RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Competing in another low scoring affair to wrap up the weekend, the UC San Diego softball team earned a 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon as they took down UC Riverside to earn the series victory.

Following Sunday's action, the Tritons improved to 16-29, 9-11 overall and UC Riverside fell to 15-26, 9-12 in Big West play.
 
Tossing her second complete game of the weekend, India Caldwell allowed just one run in her seven innings of work while allowing four hits, one walk and striking out three Highlanders hitters.   
 
Leading the way for the Tritons' offense on Sunday afternoon was center fielder Lexi O'Gorman who went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to help UC San Diego pick up the one-run victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first five of innings of play were a pitcher's duel as each starter dominated in the circle with both teams having trouble generating base runners.
 
UC San Diego was able to break through first as a bottom of the order rally began with a Marissa Hassis opposite field double and came around to score on Lexi O'Gorman double to center field. With two away in the inning and an intentional walk to Hailey Mulligan, Alexis DeMarse delivered a decisive two-run RBI single to bring O'Gorman home and give the Tritons a 2-0 lead.
 
India Caldwell continued her stellar work on the mound in the bottom of the fifth to maintain UC San Diego's narrow lead as she closed in on yet another complete game.
 
The Highlanders weren't going quietly as they scored their first run on an RBI double to left and brought the tying run into scoring position before settling for just the one run to make it 2-1 Tritons.
 
Caldwell made the lead stand up as she retired three Highlander hitters in order as the Tritons picked up the series victory and their third win in the team's last four games.  

TRITON TIDBITS

• After seven more innings of one run ball, Caldwell lowered her season ERA to 2.44 while also earning her 13^th win.
• O'Gorman continued her strong season at the top of the Tritons' batting order as she raised her batting average to .326 while being tied for third on the team with 36 hits this season.
• Following their win on Sunday, the Tritons picked up their second Big West series win of the season after sweeping CSU Bakersfield in March.

UP NEXT
The Tritons now look ahead to their final road series of the season as they will face off with CSUN next Friday for a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. Live streaming and statistics can be found on the team's website.

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.