HONOLULU—UC San Diego baseball defeated Hawai'i, 11-2, in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium. The Tritons (22-12, 11-4 Big West) avoided a sweep by the Rainbow Warriors (16-13, 5-6 Big West) and improved to 4-6 in the all-time series.
Brandon Larson led the Tritons offensively, going 3-for-5 with six RBI and a run scored—tying the program's Division I record for runs batted in which he set earlier this season.
Crew Robinson finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and
Doyle Kane also tallied two RBI on the day.
UC San Diego tallied 13 hits in the contest, while holding UH to just five hits.
Nic Gregson (4-1) was credited with the victory, with 5.0 innings in relief, allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons were quick to score, plating two runs in the top of the first on RBI singles from Larson and Robinson. UC San Diego added four more runs in the second, highlighted by a two-RBI single by Larson and another RBI single by Robinson to make it 6-0.
UC San Diego scored two more runs in the sixth with an RBI single by Kane and a bases-loaded wild pitch to make it, 8-0.
The Tritons held UH hitless through the first 5.1 innings, facing one batter over the minimum before giving up two runs on four hits in the sixth to make it 8-2.
UC San Diego responded right away, scoring three runs in the seventh on a bases-loaded triple by Larson to build the lead to 11-2.
Gregson and
Izaak Martinez allowed just one base runner in the seventh and eighth and Martinez retired the Bows in order in the ninth to secure the victory for the Tritons.
TRITON TIDBITS
- Brandon Larson tied his record with six RBI—the program's Division I record for RBI in a game.
- Brandon Larson, Doyle Kane, Crew Robinson were all credited with multiple RBI in the contest.
- Costello, Halbach, Larson, Robinson and Luke Saunders turned in multi-hit performances.
- The Tritons improved to 4-6 in the all-time series with Hawai'i.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will return to Triton Ballpark for a three-game series against UC Santa Barbara beginning Friday at 6 p.m. The games 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.
