usd baseball at uc irvine 4_7_26 - credit anderson haigler
5
San Diego USD 12-18
13
Winner UC Irvine UCI 15-17
San Diego USD
12-18
5
Final
13
UC Irvine UCI
15-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego USD 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 11 1
UC Irvine UCI 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 2 X 13 13 0

W: Foster, Tyler (1-1) L: Garcia, Christian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | By Breven Honda | Freelance Writer

Early Lead Not Enough in Midweek Matchup at UC Irvine

Anteaters plate nine in fourth inning to undo early Torero advantage, deal USD 13-5 loss on Tuesday night

IRVINE, Calif. — On Tuesday, a couple of teams squared off at Anteater Ballpark, coming off home weekend conference sweeps. San Diego baseball took all three games against Santa Clara during their West Coast Conference series at Fowler Park before making the trip up to UC Irvine, which swept UC Davis over the weekend. 

Although USD continued its stretch of getting on the board first for the fourth consecutive game, the Toreros (12-18, 5-4 WCC) were unable to continue their winning streak, falling 13-5 to the Anteaters (15-18, 6-6 Big West). 

San Diego scored twice in the opening frame on a two-out rally that began with reigning WCC Player of the Week Andrew Gauna, who ended a nine-pitch at-bat by being hit by a pitch. Then the Toreros got a double from Jayden Lobliner before a couple of run-scoring hits to the left side from Connor Meidroth and Gage Mestas helped them take an early 2-0 lead. 

Logan Piper took the mound for San Diego in the midweek matchup in what marked his second start in a USD uniform. He retired the side in order despite giving up a leadoff hit before inducing a double play and a groundout.

However, a series of walks led to the Anteaters' first run in the bottom of the second, and free passes loomed large as UCI put together a nine-run fourth inning. 

The Toreros answered back in the sixth on a bases-clearing double from Jayton Greer, scoring Martinez, Diego Gonzalez and Vincent Venverloh to cut the lead down to six. 

Kyle Bade and Lucas Shannon were able to keep San Diego within striking distance by firing a couple of shutout frames. Aidan Gonzalez threw the ninth. 

NOTABLE 
  • With his double in the first inning, Lobliner now leads the West Coast Conference with 12 two-baggers after a 2-for-4 night in which he also scored a run.
  • Greer got his second collegiate start behind the plate, while Lobliner registered his first start as the designated hitter this season. 
  • Greer, who played prep ball 11 miles away from Anteater Ballpark at Huntington Beach High, registered a new career-high with a three-RBI game on his bases-clearing double down the right field line in the sixth.
  • Gauna, who was named the WCC Player of the Week on Monday after a strong weekend against Santa Clara, stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and a hit by pitch.  
  • Martinez was one of three Toreros to register a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. 
  • Bade registered his first scoreless outing in a Torero uniform by throwing a run-free sixth inning. 
  • Shannon, who made his second collegiate appearance, logged another scoreless outing. He has not allowed a run in 2.2 innings pitched and has stuck out two in back-to-back appearances.
UP NEXT 
San Diego is back in action on Friday afternoon, when it travels north to begin a three-game WCC series at San Francisco. First pitch against the Dons in the series opener at Benedetti Diamond is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
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