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Michael Crossland vs CINCY
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
11
Winner Cal St. Bakersfield CSUB 6-10
7
UC San Diego UCSD 9-7
Winner
Cal St. Bakersfield CSUB
6-10
11
Final
7
UC San Diego UCSD
9-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal St. Bakersfield CSUB 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 11 15 0
UC San Diego UCSD 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 7 7 2

W: Gutierrez, Jacob (2-2) L: Ries, Nathan (1-1) S: Riley, Michael (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Tritons Drop Opening Big West Series

UC San Diego fell to Cal State Bakersfield, 11-7, on Sunday afternoon

LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball fell to Cal State Bakersfield, 11-7, in the series finale on Sunday afternoon in Triton Ballpark. The Tritons (9-7, 1-2 Big West) dropped their opening Big West series to the Roadrunners (6-10, 2-1 Big West), 1-2.
 
Michael Crossland finished 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs, while Gabe Camacho went 2-for-2 with an RBI, a home run, a double and four runs scored. He was also hit by a pitch twice. Starter Nathan Ries (1-1) was credited with the loss with 1.2 innings of work, while Jake Villar turned 3.0 scoreless innings while allowing one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first inning, the Roadrunners established an early lead with an RBI single after a series of base hits. The Tritons, however, started the game quietly, going down in order without registering a hit.
 
The second inning saw a surge of offense. After CSUB extended their lead with a four-run inning, capped by a three-run homer, the Tritons responded. Camacho was hit by a pitch, and Crossland followed with a two-run homer to right field, putting UC San Diego on the board and bringing the score to 5-2.
 
In the fourth inning, the Tritons' offense continued to produce as Crossland homered again, another two-run shot that made it 5-4.
 
Cal State Bakersfield got three runs back in the sixth inning with another three-run homer to extend its lead, 8-4. The Tritons rallied in the bottom of the inning after J.C. Allen doubled and eventually scored on a groundout by Emiliano Gonzalez. Patrick Hackworth followed with an RBI double which brought Camacho home. These runs brought UC San Diego within one, at 8-7.
 
Despite the effort, the Roadrunners scored another run in the eighth and two more in the ninth to hold off the Tritons' comeback, resulting in an 11-7 final score.
 
TRITON TIDBITS
  • Michael Crossland's two-home run day is his second of the season and third for the Tritons. He also recorded two homers against No. 23 Cincinnati (Mar. 1) and J.C. Allen knocked two the next game vs the Bearcats (Mar. 2). 
  • Gabe Camacho recorded his third home run of the season in the contest.
  • UC San Diego currently leads the Big West with 25 homers this season and Crossland is tied for first with six total.
  • UC San Diego is now 10-6 in the all-time series with Cal State Bakersfield.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will travel for a three-game series at Cal State Fullerton beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available 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. 
 
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