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SB huddle in the circle
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5
Winner New Mexico UNM 17-16-1
0
UC San Diego UCSD 6-19
Winner
New Mexico UNM
17-16-1
5
Final
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UC San Diego UCSD
6-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
New Mexico UNM 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 0
UC San Diego UCSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: GUEST, McKenna (12-5) L: Christian, Callie (0-7)

Game Recap: Softball | | By Senji Torrey '25

Tritons Fall to Lobos in Non-Conference Meeting

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The Tritons (6-19, 4-6 Big West) suffered a 5-0 non-conference loss to the New Mexico Lobos (17-16-1, 2-4 Mountain West) at Triton Softball Field on Tuesday afternoon.  

Haley Garcia led on the stat sheet, going 2-for-2 for a pair of singles while also collecting two stolen bases. Callie Christian started in the circle on Tuesday, pitching just over four innings where she racked up two strikeouts, three walks and seven hits. India Caldwell finished the game, striking out four while giving up one hit in a two-inning campaign. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Both teams struggled to get things going in the first inning as Christian struck out two Lobos to keep it scoreless. New Mexico found its footing soon after, stringing together a double and single to go up 1-0.  

Garcia starred in the third inning, hitting a single up the middle before stealing consecutive bases to set up a tying run. The two-out deficit could not be overcome, however, as the score remained by the end of the inning.  

 

After a quiet fourth inning for both sides, the Lobos surged in the fifth. A hit-by-pitch opened the door for the visitors, who followed up with two singles to draw a 2-0 lead. A fielder's choice into center field sent in another run, but not without a third base putout connection from Garcia to Alexa DeMarse.  

Another single and double were enough to make it 5-0 before the Tritons turned to the bullpen. Caldwell stopped the inning's bleeding with a strikeout, leaving three Lobos on base. 

Garcia found herself in a familiar third base position in the sixth inning after hitting another single and riding an Eng bunt and Jaden Hill sacrifice bunt. No matter, a pop fly to second base closed the inning before she could reach the final bag. 

 

TRITON TIDBITS 

  • Tuesday's meeting was the first between the two programs.
  • Haley Garcia is the only Triton to start all 25 games of the season thus far. 
  • India Caldwell has tossed14.2 shutout innings over four games since Friday, March 22 with 17 strikeouts over those innings.

UP NEXT 
UC San Diego heads up north for a three-game conference series with Cal State Bakersfield on Friday and Saturday. Friday hosts a double-header with first pitches scheduled for 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., while the final Saturday contest begins at 1 p.m. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics available via UCSDTritons.com. 

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 began a new era in 2020 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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned 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 Divisions I and II. 

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