Softball Falls to UNLV and #22 Stanford at Cardinal Classic

Friday, March 8

Stanford, Calif.

3:15 p.m.

Bucknell University

6-7

UNLV

16-4

UNLV

Bucknell

Photo by: Alli Meehan

Softball Falls to UNLV and #22 Stanford at Cardinal Classic

3/8/2019 11:51:00 PM | Softball

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STANFORD, Calif. – Bucknell softball took on a pair of tough opponents as it opened play at the Cardinal Classic on Friday, falling 7-0 to UNLV before coming up just short in a 2-1 loss to #22 Stanford.

The Bison, who dropped to 6-8 overall, will play UNLV on Saturday at 1 p.m., and will play UMass Lowell immediately after that game concludes. They wrap up play at the tournament with games against UMass Lowell and Stanford on Sunday.

UNLV 7, Bucknell 0
Jenny Bressler and Breana Burke combined on a three-hit shutout as UNLV pulled away late in a 7-0 win over the Bison. The Rebels improved to 16-4.

Anna Gimmestad, Marisa Alemany, and Nicole Rivait all singled for Bucknell. Gimmestad added a stolen base.

UNLV led 1-0 through five innings before rallying for five runs in the sixth inning and another run in the seventh. Reina Bondi led the Rebels, going 3-for-4 with a home run.

#22 Stanford 2, Bucknell 1
Bucknell gave nationally-ranked Stanford all it could handle but came up just short in a 2-1 loss in the second game. Raeanne Geffert gave up two earned runs while pitching six innings against the Pac 12 team.

Teaghan Cowles put Stanford on the board early with a home run in the bottom of the first inning. The Cardinal made it 2-0 on an RBI double by Hannah Howell in the third.

The Bison cut their deficit in half with a run in the fifth inning. Allyse Volpe reached on a two-out error and then scored on a double by Gimmestad. The throw allowed Gimmestad to advance to third, but UNLV got out of the inning with a lineout.
Volpe had two of Bucknell's four hits with a single and a double. Ryanne Rokos had one double.
With a hit in both games, Anna Gimmestad upped her hitting streak to six straight.