RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The UC San Diego baseball team won game one of their series with UC Riverside 20-1 in seven innings. The Tritons improve to 11-22 and 8-13 in the Big West while UC Riverside falls to 12-20 and 10-15 in Big West action.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A single from Michael Fuhrman, a triple from Anthony Lucchetti and a double from Blake Baumgartner opened the first as the Tritons scored two runs. 
 
The Tritons put up a crooked number in the third inning when they scored five runs off four hits and were able to take advantage of two Highlander errors. The Tritons loaded the bases up with no outs and Everett Lau drove in two runs with an RBI single. Paul Gozzo drove another pair in with a double and Fuhrman capped off the inning with a triple to bring in Gozzo.
 
Up 9-0 heading into the fifth inning, the Tritons put the game well out of reach with another five-run inning to take a 14-0 lead. Good hitting, along with three wild pitches and two errors from the Highlanders gave the Tritons their five runs.
 
Cameron Leonard pitched his first complete game of the season and tossed four strikeouts through seven innings. Leonard gave up one run, four hits and no walks.
 
FROM THE COACH
"We came out and competed the right way from the first pitch. I was proud of our focus and competitiveness on each pitch both offensively, defensively and on the mound," stated Head Coach Eric Newman.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The game set new season highs in runs (20), hits (15), RBIs (16) and hit by pitches (six)
• The Highlanders had six errors in the game while the Tritons recorded zero.
• Lucchetti, Fuhrman and Tate Soderstrom all hit triples, the most in a game this season.
• Baumgartner went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and two RBIs
• Soderstrom and Jackson Kritsch each had team high three runs

UP NEXT
The Tritons will play a double header tomorrow at Riverside with the first game slated to start at noon. Games will play on Big West TV.

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 has begun a new era 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 II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have garnered 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. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
 
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.