LA JOLLA, Calif.—For the second consecutive night, UC San Diego baseball came up clutch in the ninth inning, scoring four runs for its second-straight walk-off victory over UC Davis, 6-5. With the win, the Tritons (19-9, 9-2 Big West) secured the series over the Aggies (10-16, 3-8 Big West) and moved to 6-3 in the Division I series.
 
Michael Fuhrman went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI, while Emiliano Gonzalez finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and Patrick Hackworth went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Doyle Kane drove in the winning run, finishing the night with two RBI as well.
 
Izaak Martinez (4-0) earned his second win in as many nights, closing out the final 2.1 shutout innings without allowing a hit, while striking out three. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Davis took a one-run lead in the top of the first with an RBI single. The Tritons tied things up in the bottom of the third on an RBI ground-out by Kane to make it 1-1.
 
The Aggies reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth and added two more in the top of the sixth to pull in front, 4-1. UC San Diego got one run back in the bottom of the sixth on a sac-fly by Crew Robinson, but UCD responded right away with a run in the seventh to build its lead back to three, 5-2.
 
After being retired in order in the seventh and eighth, the Tritons attempted a rally one last time in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Robinson and Hackworth both reached base after being hit by pitches, bringing Fuhrman—the hero of the previous night's walk off—to the plate with one out. Fuhrman hit a booming double off the wall in left field to score both runners and make it a one-run game, 4-5. 
 
Halbach brought in Fuhrman from second with a single through the right side and advanced into scoring position on the throw home. Kane sent a 1-0 pitch up the middle to bring in Halbach for the winning run.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• It is the third walk off of the season for the Tritons and second of the series after taking game one, 5-4.
  • It is the second walk-off hit for Doyle Kane this season, who gave the Tritons a 6-5 win over Long Beach State on March 17.
• Izaak Martinez collected his second win of the series and improved to 4-0.
• Hackworth, Fuhrman, Halbach and Gonzalez turned in multi-hit performances. 
• The Tritons improved to 6-3 in the D-I series and 9-17 all-time against UC Davis.
• With the win, the Tritons earn their third Big West series win (Long Beach State, CSU Bakersfield, UC Davis) and move back into first place in the conference at 9-2 (.818).

UP NEXT
The Tritons will wrap up the series with UC Davis on Saturday at 1 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.