College softball: Vanguard splits

SAN DIEGO - Vanguard University’s softball team split a

doubleheader with UC San Diego on Saturday in a pair of nonconference

games.

In the first game, Vanguard pitcher Gina Liebengood pitched a four-hit

shutout as the Lions (7-6) won, 2-0, and handed UCSD (5-1) its first loss

of the year. Stacey Caggiano drove in both Vanguard runs with a single.

In the second game, Vanguard’s comeback attempt fell short, 4-3. The

Lions’ Valerie Vanaken hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to cut

UCSD’s lead to one run.

Nonconference

Game one

Vanguard 2, UCSD 0

Score by innings

Vanguard 000 002 0 - 2 4 0

UCSD 000 000 0 - 0 4 0

Liebengood and Devey; Harlan and Hunstad. W - Liebengood, 5-2; L -

Harlan, 1-1.

Game two

UCSD 4, Vanguard 3

Score by innings

Vanguard 000 003 0 - 3 5 2

UCSD 300 100 0 - 4 8 0

Smith, Atchley (1) and Devey; Flanigan, Harlan (6) and Hunstad. W -

Flanigan, 3-0; L - Smith, 0-2; SV - Harlan. 2B - Fortner (VU), Searing

(UCSD), Harlan (UCSD). HR - Vanaken (VU).