UMass vs. LIU - Brooklyn | Citrus Blossom Invitational

LIU BROOKLYN 9, MASSACHUSETTS 5 (8 inn.)
LIU freshman Elena Valenzuela earned her first collegiate win, going eight strong, as the Blackbirds beat UMass with a five run eighth frame to win 9-5 in extra innings. Making her first start of the season, Valenzuela (1-0) went the distance, yielding only one walk and three earned runs to go with three strikeouts for the victors. Kiara Oliver (0-2) took the loss in relief for the Minutewomen.

Senior first baseman Schae Dickson had a two-RBI single in the eighth to cap the LIU scoring at a season-high nine runs. Earlier, in the fifth inning, she hit a two-run home run to left center to give the Blackbirds a 4-2 lead at the time. For the game, Dickson went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and the four runs batted in to lead the LIU attack.