AJ Kaiser

Softball

Softball Falls at #5 UCLA

Box Score LOS ANGELES – The University of San Diego softball team fell at #5 UCLA on Tuesday, 8-1.  
 
Redshirt junior catcher AJ Kaiser smashed a home run for the second consecutive game, sending an opposite field shot in the top of the fourth.
 
Redshirt freshman right fielder Ashley Daugherty went 2-for-3 with two doubles in the loss.
 
Sophomore McKenna Braegelmann pitched three scoreless innings in relief, allowing just one hit and striking out two batters.
 
The Toreros drop to 19-26 on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • UCLA started the scoring in the bottom of the first. An RBI double, a hit by pitch with the bases loaded, and a two-RBI single made it 4-0.
  • Starter Madison Earnshaw retired the Bruins in order in the bottom of the second, including two foul outs.
  • UCLA extended its lead in the bottom of the third with four more runs. A bases-loaded walk, a sacrifice fly, and a two-RBI double put the home team in front 8-0.
  • San Diego answered in the top of the fourth, as Kaiser launched a solo home run to right field.
  • Daugherty led off the top of the fifth with a double to right field, but the next three batters were retired.
  • Braegelmann went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the fifth, and got out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the bottom of the seventh.
  • Daugherty roped another double, this time to left center in the top of the seventh, but the Toreros popped up to end the game.
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Kaiser now has two home runs this season, and four in her career.
  • Daugherty is up to six doubles on the year, which ranks third on the team behind JoJo Roberts and Noelle Hee.
  • Braegelmann lowered her season ERA to 2.97.
  • San Diego snaps a four-game winning streak.
  • UCLA registered six hits, while USD had four.
UP NEXT
San Diego will host BYU for three games this weekend, beginning with a 5:30 PM first pitch on Friday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Madison Earnshaw

#17 Madison Earnshaw

RHP
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
McKenna Braegelmann

#7 McKenna Braegelmann

LHP
5' 6"
Freshman
AJ Kaiser

#26 AJ Kaiser

C/1B
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ashley Daugherty

#21 Ashley Daugherty

P
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Noelle Hee

#24 Noelle Hee

Util
5' 8"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Madison Earnshaw

#17 Madison Earnshaw

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
RHP
McKenna Braegelmann

#7 McKenna Braegelmann

5' 6"
Freshman
LHP
AJ Kaiser

#26 AJ Kaiser

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
C/1B
Ashley Daugherty

#21 Ashley Daugherty

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
P
Noelle Hee

#24 Noelle Hee

5' 8"
Redshirt Senior
Util