UCLA softball scores 10 runs in second game against Rutgers
UCLA softball defeated Rutgers 13-3 in their second game of the series on Sunday.
No. 7 UCLA softball continued to let loose against Rutgers in their 13-3 second game showing at Rutgers Softball Complex in Piscataway, NJ on Sunday. The Bruins were off to a strong start to begin their series with a 16-run outing in their first game on Saturday and they showed no signs of slowing down against the Scarlet Knights on Sunday.
UCLA batters ended the day with 10 hits, 13 runs and 12 RBI's as their pitching duo of freshman Natalie Cable and sophomore Brynne Nally gave Rutgers trouble with five hits allowed throughout six innings. Setting the tone UCLA got on the board in a hurry with four runs to close out the top of the first and Cable forcing no baserunners with three outs to begin the Scarlet Knights time at bat. Home run central The Bruins refused to go scoreless in the second with two sets of two-run homers after beginning the inning with two outs.
Meanwhile, Rutgers got two runners on base with two walks by Cable, but the defensive unit's stingy defense prevented them from getting to third and kept them scoreless. Slowing down UCLA and Rutgers struggled to get much going in the third with the Bruins getting their third out on a failed steal attempt to third base. The Bruins batters would make up for it in the top of the fourth though with two runs, but the Scarlet Knights would get the best of Cable with a two-run homer to put the game at 10-2.
Tough fifth The Bruins were eyeing a run rule, but Rutgers got the better of UCLA's batters this time and allowed no hits in the fifth. The Scarlet Knights hit a homer to put them a bit closer to the Bruins gargantuan, 10-3 lead. Closing out UCLA was determined to end the game in the sixth with a homer and two-unearned runs to put them up 13-3.