LUBBOCK, Texas—UC San Diego baseball fell to Texas Tech, 13-1, on Wednesday afternoon in Rip Griffin Park. The Tritons (8-5) split the midweek series, 1-1, with the Red Raiders (3-8).
Emiliano Gonzalez was credited with the lone run for the Tritons, a solo home run in the seventh inning. The Tritons used eight pitchers in a bullpen day, with
Nic Gregson getting the start. Gregson pitched 1.0 inning without allowing any hits or runs, while striking out one batter. He was the only Triton to record a clean inning of work.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Red Raiders got the scoring started in the second inning, scoring on a sacrifice fly. Texas Tech added another run in the third inning, taking a 2-0 lead on a bases-loaded walk.
The Red Raiders added two more runs in the fourth and fifth innings, scoring on a ground out and a wild pitch in the fourth and a pair of RBI singles in the fifth. Another RBI groundout in the sixth gave Texas Tech a 7-0 advantage.
The Tritons managed to break through in the seventh inning when Gonzalez hit a solo home run, putting the team on the scoreboard with the score at 7-1.
However, Texas Tech added three more runs in the bottom of the seventh and the bottom of the eighth to secure the 13-1 victory.
The Tritons totaled six hits in the contest and stranded 10 runners on base.
TRITON TIDBITS
- Emiliano Gonzalez knocked his third home run in the contest.
- Trevor Nickerson made his Triton debut, pitching in the fifth inning.
- UC San Diego is 1-1 in the all-time series with Texas Tech.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will return to Triton Ballpark to open Big West play with a three-game series against Cal State Bakersfield beginning Friday at 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday'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.
