LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball fell to San Diego State, 10-7, on Tuesday evening in Triton Ballpark. The midweek matchup marked the home opener for the Tritons (1-3), who moved to 7-8 in the Division I series with the Aztecs (2-2).
 
J.C. Allen led the team with three RBI, coming from one hit and a sacrifice fly. Alex Leopard delivered a notable performance for the Tritons with two runs scored, one hit, and one RBI, highlighted by a double and three walks. Patrick Hackworth contributed defensively with six assists, while also producing two hits and one RBI at the plate.
 
On the mound, Sam Hasegawa stood out by allowing no runs over 2.1 innings, giving up only one hit while striking out two batters. Devon King closed out the game with 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out three while allowing two hits. Jake Villar got the start, completing 2.1 innings, while Landon Marchetti (0-1) was credited with the loss after giving up the go-ahead run in the fourth.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons took an early lead in the second inning when Gabe Camacho walked and eventually scored on Hackworth's single to right center, making the score 1-0. 
 
The Aztecs responded in the top of the third, scoring three runs on two hits to take the lead, 3-1. In the bottom of the inning, Allen's two-RBI single to left field, following a walk and an error, evened the score, 3-3.
 
San Diego State did most of its damage in the top of the fourth, scoring six runs on six hits with one error to retake the lead. The Aztecs added another run in the fifth to build a commanding 10-3 advantage.
 
The fifth inning saw the Tritons capitalizing on a pitching change, as Leopard and Emiliano Gonzalez both walked to load the bases for Allen, who then hit a sacrifice fly to score Leopard. Trevian Martinez followed with another sacrifice fly to bring in Gonzalez, narrowing the gap to 10-5.
 
The Tritons continued to chip away in the sixth inning with Michael Crossland doubling to right center and Leopard driving him home with another double to left center, adding a run to make it 10-6. In the seventh, Camacho walked and advanced on a wild pitch before scoring on Cooper Thacker's bases-loaded walk, bringing the score to 10-7. 
 
Hasegawa and King held the Aztecs off the board in the final four innings, allowing just three hits and one walk apiece while combining for five strikeouts. Despite these efforts, the Tritons were unable to overcome the deficit, concluding the game with seven runs on five hits and stranding 12 runners on base.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• J.C. Allen recorded the only multi-RBI performance, while Patrick Hackworth had the only multi-hit game.
• The Tritons and San Diego State each used seven pitchers in the contest.
• Ethan Remmers made his Triton debut, while Chapman Weber and Trevian Martinez made their first collegiate appearance with Martinez getting the start at DH.
• Tuesday marked the season debut for Julian Custer and Landon Marchetti.
• With the loss, the Tritons moved to 7-8 in the Division I series with San Diego State.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue their home-opening week, hosting the Tony Gwynn Legacy event with six games in Triton Ballpark. UC San Diego will face Pepperdine on Friday (6 p.m.), California Baptist on Saturday (6 p.m.) and wrap up the weekend against Utah on Sunday (5 p.m.).
 
The Tritons will also host three neutral matchups involving Long Beach State, Pepperdine, Seattle U and UC Santa Barbara. UC San Diego's games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available for all games via UCSDTritons.com.
 
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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 earned 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.