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Michael Mitchell
Arwyn Guinto/UC San Diego
0
UC San Diego UCSD 21-11, 10-3 Big West
1
Winner Hawaii UH 15-12, 5-5 Big West
UC San Diego UCSD
21-11, 10-3 Big West
0
Final
1
Hawaii UH
15-12, 5-5 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC San Diego UCSD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Hawaii UH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 4 0

W: Harrison Bodendorf (3-1) L: Forcucci, Ryan (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Tritons Fall to Hawai‘i Despite Strong Pitching Effort

UC San Diego fell to the Rainbow Warriors, 1-0, on Friday evening

HONOLULU—UC San Diego baseball dropped a pitcher's duel, 1-0, to Hawai'i on Friday evening at Les Murakami Stadium. The Tritons (21-11, 10-3 Big West) suffered their fourth one-run loss of the season, moving to 3-5 in the all-time series with the Rainbow Warriors (15-12, 5-5 Big West).
 
Starter Michael Mitchell went 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Ryan Forcucci (2-1) was credited with the loss despite 3.0 solid innings, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and five strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons threatened in the top of the first with runners on the corners with two outs, but were unable to bring in a run.
 
Mitchell was strong through his five innings of work, holding the Rainbow Warriors scoreless and facing just three batters over the minimum. Mitchell collected five strikeouts to keep the game scoreless early.
 
UC San Diego threatened again in the top of the sixth, with two runners on and one out but a runner was caught stealing and a fielder's choice ended the inning without a run once again for the Tritons.
 
Forcucci came in to begin the sixth and struck out the side, holding UH off the board through 2.2 innings. A two-out RBI double broke the 0-0 tie in the bottom of the eighth and proved to be the difference in the ballgame.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • It was the fourth one-run loss of the season for the Tritons and second shutout.
  • Michael Mitchell and Ryan Forcucci combined for 10 strikeouts and just four hits allowed and only one walk issued apiece.
  • Matt Halbach registered the only multi-hit performance of the night.
  • With the loss, the Tritons moved to 3-5 in the all-time series with Hawai'i.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue the three-game series at Hawai'i on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. PT. There will be no live broadcast for the series but 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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