When a No. 1 team plays to its full potential, look out. The
top-ranked UCLA softball team scored 35 runs in a doubleheader
against UC Riverside yesterday and didn’t allow any from the
other team.
“We still have work to do, but I’ll give the players
a day off,” UCLA head coach Sue Enquist said.
In the first game, the Bruins won 15-0, but not with the help of
a mercy rule. They scored eight runs in the seventh inning, and
Stephanie Ramos went 4-for-5 for the game with four RBI, a triple
and a home run.
“I’m hitting the pitches where they’re
at,” Ramos said. “We did really good.”
In both ends of the doubleheader, Ramos went 8-for-10 with six
RBI.
Also, Keira Goerl pitched seven innings and allowed one hit.
“I thought I was good,” Goerl said. “But I
could’ve been better.”
The second game did end in a mercy rule, with UCLA winning
20-0.
Freshman Michelle Turner recorded her first decision of the
season, pitching five shutout innings, allowing four hits.
“Turner’s getting better everyday,” Enquist
said. “She did a better job of mixing up her
pitches.”
Enquist claims that the score is not indicative of
Riverside’s potential.
“Riverside is a good club; they have good athletes,”
she said. “But this is what (the Bruins) can do when
they’re disciplined.”
UCLA improves to 5-1 on the season, while Riverside goes to
0-2.
For Riverside, it marked their first games under new head coach
Mike Smith. The Highlanders’ former coach, Amy Miller-Reif
resigned due to personal reasons on Monday.