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Jadelyn Allchin
Photo by: Jenny Xu
Softball Rallies to Walk Off on Utah, 6-5
March 10, 2024 | Softball
LOS ANGELES – The No. 16 UCLA softball team rallied to score two runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off on Utah, 6-5, in front of a sold-out crowd of 1,348 fans at Easton Stadium Saturday night.
The Bruins (13-6, 2-0 Pac-12) entered the final half frame trailing the Utes (14-8, 0-2 Pac-12), 5-4.
The rally started with a nine-pitch walk to redshirt senior Seneca Curo, who was down 0-2 early in the at-bat and managed to foul off three pitches. A productive groundout by Janelle Meoño moved Curo's pinch runner, Liesl Osteen, into scoring position. The next batter was red-hot Jadelyn Allchin who was coming off her third home run of the year in game one of the series on Friday. With two outs, the graduate transfer delivered a game-tying, RBI single that soared past the outstretched jump of Utah's shortstop and into left field.
Two walks to Maya Brady and Jordan Woolery loaded the bases with nowhere to put sophomore Megan Grant. On a 3-1 count, Grant recorded the game-winning hit in with a walk-off single through the 5-6 hole to score Allchin from third base.
Sophomore Taylor Tinsley earned the win in the circle after turning in 4.0 innings of relief with seven strikeouts and two unearned runs.
Similar to game one, UCLA jumped out to an early lead thanks to a four spot in the bottom of the first inning. Allchin and Brady each reached base on a hit-by-pitch and walk to start the inning, and a single by Woolery loaded the bases with no outs for Grant. The San Bruno, Calif. brought home the first of her two runs batted in with the bases loaded of the night on a sacrifice fly to right field.
Catcher Sharlize Palacios stepped to the plate next and deposited the first pitch she saw beyond the center field wall for a three-run home run. Palacios leads the team with six home runs, all of which have come in the Bruins' last eight games.
Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Terry opened her outing with two scoreless frames, but was tagged for three runs in the third inning to make it a one-run game. Terry's second time through the heart of the Utes' lineup yielded four hits, including back-to-back RBI doubles into the left-center gap by Abby Dayton and Kaylah Nelson.
Tinsley entered for relief in the fourth inning and send the Utes down in order with a pair of strikeouts to head back into the dugout. Tinsley picked up two outs to begin the fifth with a strikeout on Haley Denning and groundout from Aliya Belarde. The next batter, Dayton, hit a dribbler back to Tinsley who was unable to get the ball out of her mitt to prolong the inning. The Utes capitalized for a two-out rally on three consecutive hits, the last of which was an RBI single up the middle by Sophie Jaquez to give Utah its first lead of the night at 5-4.
Tinsley closed her outing with three strikeouts to the final seven batters she faced. She now owns a team-leading 2.11 earned run average, 80 strikeouts and 5-5 record across her 14 appearances.
The Bruins have secured their first series victory of the season. UCLA closes its Utah series tomorrow with a first pitch time of 12 p.m. (PT). Fans can watch the action on the UCLA Livestream.
UCLA will be honoring the 20th anniversary of its 2004 NCAA Championship team as part of its yearly alumni weekend celebration.
The Bruins (13-6, 2-0 Pac-12) entered the final half frame trailing the Utes (14-8, 0-2 Pac-12), 5-4.
The rally started with a nine-pitch walk to redshirt senior Seneca Curo, who was down 0-2 early in the at-bat and managed to foul off three pitches. A productive groundout by Janelle Meoño moved Curo's pinch runner, Liesl Osteen, into scoring position. The next batter was red-hot Jadelyn Allchin who was coming off her third home run of the year in game one of the series on Friday. With two outs, the graduate transfer delivered a game-tying, RBI single that soared past the outstretched jump of Utah's shortstop and into left field.
Two walks to Maya Brady and Jordan Woolery loaded the bases with nowhere to put sophomore Megan Grant. On a 3-1 count, Grant recorded the game-winning hit in with a walk-off single through the 5-6 hole to score Allchin from third base.
Sophomore Taylor Tinsley earned the win in the circle after turning in 4.0 innings of relief with seven strikeouts and two unearned runs.
Similar to game one, UCLA jumped out to an early lead thanks to a four spot in the bottom of the first inning. Allchin and Brady each reached base on a hit-by-pitch and walk to start the inning, and a single by Woolery loaded the bases with no outs for Grant. The San Bruno, Calif. brought home the first of her two runs batted in with the bases loaded of the night on a sacrifice fly to right field.
Catcher Sharlize Palacios stepped to the plate next and deposited the first pitch she saw beyond the center field wall for a three-run home run. Palacios leads the team with six home runs, all of which have come in the Bruins' last eight games.
Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Terry opened her outing with two scoreless frames, but was tagged for three runs in the third inning to make it a one-run game. Terry's second time through the heart of the Utes' lineup yielded four hits, including back-to-back RBI doubles into the left-center gap by Abby Dayton and Kaylah Nelson.
Tinsley entered for relief in the fourth inning and send the Utes down in order with a pair of strikeouts to head back into the dugout. Tinsley picked up two outs to begin the fifth with a strikeout on Haley Denning and groundout from Aliya Belarde. The next batter, Dayton, hit a dribbler back to Tinsley who was unable to get the ball out of her mitt to prolong the inning. The Utes capitalized for a two-out rally on three consecutive hits, the last of which was an RBI single up the middle by Sophie Jaquez to give Utah its first lead of the night at 5-4.
Tinsley closed her outing with three strikeouts to the final seven batters she faced. She now owns a team-leading 2.11 earned run average, 80 strikeouts and 5-5 record across her 14 appearances.
The Bruins have secured their first series victory of the season. UCLA closes its Utah series tomorrow with a first pitch time of 12 p.m. (PT). Fans can watch the action on the UCLA Livestream.
UCLA will be honoring the 20th anniversary of its 2004 NCAA Championship team as part of its yearly alumni weekend celebration.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tinsley, Taylor (5-5)
L: Ladd, Sarah (7-3)
Batting:
2B: Dayton, Abby 1 ; Nelsen, Kaylah 1
RBI: Dayton, Abby 1 ; Nelsen, Kaylah 1 ; Jimenez, Julia 2 ; Jacquez, Sophie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denning, Haley 1 ; Dayton, Abby 2 ; Nelsen, Kaylah 1 ; Lee, Reese 1
CS: Denning, Haley 1
HBP: Denning, Haley 1
Batting:
HR: Palacios, Sharlize 1
RBI: Allchin, Jadelyn 1 ; Grant, Megan 2 ; Palacios, Sharlize 3
SF: Grant, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Allchin, Jadelyn 2 ; Brady, Maya 1 ; Woolery, Jordan 1 ; Palacios, Sharlize 1 ; Osteen, Liesl 1
HBP: Allchin, Jadelyn 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
1
RBI
2
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