough to score Aguirre and credited the senior with her 14th RBI of the season.
In the fifth, Big West home run leader Hannah Becerra (9) took Triton right-handed pitcher
Kaia Simpson deep to left field as the Titans regained the lead for the third time of the day.
UC San Diego was silenced for three straight innings following its two-spot in the third. Fullerton tallied two insurance runs on five hits in the seventh, which was ultimately enough to keep the Tritons out of reach.
HIGHLIGHTS
TRITON TIDBITS
- Robyn Wampler tallied her 500th career strikeout in game one of the doubleheader.
- The Tritons 1-2-3 batters led UC San Diego's offensive production on Friday.
- UC San Diego was outhit 17-25 and left 14 runners on base between both games.
- The Tritons wore green ribbons and shoelaces in honor of Cal State Fullerton softball player Taylor Dockins who is currently battling cancer.
- Triton Assistant Coach Christina Washington played three years at Cal State Fullerton and served as a volunteer assistant pitching coach for the Titans in 2019-20.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will look to split the four-game series with Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon at Triton Softball Field. The first game of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be live streamed on BigWest.TV.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
Return To Sport… Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA and Big West Conference guidelines and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
