LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball fell to USD, 7-1, on Tuesday evening at Triton Ballpark. The Tritons (21-9) moved to 0-2 in the season series with the Toreros (21-10).
 
Benjamin Rosengard finished the night 3-for-4, while Brock Kleszcz went 2-for-4 with the only RBI for the Tritons. Starter Landon Marchetti had a solid outing, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing one run on five hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Spencer Seid (3-1) was credited with the loss, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing four runs on five hits with two strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Toreros got on the board first, scoring a run in the top of the second to take a 1-0 lead. USD threatened again in the top of the third with a runner on third and two outs but Marchetti forced a fly-out to right field to end the inning without a run.
 
UC San Diego got its first opportunity in the bottom of the fourth inning. With two on and two outs, Kleszcz singled to center field to bring in Rosengard and even the game, 1-1. 
 
In the fifth, the Toreros advanced a runner to third with one out, but a quick throw home on a grounder to Doyle Kane kept the game tied. USD advanced a second runner to third with two outs, but again the Triton defense responded with Anthony Potestio catching the runner stealing second in a run down to end the threat without a run.
 
UC San Diego answered in the bottom of the inning, advancing a runner to third with two outs but a strikeout ended the inning and kept the Tritons off the board.
 
USD took the lead again in the sixth inning with an RBI double and threatened more with two runners in scoring position and one out. Seid recorded a strikeout and forced a first-pitch fly-out to right field to limit the Toreros to one run, 2-1.
 
A pair of singles by Rosengard and Kleszcz in the bottom of the sixth got a runner in scoring position for the Tritons with two outs, but UC San Diego was unable to cash in once again.
 
After the Tritons held the USD batters in check for most of the contest, the Toreros broke through in the top of the eighth, scoring four runs on four hits and one error to add to the lead. USD added one more run in the top of the ninth to make it 7-1. 
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• It was the 10th multi-hit game of the season for Benjamin Rosengard—which ranks second-most on the team—and his second three-hit night this year.
• It was the longest outing of the season (4.1 IP) for freshman Landon Marchetti in his second career start.
• Reigning Big West Field Player of the Week Brock Kleszcz remained hot, recording his ninth RBI in five games.
• UC San Diego moved to 0-9 in the Division I series with USD and 0-2 in the season series.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will continue a busy week of five games in Triton Ballpark, playing host to San Diego State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with live statistics 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.