SANTA CLARA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball fell to Santa Clara, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon in Schott Stadium. The Tritons (13-13) moved to 0-3 in the weekend series with the Broncos (12-11) after giving up an early 4-0 lead.
 
Anthony Potestio led the Tritons offensively with three RBI off a home run, while Gabe Camacho finished 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Noah Lazuka knocked the only other extra-base hit for the Tritons with a triple, finishing 1-for-4. Starter Nic Gregson was solid in 3.0 innings, allowing three hits and no runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Sam Hasegawa (2-1) was credited with the loss, pitching the final 2.0 innings and allowing one run on two hits with one walk and one strikeout.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons were first to strike with a three-run home run to right center by Potestio in the top of the third inning. UC San Diego added a run in the top of the fifth with an RBI double to right field by Camacho to make it 4-0.
 
Santa Clara responded in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run homer and tied the game, 4-4, in the sixth with a pair of RBI singles.  The Broncos took the lead an inning later with a solo home run to make it 5-4.
 
UC San Diego looked to even the score once again in the top of the eighth after a leadoff triple by Lazuka. However, the Tritons were unable to bring him home, ultimately falling 5-4 to drop the series.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Anthony Potestio knocked his second home run of the season.
• Gabe Camacho drove in his third run of the series in the contest.
• UC San Diego used three pitchers in the contest, including Nic Gregson, Spencer Seid and Sam Hasegawa.
• The Tritons moved to 0-3 in the weekend series with Santa Clara and 3-10 in the all-time series.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will wrap up the series with Santa Clara on Sunday at 11 a.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.