STOCKTON, Calif. - It took a little, actually a lot, longer than usual, but the No. 7 UC San Diego baseball team recorded its 19th consecutive victory Friday with a 13-9, 12-inning win over Chico State in the semifinals of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament at Klein Family Field. After the Wildcats tied the game in the bottom of the ninth and 11th innings, the Tritons dug deep to tally five runs in the 12th to seal the win.

Top-seeded UCSD will play Cal Poly Pomona, the fourth seed, in Saturday's championship game and will be looking to win its third straight title. The Broncos will have to defeat the Tritons twice to win the championship as they are 1-1 at the tourney and UCSD is 2-0.

Chico, no doubt weary after the long game vs. the Tritons, had to stay in uniform to play an elimination game against Cal Poly Pomona that was slated to start 45 minutes after the conclusion of their tilt vs. UCSD, around 8:15 p.m. Pomona cruised to a 13-2 victory, sending the Wildcats back to Chico with a 1-2 record.

The game, which lasted just under four and a half hours, featured almost anything anyone would want to see in a baseball contest - a triple play, six double plays, diving catches, broken records, home runs, several ties and lead changes and an ejection, to name a few. It was the longest game of the season and third extra inning game for UCSD. Both of the other games ended in the 11th inning.

UCSD improved its overall record to 40-12, while CSUC dropped to 30-19. The 19th straight win tied a Division II school record for the Tritons, who also won that many in a row during the 2010 season. It gave UC San Diego a slight 26-25 edge in the series since 2001 when the Tritons first played as a Division II squad. UCSD has won the last eight meetings between the two teams, including a four-game series sweep in Chico just two weeks ago.

Danny Susdorf led off the game and his swing on a 3-2 offering from left-handed starter Kevin Brahney put the ball back up the middle and into centerfield. Aaron Bauman drew a walk, putting runners on first and second, and both moved up as Brahney was called for a balk during Nick La Face's at-bat. La Face ended up being hit by a pitch anyway to load the bases, which was followed by an RBI walk to Blake Tagmyer. After the Wildcats sent someone to the bullpen to warm up, Brahney rolled a 4-6-3 double play against Kyle Saul with Bauman scoring on the play to put UCSD up 2-0. With La Face on third, Evan Kehoe earned the third walk of the inning. Brahney then faced Kellen Lee, who homered twice in Thursday's game, and he got him to line out to left, ending the scoring and the top half of the first.

Chico State responded with a single run in the bottom half. Triton starter Guido Knudson, who had won his previous five starts, gave up a leadoff walk to Jackson Evans and TJ Yasuhara singled to left, advancing Evans to third. Reminiscent of the top of the first, Knudson got Matt Anderson to hit into a 6-3 double play while Evans crossed the plate for the Wildcats' first run of the afternoon. Adrian Bringas then reached base on an infield error, but Knudson shut it down by striking out Eric Angerer swinging.

Things quieted down in the top half of the second inning as the first two UCSD batters flew out. Susdorf reached base safely again on a walk, but Brahney struck out Bauman looking for his first K of the game.

The Wildcats kept things interesting in their half of the second. With one out, Knudson walked Ben Manlove and then gave up a single to Ian McKay. With runners on first and second, Michael Schultz shot what looked to be a gapper to right-center, but Susdorf fired up the Segway and tracked it down for the huge second out. Evans popped up to shortstop to keep the score 2-1 in favor of the Tritons.

Brahney really settled down in the third and retired the Tritons in order on two ground balls and a swinging strikeout. Yasuhara led off for the Wildcats and jumped on a Knudson curve ball, driving it back up the middle for his second hit. However, Knudson got the next batter to fly out to center and then induced a 6-4-3 double play to erase any scoring chance.

Following a strikeout to start off the fourth, Lee was hit by a pitch but was thrown out by Manlove trying to steal second. The catcher had been successful in his previous 13 steal attempts dating back to the 2010 season. A fly out to right put an end to another quick half inning. Keeping a similar pace, Knudson put the Wildcats down in order for the first time in the bottom of the fourth.

