Slaten No-Hits UC Riverside, Gets Two Wins

Add UC Riverside to the list of teams that have had problems hitting Kathy Slaten.

She pitched 12 innings Tuesday against the Highlanders and recorded two victories--including a no-hitter--at Cal State Northridge.

In the opener, Slaten tossed her third no-hitter--16th in three seasons--and struck out 11 as the Lady Matadors won, 4-0.

Slaten (31-7) came back to strike out three in five scoreless innings of the nightcap, which CSUN won, 3-0.

In the first game, the Lady Matadors got RBI singles from right fielder Terri Lamorre and catcher Jaime Gray and a squeeze bunt from Beth Onestinghel.

Northridge scored in the first inning of the second game on a RBI single by designated-hitter Nancy Lucero. CSUN added two more in the fifth on a single by Lori Shelly, a triple by center fielder Barbara Jordon, and a single by shortstop Linda Lowande.

CSUN (15-3, 49-15), which placed third in the Libby Matson Invitational Tournament last week against NCAA Division I competition, has two California Collegiate Athletic Assn. games left prior to the NCAA Division II tournament.