CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.  – On the final day of the Mary Nutter Classic, UC San Diego fell to Oregon State, 2-0. UC San Diego moves to 7-8 and Oregon State to 12-3.
 
The Tritons were led by catcher Clarissa Reynoso who went 2-for-3 at the plate. Kaia Simpson got the start for UC San Diego and allowed two runs on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Oregon State got on the board early scoring a run in the bottom of the third and tallied their second in the sixth with a homerun.
 
The Tritons battled throughout the game to record four hits on the day. Sophia Real drove a two-out single down the left field line in the top of the third. She advanced to second on a wild pitch by the Beavers but was left stranded. Clarissa Reynoso's bunt allowed her to reach in the top of the fifth. Morgan Eng came in as her pinch runner but was tagged out on a fielder's choice.
 
UC San Diego threatened again in the top of the seventh, when Deena Pederson drilled a single past the second baseman. Another wild pitch from the Beavers allowed her to advance into scoring position. On a 2-2 count, Reynoso laced a single through the left side to advance Pederson to third. However, Pederson was left stranded 60 feet from home when OSU made a double play to finalize the game.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Out of the 27 teams at the Mary Nutter Classic, Sophia Real recorded the best batting average.
• This game is the Tritons fourth match up with a team from the Pac-12 conference. Two of those teams are top 20 teams (UCLA, Oregon).
• In their second season as Division I, UC San Diego competed against four top 20 teams. The most competitive start to a Triton season since 2006.
• The Tritons went 2-3 in their first appearance at the Mary Nutter Classic.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will be home for the San Diego Classic on Friday, March 4 facing Yale at 12:30 pm and BYU at 3 pm.

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 38 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.