LA JOLLA, Calif. — Visiting No. 23 Cincinnati took game two of a four-game series on Friday night with a 5-2 victory over UC San Diego. The series is now tied 1-1 and both teams moved to 5-4 on the year.

Emiliano Gonzalez led the Tritons with three hits, including a home run, in his four at-bats. Noah Lazuka added two hits and one RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Cincinnati took an early lead in the second with two unearned runs. Gonzalez responded in the bottom of the inning with a home run to center field, putting the Tritons on the board and closing the gap to 2-1.

During the third inning, the Bearcats extended their lead with another run. The Tritons managed to get a single from Trevian Martinez, but the inning concluded without additional scoring, leaving the score at 3-1 in favor of the visitors.

In the sixth inning, the Tritons capitalized on a walk when Lazuka doubled to center field, bringing home Alex Leopard and narrowing the score to 4-2.

Despite a strong effort in the latter innings, including a double by Martinez in the seventh, the Tritons could not reduce the deficit further, concluding the game with a 5-2 scoreline.

TRITON TIDBITS

• Friday was Gonzalez's first game with multiple hits this season.
• Lazuka's 2-for-4 night moved his batting average to .483 through seven games.
• The Tritons have homered in three-consecutive games.
• UC San Diego is now 4-2 at home.

UP NEXT
Game three of the series will be on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. from 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 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.