LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The UC San Diego baseball team was unable to overcome a big hole early on and dropped game three to the Broncos, 13-6, on Saturday afternoon at Triton Ballpark. The Tritons fall to 2-9 and Santa Clara improves to 6-8.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Santa Clara put up 10 runs through four innings to knock out Triton starting pitcher Brandon Weed after 3.2 innings pitched. The Tritons would not record their first hit until the bottom of the fourth when Blake Baumgartner and Devon Hawks each hit singles.
 
Cole Dale, Desmond Cabanilla, Ryan Rissas and Zach Tresemer came out of the bullpen and combined for seven strikeouts, three runs and one walk over the final 5.1 innings.
 
The Tritons would get their first runs of the game in the seventh when Logan White hit an RBI double and Luke Glascoe drove him in with a single to center. 
 
FROM THE COACH
"We had a couple of chances early. Obviously falling behind 10-0 that early put a damper on our ability to really grind out at bats," stated Head Coach Eric Newman. "I thought the guys showed a lot of fight late. Getting down 10-0 after four innings is always going to be a tough hole to climb out of. I liked our fight throughout on the offensive side. We'll try to come out tomorrow and get off to a better start."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• White had a game high two RBIs and went 2-for-4 at the plate. His two hits were his first of the season and his double was his first in his career.
• Fuhrman went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate.
• Jo Bynum recorded his first hit of the season.
• Dale's three strikeouts were a career high.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons close out the series with Santa Clara tomorrow at Triton Ballpark at 1:00 pm. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.

Return To Sport… Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local, and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches, and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA, and Big West Conference guidelines, and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.