RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Colgate softball team couldn't get its bats heated up in a pair of tough losses to Columbia and UC Riverside Sunday afternoon at the UC Riverside Classic.
Columbia put Colgate in an early hole that the Raiders were never able to recover from as the Lions put up seven runs, only three of which were earned, in the top of the first.
Senior
Kyle Griswold and sophomore
Brittany Bendel combined to throw 6.1 innings of scoreless relief to keep the Lions from adding to their lead. Sophomore
Sabrina Odierno smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh, but it would be Colgate's only run production as the Raiders fell 7-1.
Griswold got the starting nod for the nightcap against UC Riverside. The pitcher kept the Highlanders off the board in the first, but the tournament hosts added single runs in the second, third and fifth innings to take a 3-0 lead through five. UC Riverside then tacked on three runs in the sixth to cement the 6-0 victory.
BOTTOM LINES
- Columbia 7, Colgate 1
- UC Riverside 6, Colgate 0
WON-LOST RECORDS
- Colgate falls to 1-13 overall.
- Columbia improves to 4-9.
- UC Riverside is now 19-7.
KEY RAIDER INFO
- Odierno's home run against Columbia was her first career dinger.
- Bendel allowed just one hit in 3.0 innings of relief work in the opener against Colubmia.
- Sophomore Virginia Irby went 2-for-3 at the plate against the Lions.
- Sophomore Blake Brackett knocked her first hit of the season against Columbia.
- First-year Mia Guevarra and senior Holly Geranen recorded Colgate's hits against UC Riverside.
UP NEXT
- The Raiders will have Monday off from game competition before returning to action with two games Tuesday.
- Colgate faces Harvard at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT and wraps up the tournament against UC Riverside at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
