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The No. 10 UCLA softball team scraped by their series opener versus Indiana with a 5-4 win at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.
The Bruins played Hawaii the day before to cleanse their palate of their Nebraska series blunder, but the Hoosiers pitching unit gave UCLA's batters a run for their money. The Bruins' batters managed to push across seven runs and were walked six times for four RBI's and five runs over the course of the seven inning affair.
UCLA had senior right-handed pitcher Taylor Tinsley on the mound for the entirety of the game and her veteran savviness on the mound resulted in no hits nor base runners over the first two innings. The Bruins batters faced an equal amount of struggles against Indiana's pitching unit, who allowed a walk and a hit in the first pair of innings, but no runs.
The Hoosiers batters got the better of Tinsley in the top of the third with a pair of base runners scoring off a double, putting Indiana up two for the first runs scored of the game. UCLA got a run of their own off of a double, but their three hits were not enough to get them ahead of Indiana as they left two runners on base and entered the fourth down 2-1.
Tinsley gave up two hits in the start of the fourth, but steadied the ship to prevent any Hoosiers from getting home. UCLA had one runner on base with a walk, but they weren't able to take advantage of Indiana's scoreless inning. Both teams stayed put at 2-1.
UCLA fell behind 3-1 in the top of the fifth after Tinsley allowed two hits with Indiana scoring off of another double. The Bruins kept pace with the Hoosiers as they loaded the bases and were walked for a score to keep Indiana ahead by one as they entered the final stretch of the game down 3-2.
Tinsley threw a shutdown inning in the top of the sixth and the Bruins gained the lead for the first time in the game in the bottom of the sixth off of sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp's three-run homer to put UCLA up 5-3. Slimp led UCLA's batters with hits at all four of her at bats, three RBI's, two runs and the Bruins only homer of the game, raising her batting average to .457.
The Hoosiers scored a run in the top of the seventh, but a double play secured the win for the Bruins. Tinsley was ended the day with five strikeouts while giving up seven hits for four runs, two unearned, for a earned run average of 2.80.
UCLA will play for Indiana for their second game of the series on Saturday with an anticipated start time of 6 p.m. PT.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA softball wins Indiana series opener with late three-run homer
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The Bruins played Hawaii the day before to cleanse their palate of their Nebraska series blunder, but the Hoosiers pitching unit gave UCLA's batters a run for their money. The Bruins' batters managed to push across seven runs and were walked six times for four RBI's and five runs over the course of the seven inning affair.
Finding the rhythm
UCLA had senior right-handed pitcher Taylor Tinsley on the mound for the entirety of the game and her veteran savviness on the mound resulted in no hits nor base runners over the first two innings. The Bruins batters faced an equal amount of struggles against Indiana's pitching unit, who allowed a walk and a hit in the first pair of innings, but no runs.
Scoring time
The Hoosiers batters got the better of Tinsley in the top of the third with a pair of base runners scoring off a double, putting Indiana up two for the first runs scored of the game. UCLA got a run of their own off of a double, but their three hits were not enough to get them ahead of Indiana as they left two runners on base and entered the fourth down 2-1.
Struggling in the fourth
Tinsley gave up two hits in the start of the fourth, but steadied the ship to prevent any Hoosiers from getting home. UCLA had one runner on base with a walk, but they weren't able to take advantage of Indiana's scoreless inning. Both teams stayed put at 2-1.
Keeping pace
UCLA fell behind 3-1 in the top of the fifth after Tinsley allowed two hits with Indiana scoring off of another double. The Bruins kept pace with the Hoosiers as they loaded the bases and were walked for a score to keep Indiana ahead by one as they entered the final stretch of the game down 3-2.
Clutch time
Tinsley threw a shutdown inning in the top of the sixth and the Bruins gained the lead for the first time in the game in the bottom of the sixth off of sophomore outfielder Rylee Slimp's three-run homer to put UCLA up 5-3. Slimp led UCLA's batters with hits at all four of her at bats, three RBI's, two runs and the Bruins only homer of the game, raising her batting average to .457.
The Hoosiers scored a run in the top of the seventh, but a double play secured the win for the Bruins. Tinsley was ended the day with five strikeouts while giving up seven hits for four runs, two unearned, for a earned run average of 2.80.
UCLA will play for Indiana for their second game of the series on Saturday with an anticipated start time of 6 p.m. PT.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA softball wins Indiana series opener with late three-run homer
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