SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The UC San Diego Baseball team dropped game three against University of San Diego by a score of 10-2, dropping the Tritons to 1-6 on the season. The Toreros improved to 6-3.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A double from Tate Soderstrom that made its way to the center field wall brought Jackson Kritsch in to give the Tritons the 1-0 lead to start the first inning. The Toreros would tie the game up in the second inning after a single down the right field line drove in a run. With two outs and runners in scoring position, Brandon Weed ending the inning by fielding a ground ball and tossing it to first.
 
USD loaded the bases up in the third inning and added four more runs to take a 5-1 lead. The Toreros loaded the bases in the sixth, but the Tritons limited the damage to one run. 
 
Down 6-1 in the eighth, Brandon Stewart was walked. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a Kritsch single to left to cut the deficit to 6-2.
 
The Toreros added four more runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull away for the win.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Kritsch finished 2-for-4 on the day and had a team high two hits.
• Aaron Kim and Noah Sudyka each recorded a hit.
• Brandon Weed got the start for the Tritons and suffered the loss.
• The Toreros were 0-for-2 on stolen base attempts.
• The Toreros out-hit the Tritons, 12 to 5.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will wrap up the series tomorrow at USD's Fowler Park at 1:00 pm.