SANTA CLARA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball fell to Santa Clara, 12-2, in eight innings on Friday evening in Schott Stadium. The Tritons (13-12) moved to 0-2 in the weekend series with the Broncos (11-11).
 
Gabe Camacho was credited with both runs batted in, while Anthony Potestio, Michael Crossland and Cooper Thacker each collected one of UC San Diego's three hits. Starter Matthew Dalquist (3-2) was credited with the loss, pitching 5.0 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego was first to get on the board for the second night in a row, scoring on an RBI ground-out by Camacho to score Potestio from third after a leadoff single. The Broncos responded right away, tying the game in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single to make it 1-1.
 
The Tritons retook the lead in the third after loading the bases with one out. Camacho came up clutch once again with a sac-fly to bring in Cooper Thacker and give UC San Diego a 2-1 advantage.
 
Two innings later, Santa Clara's offense caught fire, scoring three runs on four hits and two errors to jump in front, 4-2. The Tritons attempted to respond, getting two runners on with one out but UC San Diego was unable to cash in.
 
The Broncos added to their lead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring three runs on two hits and two errors. SCU added another run in the seventh and four more runs in the eighth to secure the victory via run rule. 
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Gabe Camacho was credited with both runs batted in for the Tritons without the benefit of a hit.
• UC San Diego used five pitchers in the contest, including Matthew Dalquist, Julian Cazares, Zack Ernisse, Harry Pelzman and Trevor Nickerson.
• It is the fifth straight game the Tritons have allowed 10 or more runs for the opponent.
• The Tritons moved to 0-2 in the weekend series with Santa Clara and 3-9 in the all-time series.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will remain in Santa Clara for game three of the weekend series on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed 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 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 84 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.