RIVERSIDE, CA — The Toreros defeat UC Riverside 10-5 for their ninth win of the season. Leading the Toreros at the plate was Alexia Torculas with four hits and three runs scored. 

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• Madison Earnshaw started in the circle for the Toreros. 
• In the top of the first, Alexia Torculas singled to third base. 
• Izzy Owen singled down the left field line to advance Torculas to second in the top of the first. 
• Amanda Limon was walked with bases loaded and Izzy Owen scored. Toreros led 1-0 in the top of the first. 
• In the top of the second, Clareese Santiago singled up the middle. 
• Izzy Owen drove in an RBI with her single up the middle. Clareese Santiago scored and the Toreros led, 2-0, in the top of the second. 
• AJ Kaiser doubled to right center and brought in two RBIs in the top of the second. Izzy Owen and Alexia Torculas scored to continue San Diego's lead, 4-0.
• In the top of the third, Amanda Limon singled to right field. 
• Alexia Torculas singled to kick off the top of the fourth.
• In the top of the sixth, Alexia Torculas and Izzy Owen singled to left field. 
• Joecellia Roberts doubled to center field and brought in three RBIs from Izzy Owen, Alexia Torculas, and Clareese Santiago. San Diego leads 7-1 in the top of the sixth.
• Courtney Rose replaced Earnshaw in the circle in the bottom of the sixth. 
• In the top of the seventh, Ashley Daugherty singled to shortstop and Clareese Santiago singled up the middle. 
• Alexia Torculas singled up the middle and Ashley Daugherty scored. San Diego leads 8-3 in the top of the seventh. 
• Clareese Santiago stole home to build on the lead, 9-3, in the top of the seventh. 
• Alexia Torculas scored to improve San Diego's score to 10-3 in the top of the seventh. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Madison Earnshaw recorded two strikeouts against UC Riverside in six innings pitched. Earnshaw is the second leading pitcher in strikeouts with 38 this season.
• Across six innings, Earnshaw faced 27 batters and only allowed seven hits. 
• The Toreros had 14 hits against UC Riverside. Leading the Toreros was Alexia Torculas with four hits and Izzy Owen with three.
• Joecellia Roberts hit doubles for both of her hits against UC Riverside. Roberts is now tied with Noelle Hee for leading the Toreros in doubles with five each. 
• Alexia Torculas, Izzy Owen, and Clareese Santiago were aggressive running the bases and scored three runs each. 
• Alexia Torculas leads the Toreros in total runs scored with 16 across 24 games this season. 

UP NEXT
The Toreros will return home to host the Torero Classic beginning on Thursday, March 10 through Sunday, March 13. The tournament includes Weber State, CSUN, and San Diego State. The Toreros' first contest is against CSUN on Friday, March 11 at 5 p.m. PT. San Diego has an all time record of 5-5 with their most recent contest on April 28, 2021 and resulted in 5-3 loss.