SAN BERNARDINO, Calif -Senior lefthander Jose Navarro shut out Cal State San Bernardino on three hits over nine innings on Sunday as the UCSD baseball team defeated CSUSB 4-0 in non-conference baseball at Arrowhead Credit Union Park. Navarro was in command all the way, striking out nine and walking none, as he improved to 2-0 on the season for the Tritons (3-1). CSUSB suffered its second loss of the four-day pre-CCAA tournament and is now 2-2.
The Tritons gave Navarro all the run support he needed in the fourth as Tim Mort doubled off Coyotes starter and loser Tim Montoya, advanced to third on a ground out and came home on Matt Lawson's sacrifice fly.
UCSD made it 2-0 in the seventh as Chris Hom singled home David Morehead with two out.
The Tritons' final two runs came in the top of the ninth as Lawson walked, stole second and scored on Morehead's double down the left field line off the Coyotes third pitcher, Kevin Mattox. Morehead moved to third on a sacrifice and then scored with Mattox's pickoff attempt sailed higher over Coyotes' third baseman Jake Puckett'shead.
The UC San Diego baseball team is back in action for its CCAA opener on Tuesday, February 14 when it travels to Cal State Dominguez Hills. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m. in Carson.