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(February 9,
2008) - UC Riverside (1-3) fell to Mississippi State
8-0 and later came out on the losing end of a 4-3 decison
to #18 Oregon State in the second day of the Palm Springs
Tournment Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore Marissa Alvidrex launched her
first homer of the season and senior April Murray added two
hits for the Highlanders who played with nationally ranked
OSU for much of the game. UCR held a 3-1 lead going into the
bottom of the fourth before OSU tied the game at 3-3 with
two runs in the inning. The Beavers then went up 4-3 after
picking up the eventual-winning run in the sixth. Senior Christin
pitched solid for UCR, holding the Beavers to one earned run
on four hits and struck out four.
Mississippi State held the Highlanders
to one hit in UCR's first game of the day. Junior Amanda Klimczak
suffered the loss after allowing five earned runs in 3.1 innings
for the Highlanders.
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