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Halbach, Sudyka v LBSU
Andrew Fischer/UC San Diego
3
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 8-12
8
Winner UC San Diego UCSD 13-6
CSU Bakersfield CSUB
8-12
3
Final
8
UC San Diego UCSD
13-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CSU Bakersfield CSUB 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
UC San Diego UCSD 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 X 8 9 1

W: Forcucci, Ryan (2-0) L: Verdugo, Ryan (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Tritons Take Opener Over CSUB

UC San Diego defeated CSU Bakersfield, 8-3, on Friday evening

LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball defeated CSU Bakersfield, 8-3, on Friday evening in Triton Ballpark. The Tritons (13-6, 4-0 Big West) opened the three-game series with the Roadrunners (8-12, 0-4 Big West) with their eighth consecutive victory. 
 
Matt Halbach accounted for four of the Tritons' eight runs, finishing 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, including a two-run homerun—his second of the season. Brandon Larson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored and Brock Kleszcz finished 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
 
Ryan Forcucci (2-0) earned the victory out of the bullpen, pitching 3.0 shutout innings and allowing just one hit with one walk and three strikeouts. Izaak Martinez turned in 2.0 perfect innings with three strikeouts and faced the minimum six batters to close out the contest.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons jumped out in front early, scoring in the bottom of the first on a two-run homer by Halbach. CSUB tied the game an inning later with two RBI singles to knot things up, 2-2.
 
The Roadrunners took the lead in the top of the third with another RBI single. However, the Tritons responded immediately to regain the lead with three runs in the bottom of the inning.
 
UC San Diego scored on an RBI single by Larson and a two-RBI double by Kleszcz to lead 5-3. The Tritons continued to put the pressure on the CSUB defense, scoring a run in the fifth and two more in the bottom of the sixth, highlighted by an RBI double by Halbach to extend their lead, 8-3.
 
Forcucci and Martinez combined to retire the final 11 batters in order to secure victory for UC San Diego and improve to 4-0 in conference play.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • Ryan Forcucci and Izaak Martinez combined for 5.0 shutout innings with one hit, one walk and six strikeouts.
  • Halbach turned in his ninth multi-hit game of the season, Larson recorded his sixth.
  • Kane is on an 11-game hitting streak and Halbach extended a 10-game streak.
  • UC San Diego currently leads the Big West with a team batting average of .315 with the second closest team batting .287.
    • Halbach leads the conference with 30 hits and Kane is in second place with 28.
  • The Tritons improved to 4-4 in the all-time series with CSU Bakersfield.
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue the weekend series with CSU Bakersfield on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Triton Ballpark. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
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 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.
 
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