The first two Triton batters went down to start the fifth before Bauman singled and advanced to second when Brahney balked for a second time. La Face worked the count to 3-2, but Brahney won the battle, striking him out looking on a tight curve ball.

The Wildcats again put pressure on as Schultz went opposite with a ball down the right field line for a single with one out. Evans then lifted a ball deep to left with the wind blowing from right to left, but Bauman corralled it just feet from the wall. The third out was a highlight reel play by Matt Hubbard at second base. Yasuhara hit a hard ground ball up the middle past Knudson that Hubbard fielded with a dive. He flipped the ball straight from his glove to shortstop Garrett Tuck, who caught it with a stretch to force Evans out.

Brahney made quick work of the Tritons in the sixth, putting them down in order with a pair of strikeouts and a ground ball out to short.

Adrian Bringas tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, he drove a 2-1 pitch from Knudson over the right field wall, just to the right of the huge video scoreboard, for his team-leading fifth home run of the season. Following a second out, the Wildcats kept the heat on as Shane Kroker singled down the right field line and Manlove walked. The lead shifted to Chico State when McKay smacked a two-run double off the wall in left, putting the Wildcats up 4-2 and knocking Knudson out of the game. Justin Burns came on in relief and walked Schultz, but got out of the inning with a ground ball to first.

Lee started the seventh inning off for UCSD and walked on four pitches, but another 4-6-3 double play ball emptied the bags. A weak chopper to first brought the game to the seventh inning stretch.

Yasuhara returned the favor by drawing a leadoff walk. A sacrifice bunt moved him to second before Burns intenionally walked Bringas after his home run in the sixth. Eric Angerer came up and drove in Yasuhara from second with a base hit through the opposite right side of the infield, putting CSUC up 5-2. Bringas was thrown out on the play trying to take third base. A pop up to short brought UCSD's offense back to the plate.

For the second time in the game, Susdorf reached on a base hit to kick off an inning. Following a called strikeout, La Face walked on four straight pitches. Tagmyer singled to center, scoring Susdorf, and the ball got by the fielder, rolling almost all the way to the wall. La Face came around to score and Tagmyer ended up at third because of the miscue. Chico went to the bullpen and Juan Guerra came on to relieve Brahney. He promptly picked Tagmyer off third before getting the third out on a sinking line drive to short that Yasuhara made on a nice catch on, preserving his team's lead at 5-4.

Manlove opened the bottom of the eighth with a wall-scraper double to left. The Tritons made a move to the pen and Elias Tuma entered the game for Burns. He hit McKay with a pitch, putting runners at first and second with no outs. UCSD then turned the ever-elusive triple play to get out of trouble. With a 3-2 count, Schultz tried to bunt and popped it up just in front and to the right of the pitcher's mound. Tagmyer came in from first, dove and made the catch. With both runners taking off, Tagmyer got to his feet and threw to Tuck, who was covering second, to get Manlove. Tuck then fired the ball to Hubbard at first base to get McKay and complete the trifecta.

The momentum from turning the triple play was instrumental in the top of the ninth. Kehoe evened the game at 5-5 with a home run to left, his third of the year. Lee walked on five pitches from Guerra and he was sacrificed over to second on a perfect bunt by Hubbard. He scored when Tuck singled up the middle, giving the lead back to UC San Diego, 6-5. Lefty Sheldon Lechuga replaced Guerra on the mound and got Bauman to hit into a 4-6-3 double play to close out the top of the ninth.

Daniel Simmons was called upon to finish the game for the Tritons. Hubbard helped him out when he made an outstanding defensive play on a ground ball hit by Evans. He ranged to his right and backhanded the ball, throwing it to Tagmyer with some juice despite falling away from the bag. Unfortunately, the play fired up Yasuhara, who cracked his first home run of the year to again tie the game, 6-6. It was also the first home run surrendered by Simmons this season. The next two batters were retired to send the game to extra frames.

