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University of the Pacific

Team Huddle - LMT
Georgia Kovich-Lee
2
Winner California CAL 11-4
0
Pacific PAC 7-9
Winner
California CAL
11-4
2
Final
0
Pacific PAC
7-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
California CAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Pacific PAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1

W: Archer, Haylei (4-0) L: Krosky, Hanna (1-3) S: Romero, Chloe (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Tigers fall 2-0 to Cal on Wednesday

STOCKTON, Calif. - The first of five straight home games for the University of the Pacific Softball team took place on Wednesday afternoon at Bill Simoni Field. The Tigers were shut out 2-0 against California in a non-conference game and droppoed to a 7-9 overall record. 

GAME SUMMARY

Cal took an early 1-0 lead when Kacey Zobac hit into a fielder's choice RBI as Lauren Espalin scored from third base being ahead of the throw to the plate. 

Despite having Carly Lucchetti and Valeria Torres-Colon in scoring position in the bottom of the first with no outs, the Golden Bears retired the next three batters to lead 1-0 through the first inning. 

To lead off the second inning, Karlee Sparacino launched a solo home run to center field, as Cal led 2-0. 

Pacific had several opportunities to score runs in the final six innings. Four runners were left on base in scoring position as the Tigers were unable to capitalize on their chances to score, as the Bears shut out Pacific, 2-0. 

NOTABLE STATS
  • Lucchetti went 2-for-4 on Wednesday with a single and a double. Her .358 batting average leads the team through 16 games this season. 
  • With two hits and two stolen bases for Pacific was Valeria Torres-Colon. 
  • Pacific's only other hit was a double by Jessica Mabrey in the second inning. 
  • Vanessa Strong, Amiyah Aponte and Avery Croxall pitched a combined five innings in relief, allowing no runs, four hits and two strikeouts. 
POSTGAME QUOTE

Pacific head coach Brian Kolze following the game:
"We did a pretty good job getting runners on but we just have to find a way in a close game like that to score them."

UP NEXT

A quick turnaround is scheduled for the Tigers, as they are set to host a non-conference doubleheader against California Baptist on Thursday at Bill Simoni Field. Game one is set for noon, followed by game two at approximately 2 p.m.

Thank you for your continued support of Pacific Softball. At this time, we are currently fan-less for all of our sports. We look forward to having spectators at games as soon as it is safe to do so. Please feel free to stay up to date and follow our streams on pacifictigers.com.

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