angelo 227 ws
14
Winner UC Irvine UCI 6-1
6
San Diego USD 5-1-1
Winner
UC Irvine UCI
6-1
14
Final
6
San Diego USD
5-1-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Irvine UCI 0 1 1 0 0 6 6 0 0 14 11 0
San Diego USD 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 10 0

W: Robinson, Cooper (2-0) L: Lunceford, Morgan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Early Lead Not Enough Against UC Irvine

San Diego baseball falls 14-6 to Anteaters at Fowler Park on Monday night

SAN DIEGO — San Diego baseball (5-1-1, 0-0 WCC) struck first for an early lead but couldn't hang on to complete an undefeated season-opening homestand on Monday night, falling to UC Irvine (6-1, 0-0 Big West) by a 14-6 margin at Fowler Park for its first loss of 2023 as it concluded play in the Tony Gwynn Legacy tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Junior infielder Kevin Sim (Torrey Pines High School) got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with an opposite-field single to right that brought home junior center fielder Dustin Allen.
  • Graduate transfer infielder James Arakawa (Pacific) followed with a productive RBI groundout to plate junior third baseman/outfielder Jack Costello, and the Toreros had themselves an early 2-0 advantage.
  • The Anteaters answered with a pair of runs in the top of the second and third innings on a bases-loaded walk and an RBI single, but junior utility player Angelo Peraza quickly put USD back on top, scoring freshman infielder Jack Gurevitch in the bottom of the sixth with a well-placed RBI single of his own to left-center field that made it 3-2 in favor of San Diego.
  • UC Irvine then fought back with a pair of six-run innings in the top of the sixth and seventh to stake itself to a 14-3 lead, an advantage that was created with three RBI singles, two RBI fielder's choices, two sacrifice flies, a wild pitch, and a home run.
  • San Diego plated three runs in the contest's final two innings on RBI singles from sophomore OF/LHP Austin Smith (UC San Diego, Granite Hills High School) and Costello to cut the deficit to eight, but got no closer.
TORERO TIDBITS
  • NCAA National Player of the Week Jack Costello notched both a hit and an RBI for the fifth consecutive game, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, and a walk.
  • Allen notched his first multi-hit game of 2023 with a 2-for-4 performance of his own that saw him score twice and walk once.
  • Arakawa was 1-for-4 with an RBI and now has hit safely in each of San Diego's first seven games.
  • Sophomore shortstop Justin DeCriscio extended his hit streak to five games with a 1-for-4 evening and a run scored.
  • Smith (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) was the only Torero to drive in multiple runs on Monday.
  • Freshman infielder Jack Gurevtich recorded his first hit since February 18 vs. Nebraska and scored a run.
  • Sim was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.
  • Redshirt sophomore right-hander Chase Minor finished the game on the mound for the Toreros with a scoreless ninth, retiring the Anteaters in order with a groundout, a pop-out, and a strikeout.
  • San Diego finished its seven-game season-opening homestand 5-1-1.
UP NEXT
The Toreros are back in action this Thursday (March 2) when they begin a four-game series and a nine-game road stretch at Oregon. First pitch at PK Park is set for 4:05 p.m.
 
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