Softball

Sabbatini pitches Toreros past UC Riverside

March 29, 2017

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San Diego â€" Senior RHP Megan Sabbatini (Hollister, Calif.) turned in a dominating performance today in leading the Toreros (14-15) to a 3-0 victory over visiting UC Riverside (18-11). Sabbatini took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before surrendering a double down the left-field line with two outs to Madeline Richard. With the win Sabbatini improves to 5-8 on the season.

USD scored two runs in the bottom of the third. Shannine McKeon opened the inning with a single to center field. She was moved over to second by Taylor Spence before Olivia Sandusky's RBI single knocked her in. Lauren Kane would follow with a single that scored Sandusky from third base.

The Toreros added their third and final run in the 4th inning. Lindsay Clare opened with a single and would eventually score from third on Sara Silveyra's fielder's choice. For the game Shannon McKeon was 2-for-2 with 1 walk and 1 run scored. Olivia Sandusky finished 1-for-3 with 1 run and 1 RBI. UCR starting pitcher Haley Marschall (5-5) gave up 3 hits and 2 runs in 2.1 innings.

The Toreros are off until the start of WCC play when they host the Pacific Tigers in a doubleheader on Saturday, April 8th (12 pm & 2 pm).

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Spence

#1 Taylor Spence

OF
5' 5"
Junior
Shannon McKeon

#5 Shannon McKeon

SS
5' 10"
Junior
Sara Silveyra

#10 Sara Silveyra

SS
5' 6"
Sophomore
Lauren Kane

#11 Lauren Kane

1B/3B
5' 8"
Junior
Lindsay Clare

#23 Lindsay Clare

3B/2B
5' 2"
Sophomore
Megan Sabbatini

#16 Megan Sabbatini

RHP
5' 5"
Senior
Olivia Sandusky

#24 Olivia Sandusky

OF
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Spence

#1 Taylor Spence

5' 5"
Junior
OF
Shannon McKeon

#5 Shannon McKeon

5' 10"
Junior
SS
Sara Silveyra

#10 Sara Silveyra

5' 6"
Sophomore
SS
Lauren Kane

#11 Lauren Kane

5' 8"
Junior
1B/3B
Lindsay Clare

#23 Lindsay Clare

5' 2"
Sophomore
3B/2B
Megan Sabbatini

#16 Megan Sabbatini

5' 5"
Senior
RHP
Olivia Sandusky

#24 Olivia Sandusky

5' 10"
Senior
OF