Box Score

IRVINE, Calif. â€" The University of San Diego baseball team dropped a 9-3 decision to UC Irvine Tuesday evening in a non-conference game at Anteater Ballpark.

With the loss, the Toreros fall to 23-26 overall, while the Anteaters improve to 27-19 overall with the win.

The Toreros got on the scoreboard first, as they managed to score three runs in the top of the second inning. Riley Adams got things started with a lead-off double. Adams then moved to third on a passed ball, and Kevin Collard doubled down the left field line to score Adams. Jerod Smith kept things rolling, as he too hit a double, which scored Collard for the second run of the frame. After Jeff Houghtby drew a walk, Daniel Gardner would cap things off with a RBI single to centerfield, scoring Smith, to give USD a 3-0 lead.

UCI then answered back in the bottom of the second inning, scoring one run on on three hits. The Anteater run came on a Cameron Bishop double, which scored Adam Alcantara, who had singled, moving the score to 3-1.

UCI then went on to score five runs in the third, one in the fifth, and two in the sixth to put the game at its final of 9-3.

Offensively for the Toreros, Smith led the way as he went 2-for-2 with one double and on RBI. Collard also collected multiple hits, as he went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI.

Troy Conyers (5-6) was saddled with the loss on the mound for the Toreros, as he allowed five runs on five hits in 0.0 innings of work. UCI's Daniel Alvarez (1-0) picked up the win as he allowed no runs on two hits in 4.2 innings of work.

The Toreros will return to action on Saturday, as they resume West Coast Conference play against the Tigers of the University of the Pacific. This will be a double-header with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m.