February 14, 2026 UC Santa Barb. at Santa Clara

(2-9)

(6-4)

Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
UC Santa Barb.	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Santa Clara	3	3	3	0	X	9	8	1

Box Score

UC Santa Barb.

Santa Clara

UC Santa Barb. Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	BB	SO	LOB
Tehya Banks ss	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jazzy Santos 2b	3	0	2	0	0	0
Ainsley Waddell cf/p	2	0	0	1	1	0
Kaylin Garcia pr	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gisselle Mejia rf	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bella Fuentes 3b	3	0	0	0	2	2
Jaelyn Toledo 1b	2	0	2	0	0	0
Emily Carr lf	2	0	2	0	0	0
Catherine Benitez c	1	0	0	1	0	0
Danielle Rauscher cf	2	0	0	0	0	5
Ella Myers p	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malaya Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sophia Clark p	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	21	1	6	2	5	8

Batting

GIDP: Gisselle Mejia

Fielding

E: Tehya Banks

Santa Clara Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Cairah Curran 2b	2	3	2	2	1	0	0
Rebecca Rubio ss	1	2	1	2	1	0	0
Hazyl Gray rf	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
Kyla Acres dp	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Lillie Brooks dp	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
Cienna Kowaleski 1b	3	0	2	1	0	0	1
Robynn Balmediano lf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mariah Montalvo c	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Elle Merlino 3b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Caitlyn Golob cf	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cari Ferguson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	21	9	8	8	3	3	4

Batting

2B: Cienna Kowaleski

3B: Cairah Curran , Hazyl Gray

RBI: Cairah Curran (2) , Rebecca Rubio (2) , Hazyl Gray , Kyla Acres (2) , Cienna Kowaleski

Sac: Rebecca Rubio

Baserunning

SB: Cairah Curran , Rebecca Rubio

Fielding

E: Rebecca Rubio

DP: Rebecca Rubio , Cienna Kowaleski , Elle Merlino

UC Santa Barb. Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ella Myers	1.0	3	3	3	0	0
Ainsley Waddell (L, 1-1)	0.1	2	3	3	2	0
Malaya Johnson	1.1	2	3	0	1	1
Sophia Clark	1.1	1	0	0	0	2
Totals	4.0	8	9	6	3	3

Pitching

Batters faced: Ella Myers (7) , Ainsley Waddell (5) , Malaya Johnson (8) , Sophia Clark (5)

WP: Ainsley Waddell

Pitches-Strikes: Ella Myers (18-12), Ainsley Waddell (14-5), Malaya Johnson (35-22), Sophia Clark (15-10)

Santa Clara Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cari Ferguson (W, 3-2)	5.0	6	1	0	2	5	0
Totals	5.0	6	1	0	2	5	0

Pitching

Batters faced: Cari Ferguson (23)

Pitches-Strikes: Cari Ferguson (84-54)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Santa Clara 1st	ACRES singled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); RUBIO scored; CURRAN scored.	0 - 2
Santa Clara 1st	KOWALESKI singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); BROOKS scored.	0 - 3
Santa Clara 2nd	RUBIO reached on a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-0 B); CURRAN advanced to third; MERLINO scored.	0 - 4
Santa Clara 2nd	RUBIO stole second; CURRAN stole home.	0 - 5
Santa Clara 2nd	GRAY tripled to right field, RBI (1-1 BK); RUBIO scored.	0 - 6
UC Santa Barb. 3rd	Mejia grounded into double play ss to 1b to 3b (0-0); Santos out on the play; Banks scored, unearned.	1 - 6
Santa Clara 3rd	CURRAN tripled to left center, 2 RBI (3-2 BFKBFB); GOLOB scored, unearned; MONTALVO scored, unearned.	1 - 8
Santa Clara 3rd	RUBIO singled to left field, RBI (0-2 KK); CURRAN scored, unearned.	1 - 9

Other Information

Location:

Santa Clara, Calif.

Stadium:

SCU Softball Stadium

Attendance:

Duration:

1:38

Umpires:

Home plate - Douglas Trout , First base - Mark Maciel , Third base - Martin Vandenburg

Weather: cloudy

Game: SCU10

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Santa Clara 1st	ACRES singled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); RUBIO scored; CURRAN scored.	0 - 2
Santa Clara 1st	KOWALESKI singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); BROOKS scored.	0 - 3
Santa Clara 2nd	RUBIO reached on a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-0 B); CURRAN advanced to third; MERLINO scored.	0 - 4
Santa Clara 2nd	RUBIO stole second; CURRAN stole home.	0 - 5
Santa Clara 2nd	GRAY tripled to right field, RBI (1-1 BK); RUBIO scored.	0 - 6
UC Santa Barb. 3rd	Mejia grounded into double play ss to 1b to 3b (0-0); Santos out on the play; Banks scored, unearned.	1 - 6
Santa Clara 3rd	CURRAN tripled to left center, 2 RBI (3-2 BFKBFB); GOLOB scored, unearned; MONTALVO scored, unearned.	1 - 8
Santa Clara 3rd	RUBIO singled to left field, RBI (0-2 KK); CURRAN scored, unearned.	1 - 9

