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(April
22, 2008) - UC Riverside dropped a 7-1 decision to Loyola
Marymount in a non-conference match-up at the Riverside Sports
Complex Tuesday afternoon. Jordan Opdyke and Tony Nix each
finished with two hits for the Highlanders who fall to 11-24
overall on the season.
LMU
(20-20) recorded 16 hits off of five Highlander pitchers and
also took advantage of two UCR errors to take the season series,
two games to none. The Lions put up single runs in the first
and second innings before using six hits to bring across four
runs in the fourth.
UCR
scored a run in the fifth on an RBI base-hit by Trevor Hairgrove
that scored Opdyke who had led off the inning with a single.
The Highlanders made some noise in the eighth as Nix started
the inning with a single and then moved up to second two batters
later after Joey Gonzales walked. A wild pitch then moved
both runners into scoring position for UCR leading hitter
Drew Garcia. Lion reliever Andy Beal was able to get Garcia
to fly out to end the Highlander threat.
Starter
D.J. Smith saw his record drop to 1-1 after allowing two earned
runs in his two innings. Gonzales saw his 10-game hit streak
come to an end. A.J. LaMonda led the way for LMU, finishing
4-for-4. Nate Keadle picked up the win after allowing just
the one run in seven innings.
The Highlanders host Cal State Northridge for a Big West Conference
three-game series beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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