La Face flew out to center and Tagmyer and Saul were both struck out by Lechuga in the top of the 10th.

Eric Angerer lifted a base hit to shallow center and took second on a sacrifice bunt by Kroker. Simmons intentionally walked Manlove and McKay did exactly what he was supposed to do after the walk, ground into a 5-3 double play to end the inning.

Kehoe stayed hot and doubled to the gap in left-center, giving UCSD another leadoff runner in the 11th. The hit made Kehoe UCSD's all-time leader in doubles. Scott Liske ran for Kehoe and Lee was intentionally walked. Both runners moved up 90 feet on a sac bunt by Hubbard. Jordan Lindebaum came in as Chico's fourth pitcher of the day and Tuck greeted him with a two-run, bouncing single up the middle, giving the Tritons an 8-6 advantage. Susdorf flied out and Bauman grounded out to second.

After Simmons struck out the leadoff batter in the bottom of the 11th, he gave up two straight singles to Evans and Yasuhara. Tagmyer made a leaping grab of a chopper hit by Matt Anderson and got the ball to Simmons at first for the second out. With runners at second and third, the dangerous Bringas was intentionally walked to load the bases and set up a force play at any base. The plan was spoiled when Angerer drove in two runs as he took a 2-1 pitch back through the mound and into center, tying the game once more at 8-8.

La Face started the 12th inning with a base hit to shallow center and was pinch run for by Tim Shibuya, who won Thursday's game as the starting pitcher. Tagmyer laid down a nice bunt that forced Lindebaum to make a hurried throw to first. The ball sailed well over Angerer's head, allowing Tagmyer to take second and Shibuya third. Another intentional walk was issued to Saul to load up the bags. Left-handed Michael Benton pinch hit for Kehoe and Chico brought in righty Scott Newberry to replace Lindebaum. Benton worked the count to 3-1 before lacing a two-run single to right, putting UC San Diego back up, 10-8. With runners at the corners, Lee brought everyone home with a long ball to left, his third homer over the last two days, widening the margin to 13-8. Hubbard hit a sinking liner to center that was caught on a dive by Schultz for the long-awaited first out. Newberry got the second out as Tuck flied to right and then was ejected for throwing behind Susdorf. Phillip Hymas replaced Newberry and ended up walking Susdorf before catching Bauman looking for the final out.

Simmons returned to the mound, getting the leadoff Wildcat to ground out. McKay then took a ball off the wall in left for a double, his third hit of the game. The next batter nubbed a weak, low pop up to Simmons for out number two. He started Evans off with a fast ball for a called strike, but Evans went opposite to left for a double on the next pitch that plated McKay. With four hits under his belt already, Yasuhara dug in and flew out to Saul in right to finally put an end to the game.

Simmons improved to 3-2 with his first win since Feb. 12. The senior began the season as UCSD's No. 3 starter, but shoulder soreness sidelined him for almost a month and a half. He returned on Apr. 17 in a relief role and went on to save four games in his last four appearances prior to coming to Stockton.

UCSD was out-hit 16-12. Susdorf, Tagmyer, Kehoe and Tuck all finished with two hits. Tuck and Lee each drove in three runs.

For Chico State, Yasuhara was 4-for-6 with three runs and a RBI, while Angerer had three hits and three RBI. McKay was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI.

Both teams turned three double plays in the field. The Tritons left seven runners on base and the Wildcats stranded 11.

"Our guys flat out compete and that's the bottom line," said UCSD head coach Dan O'Brien. "They do whatever they have to to find a way to win. That's what championship ball clubs do."

On Thursday, Chico State put up 22 runs to clobber second-seeded Sonoma State. The Seawolves were knocked out of the tourney in Friday's first game as Cal Poly Pomona took an 11-4 win to advance to Friday night's elimination game.

UCSD is 4-1 against Cal Poly Pomona this season. The Tritons used five home runs to down the Broncos, 9-6, in Thursday's first round game.

Saturday's championship game will be covered by Live Stats as well as a live audio broadcast courtesy of Cal Poly Pomona.