Thursday, February 18, 1999
Northridge gets double shalacking
SOFTBALL: Bruins homer in back-to-back shutouts against Matadors
3-0, 8-0
By Kimberly Edds
Daily Bruin Contributor
The No. 3 Bruins took advantage of the Cal State Northridge
softball team twice on Wednesday afternoon.
UCLA (9-0) took both games of a doubleheader from the Matadors
(0-2), the first 3-0 and the second 8-0 at Easton Stadium.
The Bruins have been selfish in giving up runs all season, and
the Matadors chose the wrong team to open their season against.
UCLA opponents have scored just five total runs, while UCLA has
gathered a whopping 59 in just nine games.
Offense, along with a little help from the Northridge pitchers,
was the key to success for the Bruins on Wednesday.
Stacey Nuevman continued her race to break the UCLA career home
run record of 30, set last year by first baseman Kim Wuest. With
her fifth-inning long ball, the first of three Bruin home run
blasts and her fourth on the year, Nuevman only needs seven more to
smash Wuest’s mark, in just her second year.
Right fielder Casey Hiraiwa and center fielder Christie Ambrosi
teamed up to hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning of game
two to finish off an eight-run inning for the Bruins. It was the
first home run of the year for both Ambrosi and Hiraiwa.
Hiraiwa’s three-run shot and Ambrosi’s solo homer made it 8-0
Bruins. UCLA remained scoreless until the game was called in the
fifth inning, due to the NCAA eight-run mercy rule.
UCLA batters rocked Cal State Northridge freshman pitcher Summer
Richardson in her college debut for six hits and eight runs, all of
them earned. Richardson also allowed five walks and struck out two
in four innings.
"She’s a great ballplayer," UCLA head coach Sue Enquist said
about Richardson. "We just have some pretty darn good hitters."
On the Bruin side, Freed had an impressive outing, pitching all
five innings, giving up just three hits and fanning six. Freed
maintained her perfect 0.00 ERA, adding another win to give her an
impressive 5-0 record.
With her win in game one, pitcher Courtney Dale improved her
record to 4-0.
"I’m just going to try to keep as many people off base as I can
so they don’t score," Freed said when asked about holding on to her
scoreless streak.
The next action for the Bruins will be at the University of
Nevada, Los Vegas Softball Classic, Feb. 19-21.BEN SCHWARTZ
UCLA beat Cal State Northridge in both games of a
doubleheader.
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