CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – On day two of the Mary Nutter Classic UC San Diego fell to Texas Tech in the Saturday nightcap, 11-5.
 
UC San Diego moves to 7-7 while Texas Tech moves to 11-5.
 
Gabby Williams got the start in the circle allowing six runs on six hits with fours walks and five strikeouts. The lefty forced six ground outs and three fly outs. Coming on as relief, Jada Cecil allowed five runs on four hits and one walk. Finishing for the Tritons in the circle, Shelby Thompson faced six batters giving up two hits while forcing three ground outs and one fly out.
 
At the plate, Keila Bosinger was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a run batted in. Gabby Williams added her support going 3-for-3 with an RBI as well.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Striking first, the Tritons scored in the top of the first. Deena Pederson was walked by the Raiders to get on as the lead runner. Bobbi Aguirre advanced Pederson into scoring position with a sac bunt. Pederson then stole third while Keila Bosinger was at the plate. On a sac fly from Bosinger, Pederson ran the final 60-feet to score.
 
The Raiders responded in the bottom of the inning to tie the score at 1-1. In the bottom of the second, TTU added three more runs to the board, 4-1.
 
The gold and blue tied the game in the top of the fourth. Bosinger led off the inning with a single laced to center field. On a full count, Gabby Williams powered a double to left center to advance Bosinger to third. Texas Tech made a pitching change and Marissa Hassis then hit her own single to left center to plate Bosinger. Hassis then stole second to open first base. Hailey Mulligan was then walked by the Raiders to load the bases. Alexa DeMarse lined a single to left field to advance the runners and plate Kelly Renner, who entered as a pinch runner for Williams. On the first pitch of the at-bat, Kayleigh Coberly reached on a fielder's choice to advance Mulligan and plate Hassis, tying the score at 4-4.
 
UC San Diego tacked on another run in the fifth. Bosinger was the lead runner again after she singled through the right side to get on. Facing two outs, Williams lined a hit at the Raiders' pitcher and was able to reach second on an overthrow. Bosinger was able to score from first on the play. The Tritons' rally was cut short when Hassis struck out after battling at the plate for eight pitches.
 
Texas Tech pulled away in the bottom of the fifth when they scored seven runs. Shelby Thompson entered the circle for the Tritons in the end of the fifth to get the final out, leaving a runner stranded.
 
Retiring in order in the top of the sixth, the Tritons were unable to rally for any runs. Thompson then faced five Raiders in the bottom of the inning and got out unscathed. Facing two outs, Bosinger lined a single at third base to become the lead runner for the third time in seven innings. She was then left stranded as the Tritons fell 11-5 to the Raiders.

TRITON TIDBITS

• Keila Bosinger was 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and two runs scored.
• At the plate, Gabby Williams was 3-for-3 with an RBI and fanned five Raiders in her 4.2 innings of work.
• Kayleigh Coberly recorded her first collegiate RBI on a fielder's choice in the top of the fourth.
• This was the Tritons' first meeting vs. Texas Tech.

UP NEXT
UC San Diego will wrap up competition at the Mary Nutter Classic tomorrow, facing No. 24 Oregon at 9:00 am and LMU at 2:00 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.