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Despite handing UAB its first Conference USA loss of the season Saturday, the Knights couldn't take the weekend series against the Blazers, dropping Saturday's contest 5-3.
Center fielder Vanessa Perez had two hits and scored a run, while Natalie Land and Marissa Menendez generated UCF's other two runs.
Diana Rojas (4-7) pitched 2.1 innings in Game Three on March 26, giving up three runs off three hits with three errors and one strikeout.
Lacey Dinney came in for 0.1 innings giving up two runs off two hits with one strikeout and Ashley Schmitt closed for UCF in 4.1 innings giving up no runs off five hits and no strikeouts.
Friday was a better day for the Knights, when they split a double-header against the Blazers.
In Game One against UAB, Rojas gave up nine hits and no runs, shutting out the Blazers 6-0 in 7.0 innings.
"It felt awesome to be able to throw my first complete game, get the shutout and pick up the win against UAB all in the same game," Rojas said in a release. "I have been feeling pretty confident on the mound in my last few appearances and it feels great to be able to go out there and pitch like I know how to pitch."
Third baseman Allie Jest had three RBIs off two hits, second baseman Land had an RBI off one hit and Vanessa Perez had one run off one hit.
Patrice Fee scored another run for the Knights off two hits and shortstop Tiffany Lane posted 2 runs off two hits.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Abby McClain started the inning when she hit her seventh home run of the season to center field.
Fee singled to shortstop, Jest singled down the right field line scoring Fee and Schmitt.
During the night cap of Day One, McClain was the only Knight able to score a run, as the Knights fell to the Blazers 5-1.
Menendez and Land each posted hits for UCF in game two.
Lacey Dinney (8-7) received the loss for UCF, giving up five runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Schmitt closed out the game on the mound, allowing one hit and one walk in 2.1 innings.
Notes
— Throughout the series against UAB, UCF totaled 10 runs off 21 hits.
— Diana Rojas gave UAB its first C-USA loss of the season in the 6-0 shutout game.
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