LA JOLLA, Calif. – A back and forth game between UC San Diego and UC Davis baseball went the way of the Tritons with a 6-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Triton Ballpark.
Blake Baumgartner hit the deciding run with an RBI double in the eighth and Tritons took the series. UC San Diego improves to 18-26 overall and 15-17 in conference while the Aggies fall to 13-36 and in the conference 7-25.
HOW IT HAPPENED
A two-hit inning gave the Aggies the one run lead in the second inning. The Tritons loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the second.
Brandon Stewart laid down a bunt and was able to escape the tag to score a runner.
Jalen Smith hit a solo home run to reclaim the lead in the fourth with a 2-1.
The Tritons took their first lead of the game with a two-run home run from
Tate Soderstrom over the right field fence in the bottom of the fifth.
Jake Brandel reached first on a throwing error from
Michael Fuhrman and rounded the bases to tie the game up 3-3 in the fifth. A Sac Fly from
Anthony Lucchetti in the bottom of the inning allowed the Tritons to reclaim the lead.
Michael Mitchell walked the first batter he faced in the seventh. The Aggie runner was able to move to second off a Sac bunt and tie the game up with a single from Conner Longrie.
Stewart hit a leadoff single in the eighth and Fuhrman put the ball in play to advance Stewart. Down in the count, Baumgarter swung the bat and doubled down the right field line to plate Stewart at home. A single from Soderstrom gave the Tritons an insurance run heading into the ninth.
Mitchell pitched 3.1 innings in relief and pitched a scoreless frame to close the game out. He earned the win to improve to 3-1 on the season.
INTERVIEW WITH COACH ERIC NEWMAN AND MICHAEL FUHRMAN
TRITON TIDBITS
- The Tritons homered in every game this series and have hit a home run in six straight games.
- This is the first Division I series win at home.
- Stewart had his first multi hit game of the season, going 2-for-3.
- The Tritons out hit the Aggies 6 to 13 but left ten base runners on base.
UP NEXT
The Triton's will take their last road trip of the season and fly to Hawai'i for a Big West series May 21-23.
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.
