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Michael Mitchell
3
UC San Diego UCSD 12-25
6
Winner Cal St. Fullerton CSF 19-21
UC San Diego UCSD
12-25
3
Final
6
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
19-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E
UC San Diego UCSD 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 0

W: Kennedy, Gavin (1-0) L: Alvarez, Aren (1-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Career Performance from Mitchell Not Enough as Tritons Fall in Extra Innings

FULLERTON, Calif. – Michael Mitchell put together a career performance in relief to keep UC San Diego baseball in the game deep into extra innings, but the Tritons ultimately fell to Cal State Fullerton 6-3 in the 16th inning. The Tritons fall to 12-25 and 9-16 in conference while the Titans improve to 19-21 and 12-9 in conference games.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Titans' Isaiah Garcia singled in the bottom of the second and reached second on a throwing error from Blake Baumgartner. He was able to make his way home after Cole Urman singled to left field to put the Titans on the board first.
 
In the top of the fourth, Anthony Lucchetti took the first pitch he saw and hit the ball over the fence to tie the game up at 1-1.
 
The Tritons loaded up the bases with one out in the top of the fifth. Everett Lau put the ball in play to allow Paul Gozzo to score and take a one-run lead.
 
The Titans tied the game up in the sixth with a sacrifice bunt. A runner was in scoring position with two outs but Cameron Leonard registered a clutch strikeout to get the Tritons out of the inning. The following inning, the Titans loaded the bases with one out. The Tritons barely missed ending the inning with a double play and the Titans reclaimed the lead.
 
Jackson Kritsch tied the game up with a home run to left field in the top of the eighth to make it a 3-3 game. Logan White Jr. reach base by a hit by pitch and Brandon Stewart's bunt moved White over with one out. Fuhrman hit into a double play to end the top of the inning.
 
Gozzo threw out back-to-back players trying to steal second in the bottom of the ninth and a pop fly extended the game to extra innings. 
 
Both teams' relief pitchers kept their respective teams in the game with neither team recording a hit through the first three extra innings. The Tritons had a golden opportunity to take the lead with bases loaded and one out in the top of the 14th but Marc Filia was picked off and a pop-up ended the inning.
 
Michael Mitchell pitched a gem in extra innings. He pitched 6.1 scoreless innings in relief, only gave up one hit and walk and recorded a career high nine strikeouts. He was removed in the bottom of the 16th inning and Cal State Fullerton hit a three run home run to end the game.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • The 16 innings was the longest played in the Coach Eric Newman era with the previous longest game at 13 innings.
  • Cameron Leonard recorded his 100th career strikeout in the bottom of the third. Luke Mattson reached the same milestone in the sixth.
  • Brandon Stewart notched his 100th career hit. 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will play a double header tomorrow at Goodwin Field with game one slated to start at Noon. Both games can be streamed on BigWestTv.

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 38 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.
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