Softball

Toreros Take Early Lead, Hold On Late

March 18, 2018

Final Stats

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Kailey Hill went 4-for-5 with four RBIs to lead San Diego to a 7-5 victory at Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday afternoon.

The Toreros (17-14) scored early and weathered a late comeback effort by the Roadrunners (2-19) to earn their second straight victory.

USD finished the weekend series against CSU Bakersfield with a 2-1 record. Lindsay Clare led the Toreros offensively, going 5-for-8 (.625) with an RBI. Taylor Spence hit .545 (6-for-11) with four runs and three stolen bases. Kailey Hill (4-for-12) and Sara Silveyra (3-for-9) both hit .333 on the weekend with four RBIs apiece.

Halle Kyler posted a 0.78 ERA and limited opponents to a .156 batting average with nine strikeouts in 9.0 innings.

Hill, Spence and Silveyra all produced multi-hit performances in the series finale Sunday. Along with Hill's four hits, Spence went 2-for-4 and Silveyra went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Hannah Gilliland also had a nice day at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.

It was a team effort in the circle with all three Toreros pitchers making appearances. Hannah Boos (6-2) got the start and held the Roadrunners to four runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Delaney Heller and Halle Kyler finished the final 2 1/3 innings and permitted just one run on four hits and one walk.

USD jumped out to an early 3-1 lead through the first two innings. The Toreros erupted for four runs in the top of the fourth to take a commanding 7-1 lead.

CSU Bakersfield rallied for a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and another in the sixth to cut USD's lead to 7-5.

That was as close as the Roadrunners would get as Kyler kept the Roadrunners off the board in the seventh to seal the 7-5 victory for the Toreros.

USD will play a three-game series next weekend at UC Riverside, beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Spence

#1 Taylor Spence

OF
5' 5"
Junior
Delaney Heller

#4 Delaney Heller

RHP
5' 9"
Sophomore
Halle Kyler

#9 Halle Kyler

RHP/INF
5' 4"
Freshman
Sara Silveyra

#10 Sara Silveyra

SS
5' 6"
Sophomore
Hannah Gilliland

#14 Hannah Gilliland

2B
5' 4"
Senior
Kailey Hill

#21 Kailey Hill

OF/1B
5' 8"
Senior
Lindsay Clare

#23 Lindsay Clare

3B/2B
5' 2"
Sophomore
Hannah Boos

#24 Hannah Boos

RHP
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Taylor Spence

#1 Taylor Spence

5' 5"
Junior
OF
Delaney Heller

#4 Delaney Heller

5' 9"
Sophomore
RHP
Halle Kyler

#9 Halle Kyler

5' 4"
Freshman
RHP/INF
Sara Silveyra

#10 Sara Silveyra

5' 6"
Sophomore
SS
Hannah Gilliland

#14 Hannah Gilliland

5' 4"
Senior
2B
Kailey Hill

#21 Kailey Hill

5' 8"
Senior
OF/1B
Lindsay Clare

#23 Lindsay Clare

5' 2"
Sophomore
3B/2B
Hannah Boos

#24 Hannah Boos

5' 8"
Freshman
RHP