Fernandez leaves cleats on field

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Just got a great shot of Lisa Fernandez’ cleats, which she left on the field after pitching what could’ve been her final appearance for the national team tonight against UCLA.

Fernandez struck out six and gave up two runs in the USA’s 8-2 win over UCLA. Afterwards,she said that she planned to stick with the national team through the rest of its tour, but that she “needed to think about things” after the warm send off she got from UCLA’s fans tonight. Fernandez, a UCLA assistant coach who won two national championships as a player for the Bruins and three Honda Awards as the nation’s top player, is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was left off the US’s 15-person roster for this summer’s Olympics.

Thanks to Brian MacGregor for the photo.