All Plays

UC Santa Barb. Top of 1st Inning

Banks struck out looking (2-2 KBBFK). (1 out)

Santos grounded out to ss (2-2 KFBB). (2 out)

Waddell struck out swinging (2-2 BSKFBS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Santa Clara Bottom of 1st Inning

Waddell to p.

Rauscher to cf.

/ for Myers.

CURRAN walked (3-1 KBBBB).

RUBIO walked (3-1 BBBKB); CURRAN advanced to second.

GRAY flied out to cf (0-0); RUBIO advanced to second; CURRAN advanced to third. (1 out)

ACRES singled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); RUBIO scored; CURRAN scored.

BROOKS pinch ran for ACRES.

BROOKS advanced to second on a wild pitch.

KOWALESKI singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); BROOKS scored.

Waddell to dp.

Myers to p.

BALMEDIANO reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); KOWALESKI out at second ss to 2b. (2 out)

MONTALVO popped up to ss (0-0). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

UC Santa Barb. Top of 2nd Inning

Mejia grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). (1 out)

Fuentes struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 FKS). (2 out)

Toledo singled to shortstop (1-0 B).

Carr singled up the middle (2-1 KBB); Toledo advanced to second.

Benitez walked (3-1 BBSBB); Carr advanced to second; Toledo advanced to third.

Rauscher reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 K); Benitez advanced to second; Carr advanced to third; Toledo out at home 3b to c.

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB

Santa Clara Bottom of 2nd Inning

MERLINO singled through the left side (3-2 BFBKB).

GOLOB grounded out to 3b (0-1 K); MERLINO advanced to second. (1 out)

CURRAN singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw (1-0 B); MERLINO advanced to third.

RUBIO reached on a fielder's choice, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-0 B); CURRAN advanced to third; MERLINO scored.

RUBIO stole second; CURRAN stole home.

GRAY tripled to right field, RBI (1-1 BK); RUBIO scored.

Johnson to p for Myers.

BROOKS to dp.

BROOKS struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS). (2 out)

KOWALESKI grounded out to 2b (0-0). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

UC Santa Barb. Top of 3rd Inning

Banks reached on an error by ss (2-2 KBBF).

Santos singled down the rf line (1-2 KKBF); Banks advanced to third.

Waddell grounded out to 3b (1-0 B); Santos advanced to second. (1 out)

Mejia grounded into double play ss to 1b to 3b (0-0); Santos out on the play; Banks scored, unearned.

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 1 Errors , 0 LOB

Santa Clara Bottom of 3rd Inning

BALMEDIANO lined out to 1b (1-2 FFB). (1 out)

MONTALVO walked (3-2 KKBFBBB).

MERLINO flied out to lf (0-1 K). (2 out)

GOLOB reached on an error by ss (3-2 BBFFB); MONTALVO advanced to second.

CURRAN tripled to left center, 2 RBI (3-2 BFKBFB); GOLOB scored, unearned; MONTALVO scored, unearned.

RUBIO singled to left field, RBI (0-2 KK); CURRAN scored, unearned.

Clark to p for Johnson.

GRAY fouled out to ss (1-1 BF). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

UC Santa Barb. Top of 4th Inning

Fuentes flied out to lf (1-1 BF). (1 out)

Toledo singled up the middle (3-1 BBBK).

Carr singled to left field (0-0); Toledo advanced to second.

Benitez flied out to cf (2-2 KKBBF); Toledo advanced to third. (2 out)

Rauscher grounded out to p (0-2 KS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Santa Clara Bottom of 4th Inning

BROOKS struck out swinging (3-2 BBBKFS). (1 out)

KOWALESKI doubled to left field (0-0).

BALMEDIANO lined out to rf (0-0). (2 out)

MONTALVO struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

UC Santa Barb. Top of 5th Inning

Banks grounded out to 3b (0-2 KK). (1 out)

Santos singled to left field (0-2 FF).

Waddell walked (3-0 BBBB); Santos advanced to second.

Garcia pinch ran for Waddell.

Mejia struck out looking (1-2 KBFK). (2 out)

Fuentes struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

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