Charleston, s.c.
Kinney finished the game 3-for-5 with two RBIs to lead the Bulldogs (7-11), while the Big Green (5-4) suffered its second straight loss.
The game-ending walk was the 10th of the game — two of them intentional passes — issued by five Big Green pitchers, the most in nine years. The Dartmouth pitching staff entered the game having doled out just 1.59 walks per nine innings, leading all of Division I. And in each of the last four frames, The Citadel leadoff batter drew a walk, then came around to score.
Dartmouth will attempt to salvage a four-game series split with the finale this afternoon, with senior Michael Danielak taking the mound.
Sacramento State 9Dartmouth 1
Los Angeles
Alyssa Jorgensen walked and scored on a Calista Almer sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning for Dartmouth’s sole run. Jorgensen and Morgan Martinelli had the Big Green’s only hits.
Dartmouth plays games against Cal Poly and host LMU today.
UNC 17, Dartmouth 6
Chapel Hill, n.c.
Richie Loftus recorded a hat trick for Dartmouth, while Ben Martin had a pair of goals and Harlan Smart scored once. North Carolina doubled up Dartmouth on the shot chart, 54-27, and picked up three-goal efforts from three players.
The Big Green travels to Navy on Tuesday evening.
Rice 4, Dartmouth 1
Houston
Senior Diego Pedraza and sophomore Roko Glasnovic got things started with a 6-2 victory at first doubles. Junior Max Fliegner and freshman Charlie Broom followed that up with a 6-3 win at the No. 3 spot to give Dartmouth its only point. Rice swept to four singles victories to take the match.
Dartmouth will head to LSU on Tuesday.
Dartmouth 4, San Diego 3
La Jolla, Calif.
Mathis and Taylor Ng provided the decisive victory for the opening doubles point. Ng and Chuyang Guan quickly followed with singles wins, but the Toreros (5-8) rallied to force Mathis and Garcia into a winner-take-all situation. Mathis got the job done, rallying from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 victory.
Dartmouth will face San Diego State this afternoon.
