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Beach splits
with No. 1 UCLA
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A split never felt
so good.
Long Beach State rallied to beat No. 1 UCLA, 3-2, in nine
innings before falling, 10-0, in a nonconference doubleheader
Saturday at Mayfair Park in Lakewood.
Natalie Walker hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to score Nicole
Spencer with the winning run in the ninth inning of the first
game. The victory was The Beach's first over UCLA since
1998 and the Bruins first nonconference loss since since 2000.
Freshman pitcher Meredith Cervenka was again key for LBSU,
going the distance to improve her record to 9-1. Cervenka
gave up 10 hits and walked six, but proved to be clutch by
stranding 13 Bruin runners, including runners on second and
third in the top of the ninth.
The 49ers were down, 2-0, entering the bottom of the sixth
before The Beach put runners on second and third. Darcey Brown
then hit a soft liner that went for a double and scored the
tying runs.
Arleigh Thorp had two hits and a run scored in the first game
for the Beach, which extended its winning streak to 10 games
with the victory.
The streak was stopped in its tracks in the second game as
UCLA (17-1) exploded for 10 runs and Bruin pitcher Keira Goerl
held the 49ers to two hits, both off Thorp's bat.
The 49ers (15-5) will next be in action beginning Friday at
the Arizona Tournament in Tucson, Ariz.
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