University of Nevada Las Vegas
Portland St
2/16/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 16, 2003
HENDERSON - Portland State's Kayla Lewis hit a bases-loaded single to score the go-ahead runs and lead the Vikings to a 5-3 victory over UNLV at the UNLV Softball Classic at Stephanie Lynn Craig Park on Sunday.
The Rebels (4-10) had already climbed out of 2-0 and 3-1 holes in the game before Lewis' hit broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning and powered PSU (1-4) to its first victory of the year.
The Vikings went to work early, drawing a leadoff walk in the first from Rebel starter Kacey Ellis. Nichole Ivie's sac fly put PSU up 1-0.
A second run was tacked on in the second. Tiffany McHenry singled and stole second before the Vikings traded an out to get her to third. The Rebels could have escaped the inning, but a muffed throw by Becky McDonald allowed the run to score.
UNLV manufactured its first run in the third. Bridget Byrne ripped a one-out single to left off of Viking hurler Morgan Seibert. Ellis then reached on a fielding error, putting runners at first and second for Lisa Moses. Moses belted a line drive up the middle, pushing Byrne all the way home. It was all UNLV could manage, however, as it left runners at second and third in the inning.
PSU stretched its lead back to two runs after McHenry led off the fourth with a triple to right field and eventually scored on an RBI groundout by Erin Stokey.
The Rebels answered right back with a surprising two-out single by Joanna Jackson to score Pauline Glenn in the fourth. In the fifth, Ellis was let aboard by an error for the second time and came around to score an unearned run on a pair of wild pitches by Viking reliever Michelle Hext.
Knotted at three, Ellis got into trouble in the sixth. With one out, she hit a batter and gave up back-toback singles to load the bases. Megumi Hackett hit into a fielder's choice for the second out, but Lewis took advantage of the situation.
UNLV wrapped up play in its home tourney with a 1-4 record. The Rebels will take no rest, returning to their home stadium on the UNLV campus for games against Southern Utah and Hawaii on Monday.
